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Microsoft breaks some Linux dual-boots in a recent Windows update

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Microsoft breaks some Linux dual-boots in a recent Windows update

Do you dual-boot Windows and Linux? Well, a recent Windows update seems to have been a bit messy and may have broken the ability to boot into Linux. Causing an alarming message to display of "Something has gone seriously wrong".
Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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JM
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I have met with this issue quite a few times. My solution which always works : install Grub4win in windows and set it up right.
Then when using it to reboot to Linux, just reinstall Grub in Linux.
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Light Owl ☸️
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I've followed these guidelines for a long time now, for PCs:

- Never dual boot 2 OS' off the same drive. One OS per drive, I say (and they are cheap enough).

- UEFI is what chooses which drive to boot, not GRUB.

- Don't let a Windows drive ever see a linux drive. As in disconnect the linux drive before booting the Windows drive.

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Lee
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I am entirely on Linux now. I do need the bloated adware known as Windows every once in a while, but it's just a VM. Linux is my governing OS!
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Louis
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I got rid of Windows a while ago, plus it is complicated to keep it AND to fully encrypt the hard disk so...
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robloblaw
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The safest way to run windows and Linux on the same desktop is to use a HDD power switch, with the different operating systems on different drives.
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Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮
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@Cefr that's already literally quoted in the article
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eexpss
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Now the system are all uefi. Start by pressing the F8 button, and there will be an EFI menu. Once in the system, use the efixxxxxx command to fix it.
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mmu_man
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it's been 30 years Windows breaks other OSes, not only GNU/Linux btw… Someday we should sue them…

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