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Microsoft Collaborates with OEMs to Update Windows Secure Boot Keys

Microsoft has announced its plans to update Secure Boot on Windows Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) PCs. The company is collaborating with its equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners to issue new Secure Boot keys starting this year. Secure Boot is a security feature that was first implemented in Windows 8 machines, particularly those running on the...

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Microsoft Removes Standalone Security Update Causing Issues on Some PCs

Microsoft UEFI Revocation List File update causes problems on some devices. Here’s what you need to know about the latest Windows Update problem.  

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Change the System Partition From MBR to GPT in Windows 10

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to change the system disk partition type from MBR to GPT in Windows 10 Creators Update using a command-line tool.

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Microsoft Windows UEFI Secure Boot — Insecure by Design?

Microsoft Windows Secure Boot has a big problem. It’s no longer secure, and can’t be fixed—or so say a pair of security researchers who found the issue. Apparently, Microsoft created a secret backdoor, for internal QA use. But two Ring Of Lightning researchers uncovered the so-called “golden key.”

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Windows XP: It’s Time to Say Goodbye

Windows XP ends its user support in April 2014. Don’t be left in the dust! Learn why you should migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7 right now.

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Enabling Secure Boot in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

In this Ask an Admin, quickly confirm that Secure Boot is enabled on a Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 computer with UEFI.

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