Bonum Certa Men Certa

Reminder: Microsoft's "Secure Boot" Certificate for "Linux" Will be Expired in One Week

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 05, 2025,
updated Sep 05, 2025

Two girls doing handstands on the beach

This year we had our holidays later than usual for personal reasons (making anniversaries align). We nevertheless want to remind people that UEFI "9/11" (literally September 11) will be over in a week (one hour from now in New York or in Boston).

UEFI was never needed. It was made as "solutionism". It's a solution in search of an actual problem.

If you get a chance to enter the boot menu some time soon (perhaps a reboot), be sure to turn off "SecureBoot" or "Secure Boot" [1, 2]. It should never have been "on" in the first place. Don't take a chance. Many PCs won't manage to 'rotate' to another certificate.

Secure Boot

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