Auld_Michael_B
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As you might know, the UEFI Secure Boot Key provided as part of the Windows devices firmware is expiring in June of 2026. The key was originally implemented in 2011 and has a 15 year expiration date. Microsoft have announced plans to update these keys for most Surface devices, but have not made any such announcement for Surface Laptop 3 devices and some of the other older devices. Will the company issue updated firmware for these devices before June? Or, does the company recommend that users replace these devices before the 2011 key expiration date? I have been unable to find definitive answers to these questions elsewhere, and was wondering if anyone here has better information.
The information publicly available is sparse, but it does appear that Microsoft no longer intends to update firmware for Surface 3 Laptops, for example - they are now officially out of firmware support. In general, that's is fine, except that after the security boot key expiration, these devices will be substantially unusable, with impacts to UEFI Secure Boot, BitLocker and more. This is a problem with Windows key management, and I will personally be disappointed if Microsoft chooses to abandon users of these machines...
The information publicly available is sparse, but it does appear that Microsoft no longer intends to update firmware for Surface 3 Laptops, for example - they are now officially out of firmware support. In general, that's is fine, except that after the security boot key expiration, these devices will be substantially unusable, with impacts to UEFI Secure Boot, BitLocker and more. This is a problem with Windows key management, and I will personally be disappointed if Microsoft chooses to abandon users of these machines...
