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It seems M$ really doesn't want people to keep using WIndows(lemmy.ml)

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I am currently using a legitimate copy of Windows 11, on the latest version. Just started getting this message after the latest update.

Considering I already have Linux and Mac as alternatives, if they actually pull my license they will just lose a lifelong customer. Their business decisions truly boggle the mind…

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KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol
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I don’t even want windows on raw metal, so I have a virtual machine for work stuff

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Nanook@friendica.eskimo.com
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@KazuchijouNo I had a virtual machine with GPU pass through that I was using for gaming but it got broken in the upgrade from Ubuntu 22.04 to 24.04, it seems the UEFI bios provided in 24.04 does not work with GPU pass through, and I’ve yet to grab one off an OS where it works to replace it. So for now I’m dual-booting. Yea I agree, not all that comfortable with bare metal but Windows doesn’t seem to want to recognize ext4 so there is some security by accident there.

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Daemon Silverstein@thelemmy.club
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There are cases where Windows messes up with booting, rendering Linux unable to boot. There’s even a recent thing involving GRUB that stopped booting up after some Windows update.

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Nanook@friendica.eskimo.com
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@dsilverz Yes Windows will sometimes overwrite Linux boot block IF non-UEFI and you install Windows After Linux, but easily fixed with boot-repair or just use a life distro to re-install the grub boot-block. I run EUFI so Windows just makes a different directory in the EFI system disk so not an issue for me anymore.

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metaStatic@kbin.earth
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Win and Linux on separate drives, with no boot loader, using bios boot selector is the only way. Windoze has no idea it’s not the only OS on my machine.

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