My custom forms mod leverages that task to ping the json file on my site to check for updates. I haven't seen any other mods do that...

Has anyone noticed the system alerts thingy from this site vanish too quickly? I turn my head to read it and poof, gone.

I usually use MDN. It basically became a one stop docs site for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I once found a typo and submitted a pull request to their github repository; once they merged it, my fix was automatically deployed.

The admin panel notification shows up after the weekly maint runs, specifically, the Fetch SimpleMachines Files.  Those files include all the announcements & current versions.

It would have popped upon its own.

You can force it by selecting Fetch SMF Files & pressing Run Now over on Scheduled Tasks.

However, I did disable Secure Boot about 2 months ago because I was trying to dual boot Linux Mint from a portable ssd. It worked but wouldn't save any changes I would make. Then, the Holidays came and I've been a bit busy ever since and haven't tried it again...but will eventually.

I would think your good to go then really. 

Site has been updated the 2.1.7. feel free to post here any bugs ya find, thanks all. 

I have that one and this one:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/february-24-2026-kb5077241-os-builds-26200-7922-and-26100-7922-preview-b8cc7bc8-d640-4f18-9437-3ee59298b970

The update: KB5077181 had an update in it to do with that, here is a quote:

QuoteImportant: Secure Boot certificates used by most Windows devices are set to expire starting in June 2026. This might affect the ability of certain personal and business devices to boot securely if not updated in time. To avoid disruption, we recommend reviewing the guidance and taking action to update certificates in advance.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/february-10-2026-kb5077181-os-builds-26200-7840-and-26100-7840-f0fa9e54-a22a-4a06-96b6-bf5b2aded506

Very interesting!