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It's time for our third 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 playb...
Pearl-Angeles
Updated Mar 11, 2026
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RevoTech
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Mar 12, 2026

Are these updates Bitlocker aware? Do we need to suspend bitlocker for 2-3 reboots during this process? 

We've ran into Bitlocker boot loops on a small percentage of Surface Laptop 7 devices. How do we prevent that using registry deployment (AvailableUpdates 0x5944)?

  • Pearl-Angeles's avatar
    Pearl-Angeles
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    Mar 12, 2026

    In addition to the response below, your question was answered during the live AMA at 17:12.

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    rparmar50
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    Mar 12, 2026

    Yes, these are BitLocker aware, no need to suspend BitLocker.