Ensure your PC boots safely before Secure Boot changes.

Find the Secure Boot option and change it to Disabled. Save the changes and reboot again. We recommend keeping Secure Boot enabled unless you're sure it needs to be disabled. This article explains how ...

Secure Boot has relied on the same security certificates to verify bootloaders since 2011, during the development cycle for Windows 8. But those original certificates are set to expire in June and ...

Windows 11 is refreshing Secure Boot keys in 2026. Here's why TPM-WMI Event ID 1801 appears, and how to verify the new certificate.

How fast will future PCs boot up? I asked tech experts to explain what the industry is doing to achieve start-up times in under 10 seconds. Brooke Crothers Former CNET contributor Brooke Crothers ...

Safe Mode is a lightweight version of the Windows operating system that you can use to troubleshoot the computer when the operating system fails to boot. However, if Safe Mode doesn't work, you must ...

Microsoft is reminding users that the Secure Boot ecosystem will soon require a mandatory check-up. The Redmond-backed security protocol, part of the UEFI specification and primarily ...

Your PC's critical security certificates may be about to expire - how to check ...

Safe Mode lets Windows start with only essential drivers and services, allowing you to troubleshoot crashes, faulty drivers, ...

That's less time spent looking at yourself in the screen.

Microsoft is preparing to roll out new Secure Boot certificates via Windows Update to keep old PCs protected from boot‑level ...

Computers are indispensable business tools, if they are working properly. Many small businesses can't justify the expense of a full-time IT position, so the job of trying to get a non-booting computer ...