The Windows 8 installation creates a special FAT-32 partition for EFI Boot, separate from the Windows C: partition. When Ubuntu is installed, it will recognise this existing partition, and it will ...

BootHole Secure Boot threat to Linux and Windows devices confirmed. getty. A high-rated security vulnerability in the Secure Boot function of the majority of laptops, desktops, workstations and ...

Microsoft addressed a claim that Windows 8 will not allow Linux operating systems to coexist in a dual-boot configuration on PCs, based on use of the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI ...

Windows 8 Boot Screens Get a Classy New Look. By Elizabeth Fish. Sep 22, 2011 2:41 pm PDT. ... With Windows 8, Microsoft does away with the scrolling BIOS messages of the past.

In other words, a Windows 8 PC could be set up so that it only boot from files that have been signed by Microsoft or an OEM vendor; and obviously, an open-source, build-it-yourself Linux boot ...

The log file, named "ntblog.txt" is located in the "C:\Windows" directory. You can open and read it with Notepad. Windows creates a new entry for each boot instance at the end of an existing log file.

Secure boot debuted in Windows 8, and while it's a pleasant surprise to see Microsoft extend the feature to Windows 7, it doesn't seem to work correctly for everyone.

Many Linux lovers are worried that Microsoft's new Secure Boot technology will make it more difficult to get the open source operating system onto machines that originally ship with Windows 8. But ...

Firstly, if Windows 8 detects a serious error, it will interrupt the boot process automatically and display advanced boot options. This is not unlike what Windows does already.

Once you have this information, you can troubleshoot numerous problems. Here’s how to enable the boot log using Windows built-in msconfig.exe tool. Step 1: Fire up msconfig.