Microsoft’s latest security update has ruined dual-boot Windows and Linux PCs

Just when you thought you could try Linux out, and still have Windows with dual-boot as a back-up for some use-cases, Microsoft is out to screw you over again. Their new update to "secure boot", which fixed their previous issues with GRUB and Windows together, which Microsoft allowed to be abused by hackers for 2 years before finally patching, now is breaking Linux machines.

"Ars Technica reports that multiple Linux dual-boot users are seeing “security policy violation” messages, along with “something has gone seriously wrong” errors. There are reports of issues across Reddit, Ubuntu forums, and elsewhere. Distributions including Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Zorin OS, and Puppy Linux have all been affected by Microsoft’s patch."

It looks like you may have to finally pull the plug and wipe even your back-up Windows that you left for compatibility. Microsoft is so corrupt and worthless, they can not even be trusted as an alternative at boot time.

Sources:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/21/24225108/microsoft-security-update-windows-linux-dual-boot-errors

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/a-patch-microsoft-spent-2-years-preparing-is-making-a-mess-for-some-linux-users/

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Microsoft is drinking sub-70-IQ juice

Welcome to the club. Dumped it 15 years ago and don't miss it.

almost exact same. i started playing on Ubuntu 10.10 and now run linux on all my machines with a rarely booted vm for anything i absolutely cant do which is rarely ever used

We have an old dual-boot for one of my son's video games, but he doesn't play it, anymore.

The real victims again remain students in modern colleges with bastards for IT teams who set the college platforms to use tools like #RespondusLockdownBrowser *(which only runs on Windows and Mac)* as exam-taking platform (I've failed a test over this before).

Or office workers who must use Windows to access work resources because IT teams are dummies

My dual boot only boots Linux so I probably will never download the patch, but thanks for the warning🐸

When god shuts a window, he always opens a door? There really should be a "Doors" Linux distro! 😁