Technology · 3 months ago

“Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update

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“Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update

arstechnica.com

Technology · 3 months ago

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Microsoft said its update wouldn't install on Linux devices. It did anyway.

Microsoft said its update wouldn’t install on Linux devices. It did anyway.

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Secure boot working as intended.
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  No, it’s preventing users from booting into Linux.
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    I think that was the joke.
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      If it were working as intended it would prevent them from booting into windows.

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