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The February update continues to refresh Secure Boot certificates.
The update also fixes a number of feature and security glitches.
Let's hope this month's update is less buggy than the one in January.
Another month, another Patch Tuesday rollout from the folks at Microsoft. This month's roundup tackles several feature and security bugs. But just as importantly, it also continues to refresh the expiring Secure Boot certificates to ensure that your PC remains protected against bootkit malware.
Secure Boot
A security feature that aims to thwart nasty bootkit malware, Secure Boot uses certificates to ensure that only trusted programs run during the boot process. With many of those certificates due to expire in June, Microsoft needs to update them on most Windows PCs. This process started with the January Patch Tuesday rollout and now continues with the one for February.
Also: Your PC's critical security certificates may be about to expire - how to check
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