Microsoft has announced it will deliver new Secure Boot certificates via Windows Update starting March 2026 before 2011 ...

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems ...

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our weekly recap, including long-anticipated taskbar fixes in Windows 11, ...

Secure Boot helps keep your computer safe by using trusted certificates in UEFI firmware. It checks bootloaders and prevents dangerous applications from running before Windows starts. Through Secure ...

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 ...

Microsoft has begun rolling out updated Secure Boot certificates through monthly Windows updates to replace the original 2011 certificates that will expire in late June 2026.

One of those was UEFI Secure Boot, a mechanism for verifying PC bootloaders to ensure that unverified software can’t be loaded at startup. Secure Boot was enabled but technically optional for Windows ...

Yes, Virt-Manager does have a slightly steeper learning curve than VirtualBox. (I'll write an article soon on how to create a VM with Virt-Manager.) However, the reward for getting up to speed is a ...

One of the most notable changes in the new CachyOS release is the adoption of KDE's Plasma Login Manager as the default login interface, replacing the previously used SDDM. This transition aligns with ...

We've endorsed many a boot brand over the years, and we're always on the lookout for changes in quality control in legacy brands or newer brands that are disrupting the boot market as we've known it.

Learn how to install a plumbing pipe boot flashing on a ribbed metal roof using a simple, effective method. This video demonstrates the full process, including the use of Butyl Tape as the primary ...