Most people don’t spend time thinking about Secure Boot. (Not even the staff at PCWorld.) But this Windows security feature provides a vital protection against dangerous malware—one some PCs have just ...

In the past, Microsoft has repeatedly pointed out that key security certificates in Windows 11 are due to expire as early as June 2026. These are required for Secure Boot, the security feature that ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

A new Qualcomm GBL exploit is reportedly affecting Qualcomm SoCs, mainly the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. This enables bootloader unlocking on flagship phones that were previously difficult to ...

Windows 8 is remembered most for its oddball touchscreen-focused full-screen Start menu, but it also introduced a number of under-the-hood enhancements to Windows. One of those was UEFI Secure Boot, a ...

Samsung’s newly released $1,800 Galaxy XR headset includes support for bootloader unlocking. Unlike competitors like Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro, this makes the Galaxy XR uniquely accessible for ...

He's got soul, and he's a soldier. In Netflix's "Boots," a sweet and funny new dramedy set at the U.S. Marine Corps boot camp in 1990, young gay man Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer, "Parenthood") is that ...

Whether you’ve been a fall-welcomer or fall-denier, cooler weather is almost upon us—and with that, it’s time to shop for the boots to get you through the season. Maybe you’re of an equestrian ...

After pacman -Syu on 2025-09-27, my USB LUKS keyfile stopped working. System now prompts for passphrase instead of using the keyfile. System update regenerated bootloader config and stripped the ...

Investing in the best fall boots is always a smart move—after all, they end up generally seeing wear for nearly six months (or more!) out of the year, if you count those transitional moments in ...

CachyOS, a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux, has released its sixth update of the year. The OS focuses on speed and stability while offering a wide choice of desktop environments and window ...