If the **Secure Boot Update Needed** notification below appears when starting Tails, it means that the Secure Boot certificates of this computer need to be updated.
Otherwise, Tails will no longer start on this computer after a future Tailsupgrade. We cannot predict when such an upgrade will occur, because the timing depends on changes that Tails could inherit from Debian in any Tailsupgrade.
<p>To uninstall a TailsUSB stick while running Tails from that same USB stick, add the <code>toram</code>boot option in the <i>Boot Loader</i>. See [[uninstalling Tails using Tails itself|tails]].</p>
Press and hold the <b>Shift</b> key while you select the <b>Power</b> [[!img lib/system-shutdown.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button and then <b>Restart</b>.
[[!wikipedia Secure Boot]] is a security measure that prevents starting malicious operating systems on a computer. Most computers running Windows have Secure Boot enabled. Linux distributions, including Tails, also support Secure Boot.
Since 2023, [[Microsoft has started replacing|https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/windows-secure-boot-certificate-expiration-and-ca-updates-7ff40d33-95dc-4c3c-8725-a9b95457578e]] the Secure Boot certificates originally issued in 2011. These older certificates begin expiring in June 2026.
<p>Either, send your report after you connected to Tor or [[save your report|whisperback#offline]] and [[contact us outside of Tails|support/talk]].</p>