Enable Secure Boot Certificate Deployment
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 10, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
Path in the GPO console
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Secure Boot Description
This policy setting allows you to enable or disable the Secure Boot Certificate Deployment process on devices. When enabled, Windows will automatically begin the certificate deployment process to devices where this policy has been applied. Note: This registry setting is not stored in a policy key, and this is considered a preference. Therefore, if the Group Policy Object that implements this setting is ever removed, this registry setting will remain. Note: The Windows task that runs and processes this setting, runs every 12 hours. In some cases, the updates will be held until the system reboots to safely sequence the updates. Note: Once the certificates are applied to the firmware, you cannot undo them from Windows. If clearing the certificates is necessary, it must be done from the firmware menu interface. For more information, see: https://aka.ms/GetSecureBoot
Registry
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecureBoot Value name: AvailableUpdatesPolicy
Enabled: AvailableUpdatesPolicy = 22852
Disabled: AvailableUpdatesPolicy = 0
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Enable Secure Boot Certificate Deployment
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecureBoot]
"AvailableUpdatesPolicy"=dword:00005944More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable Secure Boot Certificate Deployment
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
$path = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecureBoot'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AvailableUpdatesPolicy' -Value 22852 -Type DWordIntune XML
No direct Policy CSP / OMA-URI mapping for this policy. Use the Intune Remediation tab, or ingest the ADMX in Intune.Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable Secure Boot Certificate Deployment
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecureBoot' -Name 'AvailableUpdatesPolicy' -Expected 22852 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable Secure Boot Certificate Deployment
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
$path = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecureBoot'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AvailableUpdatesPolicy' -Value 22852 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable Secure Boot Certificate Deployment
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable Secure Boot Certificate Deployment
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecureBoot' -Name 'AvailableUpdatesPolicy' -Expected 22852 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Enable Secure Boot Certificate Deployment
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
$path = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecureBoot'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'AvailableUpdatesPolicy' -Value 22852 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.