Win 10: cert. h/w can lockout competing OSes

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Win 10: cert. h/w can lockout competing OSes

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Post by Rogue One » Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:44 am

Windows 10 to make the Secure Boot alt-OS lock out a reality
Windows 10 hardware must support Secure Boot and won't have to let you turn it off.

Microsoft has announced a relaxation of its "Secure Boot" guidelines for OEMs, allowing companies to sell computers pre-loaded with Windows 10 that will refuse to boot any non-Microsoft OS.

http://arstechnica.com/information-tech ... a-reality/

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Re: Win 10: cert. h/w can lockout competing OSes

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Post by Ace2cool » Thu Mar 26, 2015 8:14 am

Welp, that sucks for them. I hear linux is getting more and more user-friendly and stable releases as time goes on.

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