With the increasing prevalence of open-source implementations and the expansion of personal computing device usage to include mobile and non-PC devices as well as traditional desktops and laptops, ...

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is the open, multi-vendor replacement for the aging BIOS standard, which first appeared in IBM computers in 1976. The UEFI standard is extensive, covering ...

It has been some time since I have written about installing Linux on systems with UEFI firmware, and I have recently gotten several questions about how to do this. So I think this is a good time for a ...

Let's start by clearly stating what this post is, and what it isn't. It is a description of how I set up multi-boot for Linux systems, sometimes including Windows, using the GRUB bootloader. It is not ...

Using the hardware key combinations. Use the Windows 10 Settings app. Use the Windows 11 Settings app. 1] Using the hardware key combinations Make sure that your Surface device is completely shut down ...

Windows 8’s Secure Boot technology has been a hot topic this summer, causing no end of discussion and debate among the various Linux distributions, which are struggling to figure out the best approach ...

The Secure Boot certificates powering one of Windows' most critical security features expire in June 2026 — and not every PC ...

Microsoft's original Windows Secure Boot certificates issued in 2011 expire in June 2026. Here's what that means for your PC ...