Microsoft explains Windows 8 boot to quell Linux fearsZDNet UK - 17 seconds agoBy Ben Woods, ZDNet UK, 23 September, 2011 15:56 Microsoft has become locked in a dispute over whether the boot process in Windows 8 will block Linux from running on hardware designed for the next version of its flagship platform. ... |
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Microsoft to stop Linux, older Windows, from running on Windows 8 PCsZDNet (blog) - Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols - 23 Sep, 2011Summary: It doesn't take much reading between the lines to see that Microsoft is going to try to keep Linux, older versions of Windows, and other operating systems off Windows 8 PCs. ... |
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Microsoft confirms that UEFI 'secure boot' might lock out Linux and older ...ZDNet (blog) - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes - 23 Sep, 2011Summary: If you'll be wanting to install Linux or an older version of Windows on that Windows 8 PC, you'd better do your research before you buy. A few days ago, Red Hat developer Matthew ... |
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Microsoft: Don't blame us if Windows 8's secure boot requirement blocks Linux ...ZDNet (blog) - Mary Jo Foley - 23 Sep, 2011Summary: Microsoft officials provided more information on plans for UEFI secure boot support in Windows 8 in response to fears by some users that they may be blocked from dual-booting Linux on Windows 8 ... |
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MS denies secure boot will exclude LinuxRegister - John Leyden - 23 Sep, 2011Microsoft has hit back at concerns that secure boot technology in UEFI firmware could lock out Linux from Windows 8 PCs, saying that consumers will be free to run whatever they want on their PCs. ... |
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Windows 8 Boot Screens Get a Classy New LookPCWorld - Elizabeth Fish - 23 Sep, 2011Photo: MicrosoftOne of the many notable new features in Windows 8 is how quickly it boots--it can start up in under 7 seconds, in fact. With such a short booting time, what will you get instead of a ton ... |
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Windows 8 won't dual-boot Linux?GMANews.TV - Sep 22, 2011Software giant Microsoft may be in for a potential conflict with the Linux community, some of whose members voiced concerns the secure booting procedure of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system can lock out the Linux OS. ... |
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User influence on gigantic corporationsZDNet UK (blog) - Sep 22, 2011By apexwm, 21 September, 2011 19:20 My thoughts on why businesses and individuals need to start thinking about switching away from proprietary (and high maintenance) software like Windows, and look at open source and free software inste… ... |
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Yes, UEFI 'secure boot' could lock out Linux from Windows 8 PCsZDNet (blog) - Adrian Kingsley-Hughes - Sep 21, 2011Summary: Microsoft's demand that 'secure boot' is enabled on Windows 8 PCs means that you might not be able to install Linux. An interesting story doing the rounds that, at first glance, ... |
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Windows 8 and other OS': MS reassures Secure BootGeneration NT (US) - 23 Sep, 2011It's not the clearest answer, but Microsoft wanted to clarify the controversy surrounding Windows 8 as fast as possible. The controversy started when a Red Hat developer put forward his concerns about it being impossible to dual-boot a Windows 8 ... |
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Windows 8 won't prevent you from dual booting with Linux, but hardware vendors ...Liliputing - 23 Sep, 2011Before a computer boots Windows, OS X, Linux, or any other operating system it loads system-level firmware. For the past few decades most PCs have used something called BIOS to recognize your hardware and load the appropriate operating system. ... |
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Microsoft responds to secure boot accusations - UpdateThe H - 23 Sep, 2011Recent suggestions that Microsoft is attempting to lock out Linux through the use of secure boot in Windows 8 have been refuted by Steven Sinofsky, president of the company's Windows and Windows Live division. In a Building Windows 8 blog posting ... |
Garrett: UEFI secure booting (part 2)LWN.net - 23 Sep, 2011Here's a second installment from Matthew Garrett on the UEFI secure boot feature. "Microsoft have responded to suggestions that Windows 8 may make it difficult to boot alternative operating systems. What's interesting is that at no point do they ... |
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The Windows 8 Linux lock out conundrumComputerWeekly.com (blog) - Adrian Bridgwater - 23 Sep, 2011Discussion has been rife this week after Red Hat's Matthew Garrett made his venturesome comments over Windows 8 and its possible move to lock out support for dual boot installations of ... |
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Windows 8, Boot Security And Third Party Operating SystemsGhacks Technology News - 23 Sep, 2011Things got heated up quite a bit in the past two days as Microsoft started to reveal information about boot security in Windows 8. The main concern raised by Matthew Garrett and others was that secure boot could prevent the installation and use of ... |
Windows 8 Can Boot from USB Key, to Give Mobility to UsersInternational Business Times - 23 Sep, 2011By IB Times Staff Reporter | September 23, 2011 4:16 AM EDT The special design feature of Windows To Go will be available in Microsoft's recently unveiled Windows 8. This will provide mobility to users since Windows 8 can boot from a USB key. ... |
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Will Windows 8 PCs Lock Out Linux?Overclockers.com (blog) - 23 Sep, 2011There is a current Windows 8 story that is making its way around the web (ZDNet, TechPowerUp, and Extremetech), that claims that new Windows 8 PCs will be able to “lock out” any other OS, such as Linux. Obviously, this has many people up in arms about ... |
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Will Windows 8 PCs Shut the Door on Linux?PC World India - Katherine Noyes - 23 Sep, 2011It seems safe to say that a sizable proportion of Linux PC users in the world today installed the free and open source operating system on hardware that originally came loaded with Windows. After all, while there are preloaded systems available, ... |
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Changes to UFEI Firmware Specifications Could Prevent Windows 8 Users from ...ITProPortal - Erica Thinesen - 23 Sep, 2011A new report reveals that Microsoft's forthcoming operating system Windows 8 could block users from installing “unauthorised” OS platforms such as Linux or FreeBSD on their PCs. Additional reports have surfaced following the news of possible changes to ... |
Building Windows 8: Reengineering the Windows Boot Experience [Video]Geeks are Sexy Technology News - 23 Sep, 2011With continued innovation in the hardware ecosystem, the biggest shift in firmware in 30 years, and software changes leading to boot times of ~7 seconds on machines with solid-state drives (SSDs), we decided it was time to bring the PC boot user ... |
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Windows 8 Abandons Old-School BIOS Boot For New-School GUIGeekosystem - Eric Limer - 23 Sep, 2011Info about Windows 8 has been trickling in piece by piece and we've been learning about all kinds of drastic design changes, like the lack of plug-in support for Metro, the new blue screen of death and now, ... |
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How To Run Windows 8 From A USB Flash DriveGotta Be Mobile - Sep 22, 2011I'ma big fan of the ability to run Linux distributions from a flash drive, which allows users to try out Linux before committing to an install or even to keep the entire OS on a USB key to use anywhere. It looks like Windows 8 will also have this ... |
Windows 8 and UEFI: dual-boot with Linux uncertainGeneration NT (US) - Sep 22, 2011With Windows 8, Microsoft was promoting UEFI and a secured boot sequence. This could make dual booting systems with Linux problematic on machines that come pre-installed with Windows 8. It was a Red Hat developer who has raised the uncertainty around ... |
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CAs decide Linux fate in Windows 8SC Magazine Australia - Darren Pauli - Sep 22, 2011Microsoft could ban Linux installations on Windows 8 machines under its secure boot protocol according to academics. The protocol was part of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) (pdf), a more secure ... |
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Secure boot requirement for Windows 8 could affect Linux installationsAfterdawn.com - James Delahunty - Sep 22, 2011In order for a PC to be sold bearing a "Designed for Windows 8" logo, it must ship with secure booting (enabled by UEFI) enabled. This could pose problems for users who wish to install (an unsigned) open-source operating system. ... |
Microsoft: Windows 8 Machines Will Only Run Windows 8 OSThe VAR Guy - Dave Courbanou - Sep 22, 2011If you're an OEM and you want the coveted Windows 8 logo on your new Windows 8 machines, you're going to have to do a few things to satisfy Microsoft. No big deal, right? Just a few minimum RAM and CPU requirements, right? Not this time. ... |
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Demystifying UEFI, the long-overdue BIOS replacementExtremeTech - Sebastian Anthony - Sep 22, 2011After more than 30 years of unerring and yet surprising supremacy, BIOS " the IBM PC's Basic Input Output System " is taking its final bows and shuffling into the theater's wings. ... |
Why some Windows 8 machines might not be able to boot LinuxLXer (press release) - Matthew Garrett - Sep 22, 2011The UEFI secure boot protocol is part of recent UEFI specification releases. It permits one or more signing keys to be installed into a system firmware. Once enabled, secure boot prevents executables or drivers from being loaded unless they're signed ... |
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Microsoft ditches the 80's style boot, instead uses streamlined UEFITweakTown (blog) - Sep 22, 2011I'm sure you dear readers don't like the old-school, 80s style boot-up sequence that has plagued Windows since, well, forever. This is all set to change with the old BIOS system being replaced by a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) which ... |
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Windows 8 Can Run From A USB Flash Drive (Video)Geeky gadgets - Roland Hutchinson - Sep 22, 2011We have already seen many of the features that will be available in the new Windows 8 OS from Microsoft, and now another new feature that we haven't seen before is the ability to run Windows 8 from a USB flash drive. Windows 8 can run on an 8GB or ... |
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