Secure Boot
The latest Secure Boot coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows 10’s October 2025 Deadline Is Firm: Here Are the Only 5 Ways to Stay Secure
Windows 10 will receive its final free security patches on October 14, 2025. When that date passes, any PC still running the operating system without a paid extension or a workaround will be...
Microsoft Delivers September Patch Tuesday Fixes, 25H2 ISOs, While Phison Debunks SSD 'Bricking' Claims
Microsoft rolled out its September 2025 Patch Tuesday updates on Tuesday, bringing a mix of security patches and quality improvements to Windows 11 and Windows 10, alongside the release of official...
Microsoft's Copilot Study Exposes AI's Grip on White-Collar Tasks — and Young Workers Are Paying the Price
Windows Central’s recent poll asking readers whether AI will jeopardize their careers struck a nerve, tapping into a raw, existential anxiety. But behind the poll’s emotional pull lies a rapidly...
Meet Flyoobe, the 334 KB Toolkit That Bends Windows 11’s OOBE to Your Will
Flyoobe 1.11.361 lands with a singular promise: slide past Windows 11’s TPM, Secure Boot, and CPU generation checks while reshaping the out-of-box experience into something you actually control....
Windows 10 Support Ends October 2025: Here’s How to Get Windows 11 Free on Any PC
October 2025 will mark the end of mainstream security updates for Windows 10, thrusting an estimated 240 million PCs worldwide into a precarious limbo. For the first time, a Windows feature upgrade...
Despite Microsoft's Blocks, You Can Still Upgrade Old PCs to Windows 11 for Free — Here's How
October 14, 2025 — the day Microsoft officially ends free security updates for Windows 10 — is fast approaching. After that date, millions of PCs still running the decade-old OS will be sitting...
Windows 10 Still Runs on 53% of PCs: Your Urgent Migration Roadmap Before October 14
More than half of the world’s PCs—53% to be precise—are still running Windows 10, a staggering statistic just weeks before Microsoft officially retires the operating system on October 14, 2025....
Windows 10 Share Rebounds Just Weeks Before Support Ends, Complicating Microsoft's Migration Push
Windows 10 usage ticked back upward in August 2025, a surprising reversal that saw the older operating system reclaim ground from Windows 11 just weeks before its October 14 end-of-support deadline....
Fortify Your Windows Laptop Now: 7 Settings That Turn Theft Into a Minor Inconvenience
A laptop left on a train, snatched from a café table, or swiped from a hotel room usually means more than hardware loss—it's a potential data disaster. Yet a handful of overlooked Windows settings...
Windows 10 End of Support: 60% of Corporate Devices Still Unready as October Deadline Hits
October 14, 2025, marks the definitive end of free security updates, feature patches, and technical support for Windows 10—but with barely months to go, up to 60% of corporate devices and 53% of...
Rufus 4.10 Beta Adds Dark Mode and Windows 11 25H2 Support for Seamless Upgrades
Rufus, the open-source bootable USB creation tool relied upon by millions of IT professionals and enthusiasts, has just released its 4.10 beta with a handful of targeted updates that directly address...
Flyoobe Installs Windows 11 on Unsupported PCs Sans Bloatware and Copilot Nags
Flyoobe, the open-source successor to Flyby11, now lets users upgrade obsolete Windows 10 machines to a slimmed-down Windows 11—stripping out Copilot and default bloatware before the desktop even...