Hi Toby, one more question... That Lenovo laptop you are using below, does it have a Windows 8 logo on it??? LUVers tell me if I am getting this right or am I missing something here? By my understanding of things, Microsoft requires that new hardware support UEFI Secure Boot to be **certified for Windows 8 ** - and that means to be able to have a Windows 8 Logo showing on it. (I think this is what used to be called Windows Logo certification). There are also similar requirements for desktop apps to be able to claim Windows 8 certification and that means they have to, in some circumtances be signed by Microsoft, eg Drivers. (see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh749939.aspx). I can of course go to a shop and purchase a box copy of Win8 or an upgrade version and install on my pre Windows 8 (eg Windows 7) laptop. and this would boot Windows 8 fine (without UEFI) .. and my laptop would have a Windows 7 sticker on it., ie I dont need UEFI to boot Windows 8. Now, earlier today, I was wondering around at JB HIFI, and was looking at the laptops. Not a single one of them actually had a Windows 8 logo showing, except for the Surface, (unless it was underneath, and I did not lift every single one to look underneath) and were running Windows 8, BUT there were a few older laptops running Windows 7 AND all having a Windows 7 sticker showing, ie these met Microsoft Logo certification for Win 7.. whatever that entailed. So my Queston is: does that mean that all these new laptops are not by Microsoft definition Windows 8 certified, and are running the non UEFI bootable version of Windows 8 (ie box set equivalent) (hence Toby being able to boot his Lenovo laptop without secure boot enable), and are not actually implementing secure boot and would therefore boot any version of Linux perfectly? Also, most manufacturers have pretty much given up on Windows 8 certification and UEFI anyway? Which kind of makes sense, since what it all means is being able to put a small Win 8 Sticker? What am I missing?!! Cheers Daniel.
Hi, There's been a bit of discussion on the list in recent months about problems with Windows 8, Secure Boot and Linux.
I just thought I'd chip in to say that I've actually found it to be fine -- Ubuntu 13.04 installed really simply, resizing the Windows 8 partition down, and adding itself to the BIOS boot menu.
I needed to go into the BIOS and disable Secure Boot, but this hasn't prevented Windows 8 from continuing to work fine too.
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