This article describes how to enable Secure Boot to install Windows 11. How Do I Enable Secure Boot? The easiest way to enable Secure Boot is to do so through UEFI. It's typically listed as one of the ...

Most people don’t spend time thinking about Secure Boot. (Not even the staff at PCWorld.) But this Windows security feature provides a vital protection against dangerous malware—one some PCs have just ...

Microsoft, and its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners, are planning to update Secure Boot on Windows Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) PCs, starting this year, per a Tuesday ...

Secure Boot protects your PC against bootkit malware. The Windows update refreshes expiring Secure Boot certificates. To install, head to Settings and select Windows Update. I typically advise Windows ...

Microsoft expands the Windows 11 Secure Boot certificate rollout to more PCs as the October 19, 2026 expiration deadline approaches.

An industry-wide standard Microsoft invented to protect Windows, and later Linux, devices from firmware infections has been trivial to bypass for 13 of its 14 years of existence. The discovery was ...

One of the pillars of modern PC security is looking pretty shaky after a cryptographic key was leaked on GitHub. Secure Boot, a tool that’s built into hundreds of millions of PCs to keep them from ...

WTF?! If you thought your laptop, desktop, or server was protected by Secure Boot, think again. A new vulnerability dubbed "PKfail" has left Secure Boot wide open on hundreds of PC and devices across ...

If you’re trying to play the Battlefield 6 Open Beta on PC, you might have run into a problem: ‘Secure Boot is not enabled.’ You are not alone. PC gamers hoping ...

Battlefield 6 isn't the only new shooter that will require system-level security. Black Ops 7 will require both Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 in order to play, which may ...