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Old Today, 15:47   #1
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My Acer machine is flagging a future issue with secure boot. It has limitations with hardware or firmware so updates cannot be applied.

What do I do? Is it time for a new machine?
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Re: Secure Boot
No idea how old the Acer is, or what OS it's running

Turn secure boot off? . . . or spend a fortune upgrading
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Re: Secure Boot
Acer XC-885

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Re: Secure Boot
what is the exact message? is your windows up to date?
8th Gen so it does not have full support from Intel I assume you installed win 11 using Hirens. Can you screen shot the message?
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Re: Secure Boot
As others are likely to have the same problem, it's an idea to do a general internet search for "Acer XC-885 secure boot".
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Re: Secure Boot
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The Acer XC-885 (and similar legacy models like the Aspire TC-885) faces issues with the June 2026 expiration of original 2011 Secure Boot certificates, which may result in a "Hardware/Firmware Limitations" warning in Windows Security. This occurs because the motherboard’s BIOS partition for Secure Boot keys is too small to accommodate the new 2023/2026 Microsoft certificates without a firmware update
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