Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 months ago

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

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

www.theverge.com

Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 months ago

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The update wasn’t supposed to reach dual-boot PCs.

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I did that and a Windows update nuked Linux from the BIOS boot loader a few weeks ago.

The only safe option is to have completely separate machines. Thankfully with the rise of ridiculously powerful minipcs that’s easier than ever.

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