Microsoft reacts to paralyzed Linux bootloader due to Windows update The Windows updates from August have paralyzed Linuxes and prevented them from booting. Microsoft is now naming the cause.

If you are unable to boot into Windows after installing Linux Mint or any other distro on your computer, try updating GRUB, using Boot Repair, and adjusting UEFI settings.

According to user reports following this month's Patch Tuesday, the August 2024 Windows security updates are breaking dual boot on some Linux systems with Secure Boot enabled.

There is a security gap in the bootloader shim, which also allows secure booting for non-Windows operating systems.

I don't normally have to deal with GRUB in my regular Linux usage apart from the boot menu. Since everything's set up correctly on installation, I can just let it be.

Pressing the backspace key 28 times can bypass the Grub2 bootloader's password protection and allow a hacker to install malware on a locked-down Linux system.

Understanding the intricacies of the Linux boot process and the GRUB bootloader configuration is essential for system administrators, developers, and Linux enthusiasts who want to harness the full ...

Microsoft’s vulnerability and mitigations team have discovered a bug in a program called Shim, which is used in Linux distributions that support secure boot. While the vulnerability, CVE-2023 ...

The idea is that a bootloader picks up files from an EFI partition and uses them to start your operating system. If you use Windows, you get Windows.