This August 11 deadline could cut off your Windows Insider builds
Microsoft is requiring Windows Insiders to update Secure Boot certificates by August 11th, 2026, or lose access to new preview builds. Credit: Microsoft If you participate in Microsoft’s Windows Insider Program, you will soon need to update your Secure Boot certificates to continue testing new Windows 11 features in advance. Microsoft just announced that new certificate requirements will soon apply to the program, with current Secure Boot certificates expiring on August 11th, 2026.
- ▪Microsoft is requiring Windows Insiders to update Secure Boot certificates by August 11th, 2026, or lose access to new preview builds.
- ▪Credit: Microsoft If you participate in Microsoft’s Windows Insider Program, you will soon need to update your Secure Boot certificates to continue testing new Windows 11 features in advance.
- ▪Microsoft just announced that new certificate requirements will soon apply to the program, with current Secure Boot certificates expiring on August 11th, 2026.
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Microsoft is requiring Windows Insiders to update Secure Boot certificates by August 11th, 2026, or lose access to new preview builds. Credit: Microsoft If you participate in Microsoft’s Windows Insider Program, you will soon need to update your Secure Boot certificates to continue testing new Windows 11 features in advance. Microsoft just announced that new certificate requirements will soon apply to the program, with current Secure Boot certificates expiring on August 11th, 2026. The support page says this: Windows Insider Preview builds are code-signed with flight certificates used to securely sign Insider Preview builds and encourage devices to stay on up-to-date, supported versions of Windows.
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