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Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA) about updating Secure Boot certificates on your Windows devices before they expire in June of 2026. We recently published the first version of the Secure Boot playbook, o...
Heather_Poulsen
Updated Dec 09, 2025
amh0507
Dec 10, 2025Occasional Reader
If secure boot is not enabled, is there anything that needs to be done?
SochiOgbuanya
Microsoft
Dec 10, 2025If Secure Boot is not enabled, Windows can continue to boot and install regular OS updates. However, the device won't receive future Secure Boot/boot-chain protections until the updated 2023 certificates are applied. Turning Secure Boot on later without those certificates may lead to boot issues once newer, 2023‑signed boot components are in place. The safest path is to turn on Secure boot and apply the 2023 certificates now.