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Windows 10 May Make the Secure Boot Lock Out a Reality for Alternate OSs

posted by martyb on Saturday May 30 2015, @01:52AM   Printer-friendly
from the Embrace-Extend-Extinguish dept.

ticho writes with an Ars Technica report:

At its WinHEC hardware conference in Shenzhen, China, Microsoft talked about the hardware requirements for Windows 10. The precise final specs are not available yet, so all this is somewhat subject to change, but right now, Microsoft says that the switch to allow Secure Boot to be turned off is now optional. Hardware can be Designed for Windows 10 and can offer no way to opt out of the Secure Boot lock down.

The presentation is silent on whether OEMs can or should provide support for adding custom certificates.

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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @06:44AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @06:44AM (#190003)

    As an independent IT guy for a bunch of small businesses, this will really suck. I rely on live distros to troubleshoot all those crappy Dell boxes when things go wrong (often) and I use Clonezilla to take system images at various stages (original factory image, new deployment, backup before patch Tuesday, etc). There's no way I can afford to purchase some MS-blessed backup solution for every client who hires me. Seriously, FUCK YOU MICROSOFT! Just last week I converted a small office to mostly Linux workstations -- right in your own backyard -- so, take that you blue bastards... Game on!

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @09:00AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @09:00AM (#190035)

    Hairyfeet! Is that you, in your true form? I hear you, Bro! Micro$oft sucks big time! So glad you finally came out. We fight the good fight, until the beast is dead!

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @01:28PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 30 2015, @01:28PM (#190093)

      His true form is a pair of giant sweaty overgrown manly legs. That's my headcannon and I'm stickin' to it!