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Microsoft’s latest security update has ruined dual-boot Windows and Linux PCs (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 months ago by obbeel@lemmy.eco.br to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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[–] Zacryon 8 points 3 months ago

This again?

[–] timmytbt@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago (4 children)

So, excusing my ignorance as a fairly recent Linux convert, what does this mean for my dual boot system?

I haven’t booted windows for weeks and am pretty sure there have been no updates since it was freshly reinstalled (maybe 6 months ago) as a dual boot with Debian.

Is this only a problem if I allow Windows to update?

Are Microsoft likely to fix the issue in a subsequent release?

[–] ochi_chernye@startrek.website 4 points 3 months ago

FWIW, I'm dual-booting windows and mint atm. Separate drives, but just one EFI partition, and this update hasn't borked things for me.

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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Well, you can just fix the bootloader, but that's not super exciting I guess.

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[–] h0bbl3s@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I dual booted a few times back in the days of winxp and win7. Never had a good experience somehow windows or a grub update always messed up things. Haven't ran windows in years but when I have to it goes on a separate drive now.

[–] kaidelorenzo@lemmy.today 5 points 3 months ago

I guess I switch to single boot Fedora Silverblue just in time

[–] IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (8 children)

Does having Linux and Windows on seperate drives mitigate this issue somewhat?
Wanting to start dual booting and moving to windows. Wondering if that helps at all.
Edit: I meant moving to Linux... >.>

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

If you can, put Windows in a VM instead.

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[–] obbeel@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 3 months ago

Not on my experience. But separate machines would work, if Microsoft never releases a "Wi-Fi network security patch for compatibility with all machines".

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[–] shekau@lemmy.today 3 points 3 months ago

Classic

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