Ask Microsoft Anything: Secure Boot - March 12, 2026

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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

AMA

dcdeal

Occasional Reader

Mar 12, 2026

If I ignore this and do nothing, will devices with (or without) secure boot enabled continue to boot?

Pearl-Angeles
Community Manager
Mar 12, 2026
In addition to Prabhakar's response, the panelists covered your question during the live AMA at 10:38.
Prabhakar_MSFT
Microsoft
Mar 12, 2026
Hello dcdeal Devices will continue to boot after certificate expiry. After certificates have expired, devices can no longer apply security updates to Boot manager and Secure Boot. Refer to When Secure Boot certificates expire on Windows devices - Microsoft Support for details regarding impact of expired Secure Boot certificates