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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
Alun
Dec 09, 2025Occasional Reader
Just 3 questions:
- Will we need to update the WinPE build media and Windows Install Source Images if the device has the new certs installed (or the old have expired)?
- Will the Windows Install process update the Certs if the Windows Install source media has been updated and the device has not?
- Will any future cumulative patches that require new certs for a security vuln patch also force the upgrade of the cert if the device has yet to be updated?
Pearl-Angeles
Community Manager
Dec 10, 2025Chiming in that your second question was addressed live in the AMA at 7:42.