Windows 11 ISO downloads failed, and Rufus points the finger at Microsoft. Here’s what you need to know.

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In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems ...

Microsoft has blocked Rufus from downloading Windows 11 Insider Preview ISOs, marking the third time the open-source utility ...

Microsoft has seemingly blocked Windows 11 ISO downloads for certain users as it may be trying to get them to only use the ...

Microsoft has begun rolling out updated Secure Boot certificates through monthly Windows updates to replace the original 2011 certificates that will expire in late June 2026.

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

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