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Microsoft confirms systems without updated Secure Boot certificates will boot normally but lose some security protections.

In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems from 2011, which were superseded by their 2023 counterparts.

Your system will still work without the security feature, but what are the risks if you disable it?

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