Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider Preview for the Dev Channel, build 26300.8170, focuses on practical visibility and storage usability rather than flashy new features. For security-minded users and administrators, the standout change is a revamped Secure Boot display in Windows Security that finally gives clear, at-a-glance information about firmware-level protections and certificate health. Complementing that, the build addresses long-standing storage
Tag: Secure Boot
Windows Secure Boot: A practical playbook for certificates expiring in 2026
Microsoft’s Secure Boot certificates issued in 2011 are approaching their expiration window in 2026. While affected devices will continue to boot and receive regular Windows updates, they will stop receiving new protections for the pre-boot environment — updates to Windows Boot Manager, Secure Boot DB/DBX revocations, and mitigations for newly discovered boot-level vulnerabilities. Many newer PCs already include the 2023