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Microsoft Updates Windows 11 Certificates to Fix TPM Errors

2/14/2026

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Microsoft is updating certificates dating back to 2011 on Windows 11 devices to a new authority, Windows UEFI CA 2023, in response to TPM-WMI errors after the February 2026 Patch Tuesday.
The transition is phased and device-specific, so some systems may show logs indicating updates are pending.
Users should check for the new certificates with PowerShell.
If the new certificate is present, the Event Viewer warnings can be ignored.

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Story summary

Microsoft is updating certificates dating back to 2011 on Windows 11 devices to a new authority, Windows UEFI CA 2023, in response to TPM-WMI errors after the February 2026 Patch Tuesday.
The transition is phased and device-specific, so some systems may show logs indicating updates are pending.
Users should check for the new certificates with PowerShell.
If the new certificate is present, the Event Viewer warnings can be ignored.