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It's time for our fourth Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA) about updating Secure Boot certificates on your Windows devices before they expire in June of 2026. If you've already bookmarked Secure Boot play...
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Updated Apr 15, 2026
mpottratz
Apr 23, 2026Copper Contributor
Is it true, once the expiration date has passed, there will be no way to update the certificates after the fact? No tool or utility for client end (I've heard MFGs are making Server hardware tools possible)?
- mihiApr 23, 2026Brass Contributor
No, this is not true. Certificate updates that have already been signed before expiration (which includes all the updates this whole topic is about) can still be applied after the expiration date. Only new boot managers or new KEK/DBX updates can no longer be signed by Microsoft (by the old certs) once the expiration date passed.