Oh, no! Windows Security Update Breaks Dual-Boot Linux Systems

It's FOSS ^ | 22 August 2024 | Sourav Rudra

[i_robot73]

DUAL boot? Windows loads just fine as a VM under Linux /s

[bobbo666]

Part of the problem is the stupidity of anyone running any M$ system allowing auto-updates. Turn that off.

Want to imbibe MS updates? Let them stew for a couple of weeks to see if the stupid people out there have been crippled. If all goes well, allow the updates that are more than 2 weeks old.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The only Windows I have is an XP machine on Virtual Box, Works great.

[wally_bert]

I barely play the old XP and W7 games enough to even put in a virtual box.

Besides they need the CD to run.

Never really checked for a workaround.

[ShadowAce]

You can connect the hardware CD drive to the virtual box

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The BOWEP (Best of Windows Entertainment Pack) runs ok on XP...which is now, the only reason I have that VM.

[daniel1212]

What if Linux is on a separate drive from Windows, and you use an F keys (F11 on my MSI mobo) to choose which drive to boot from? That is how I usually did it.

[minnesota_bound]

Microsoft is bringing back Recall.
Windows 11 will have Recall where everything you do is recorded. They say this information will be stored locally.
I doubt it.
They will use the information for their AI program and to sell you.

[McGruff]

Is this true with all versions of Windows or just Windows 11?

[ShadowAce]

Is this true with all versions of Windows or just Windows 11?

It's hard to say, as it's never mentioned. However, I'd err on the side of caution and say that this is true for all Windows updates since the article never limited that statement.

[ShadowAce]

What if Linux is on a separate drive from Windows, and you use an F keys (F11 on my MSI mobo) to choose which drive to boot from?

I'm not sure. It's worth some testing though. My understanding is that the Windows update messed around with the firmware, so it's possible that it affected scenarios like that one as well.