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Microsoft has linked recent reports of Windows 11 boot failures after installing the January 2026 updates to previously failed attempts to install the December 2025 security update, which left systems ...

Microsoft has started automatically replacing expiring Secure Boot certificates on eligible Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 systems. Secure Boot is a security feature that blocks malicious software (like ...

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Microsoft is in the middle of a Secure Boot certificate transition that many users will not notice until it becomes a problem. Several long-standing certificates used by Windows devices are ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the boot failures with its January 2026 Windows 11 update are limited to “commercial” PCs and happened due to the December 2025 update failing to install and PCs being ...

The error code 0xc000014C which may appear while booting up a computer points towards the Registry of the computer is corrupt as a result of which the system was ...

If Windows ever has trouble launching, Recovery Drive lets you back up essential system files to an external USB drive to help Windows boot.