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Sean Endicott

Microsoft breaks dual-boot Windows and Linux PCs with security update sent to wrong systems

Acer Swift Edge running Linux.

What you need to know

  • Some dual-boot devices running Windows and Linux are unable to boot after a recent update from Microsoft.
  • The security update fixed a two-year-old vulnerability in GRUB, which is an open source boot loader used on many Linux devices.
  • The update was not supposed to ship to dual-boot systems, but it was sent out to them, seemingly by accident.
  • Affected devices are unable to boot and show an error message stating, "something has gone seriously wrong."
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