obbeel@lemmy.eco.br to Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoMicrosoft’s latest security update has ruined dual-boot Windows and Linux PCswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up1575arrow-down18cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1567arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft’s latest security update has ruined dual-boot Windows and Linux PCswww.theverge.comobbeel@lemmy.eco.br to Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square149fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.ml
minus-squarePerogiBoi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up23·4 months agoThey don’t want you to have dual boot. They want you to choose.
minus-squarePerogiBoi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·4 months agoI’d almost bet money that in a year or two they’ll make it so that the latest version of windows cannot be installed in virtual machines
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-24 months agoThat would break 90+% of installations then.
minus-squarecurry@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·4 months agoThat’s when they “graciously” offer to whitelist “approved” devices to boot windows VM from.
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoThen anyone running a Windows VM would just switch to a Server edition, which is almost exclusively run via a VM.
minus-squarecurry@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI have a morbid curiosity to see that happen.
They don’t want you to have dual boot. They want you to choose.
Glad I chose linux then.
I’m going to choose a VM.
I’d almost bet money that in a year or two they’ll make it so that the latest version of windows cannot be installed in virtual machines
That would break 90+% of installations then.
That’s when they “graciously” offer to whitelist “approved” devices to boot windows VM from.
Then anyone running a Windows VM would just switch to a Server edition, which is almost exclusively run via a VM.
I have a morbid curiosity to see that happen.
Yes and