obbeel to Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoMicrosoft’s latest security update has ruined dual-boot Windows and Linux PCswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up1575arrow-down17cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1568arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft’s latest security update has ruined dual-boot Windows and Linux PCswww.theverge.comobbeel to Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square152fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.ml
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. And all of Azure.
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.
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. And all of Azure.
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