Windows 11 and Secure Boot - Microsoft Support
Aug 26, 2021 · While the requirement to upgrade a Windows 10 device to Windows 11 is only that the PC be Secure Boot capable by having UEFI/BIOS enabled, you may also consider enabling or …
Registry key updates for Secure Boot: Windows devices with IT …
Oct 14, 2025 · How these keys work together IT admins configure the AvailableUpdates registry value to 0x5944, which signals Windows to execute the Secure Boot key update and installation on the …
How to use Surface UEFI - Microsoft Support
Learn about Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) features and how to access them on Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, and Surface Studio.
Windows Secure Boot certificate expiration and CA updates
Jun 26, 2025 · What is Secure Boot? Secure Boot is a security feature in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) based firmware that helps ensure that only trusted software runs during a device's …
Enable TPM 2.0 on your PC - Microsoft Support
Oct 14, 2025 · If you need to enable TPM, these settings are managed via the UEFI BIOS (PC firmware) and vary based on your device. You can access these settings by choosing: Settings > Update & …
Windows recovery environment - Microsoft Support
Oct 14, 2025 · UEFI Firmware Settings: When using this option, your device restarts and takes you to the UEFI firmware settings screen, where you can configure various hardware settings, such as boot …
Surface Secure Boot Certificates - Microsoft Support
The table below shows which devices have the updated certificates already present in UEFI (and which version, if applicable) and an updated recovery image available from Microsoft.
"0xc0000017" error when you restart a UEFI-based computer in …
Jun 13, 2015 · Fixes an issue in which you receive a "0xc0000017" error code when you restart the operating system. This issue occurs on a UEFI-based computer that is running Windows RT 8.1, …
How do I use the BIOS/UEFI on Surface Pro 3 and earlier devices
Oct 14, 2025 · Learn about Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) features and how to access them on Surface Pro models and Surface 3.
Boot Surface from a USB device - Microsoft Support
How to use Surface UEFI. If you have had a Windows Insider build installed, you may need to first turn off and then turn on Secure Boot for the USB boot drive to be recognized.