[PLUG] [PLUG-ANNOUNCE] Speaker for May General Meeting?

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

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>From: PLUG <plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org> On Behalf Of Loren M. Lang
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>Subject: Re: [PLUG] [PLUG-ANNOUNCE] Speaker for May General Meeting?

>Generally, the install doesn't add new root keys, although firmware/BIOS updates can update the keys in the UEFI firmware variables. These are generally signed by >the PK that the BIOS vendor embeds in the firmware to begin with.

That is the part I missed.

One of my machines at work is a Microsoft Surface Studio.  MS distributes BIOS updates directly for this via windows updates.  I just went through reinstalling windows on it (since it's CPU is a generation 6 core i7, thus not "orficially supported for windows 11, you must reinstall every time they release a new build) 

The Secure Boot key in the BIOS was NOT updated.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I guess MS's policy is "if it's not gen 8 or better then FU even if we manufactured it and you are running our crappy software on it"

Sigh.

Ted