What does Windows error code 4420 (ERROR_SECUREBOOT_ROLLBACK_DETECTED) mean?

 
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ERROR_SECUREBOOT_ROLLBACK_DETECTED

ERROR_SECUREBOOT_ROLLBACK_DETECTED (LRESULT 0x00001144) This Win32 error means Secure Boot detected an attempt to roll protected data back to an older state.

What to check for ERROR_SECUREBOOT_ROLLBACK_DETECTED

  • Stop the deployment or firmware-policy update that produced the error; do not retry by forcing an older file.
  • Identify the policy, database update, or boot component being deployed and verify its version and signer against the device baseline.
  • Review the Secure Boot policy and the Code Integrity operational log for the first related failure.

Read-only checks for ERROR_SECUREBOOT_ROLLBACK_DETECTED

Get-SecureBootPolicy | Format-List
Get-WinEvent -LogName 'Microsoft-Windows-CodeIntegrity/Operational' -MaxEvents 50

Secure Boot policy and UEFI-variable changes can affect whether a device boots. For ERROR_SECUREBOOT_ROLLBACK_DETECTED, capture the current state first and use only the approved signed policy or OEM workflow for changes.

Microsoft: Get-SecureBootPolicy

Microsoft: Viewing Code Integrity events

Microsoft: Secure Boot


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