bootloader

CachyOS has rolled out its March 2025 update with a veritable smorgasbord of enhancements, ensuring that whether you’re a hardcore Linux enthusiast or a casual user, your experience is more seamless and performance-driven than ever before. The update zeroes in on hardware support, bootloader...

Understanding CVE-2022-3775: Heap-based Out-of-bounds Write in GRUB2 Overview of CVE-2022-3775 CVE-2022-3775 is a significant security vulnerability identified in the GRUB2 bootloader, which is widely utilized in various operating systems, including Linux distributions and indirectly affecting...

In recent developments, Microsoft's latest security update has inadvertently caused significant issues for users who operate dual-boot systems featuring both Windows and Linux. This update, issued as part of Microsoft's routine security protocol, aimed to fix a long-standing vulnerability...

In recent developments, Microsoft has released a security update for Windows 11 that is causing serious issues for users with dual-boot setups, specifically those who utilize both Windows and Linux on the same machine. This update, while intended to enhance security, has inadvertently created...

Microsoft's recent security update for Windows 11 has left many users in an unexpected bind, particularly those who operate dual-boot systems with Linux. The update, intended to improve security and address issues with the GRUB bootloader, has instead resulted in serious accessibility problems...

Hello folks, I have an old dual boot Windows PC. One OS is Win XP which is on one HDD (has 2 partitions), the other one is Win 7 which is on another HDD (has 2 partitions too). I believe the boot manager was on the Win XP HDD since the dual boot menu was always shown from there. However, the Win...

Hi there, my computer won’t turn on and I’d appreciate some help. My computer will not turn on outside of a black screen with “minimal BASH-like line editing supported.” I am not very technical, but I did as follows (per a YouTube video): grub> ls (hd0) (hd0,gpt4) (hd0,gpt3) (hd0,gpt2)...

I have three drives two with win 11 and one with win 10. One of the drives is older and two are newer which were installed after the older drive. I cannot seem to change the bootmanager. Wwwindows was installed on each drive independently but when I put them together the boot manager on drive c...

I was trying to eliminate the possibility of corrupt bootloader files. Laptop wont boot windows. I have a Lenovo laptop, I used the Bios NOVA button to access Lenovo One Key Recovery and re-install (?) windows back to the factory version. By doing this would you assume that I would have solved...

I have installed windows 10 on three different drives and windows 11 on one drive. To install windows on each I had to remove the other drives from the PC. However this has created a bootloader on each drive and my system is now totally confused. I select the drive on sata port one as the main...

Hey everyone. So I was playing around with some linux distros installed on the same disk (I know, I know, not ideal, but I only have on SSD on my laptop) and now Windows update fails, and I think it's because of the changes the linux installations made to the bootloader, since major Windows...

Hi, I have a windows 10 machine installed with a dual boot of manjaro linux. I have grub installed as the boot loader. Now, the issue is that my windows 10 updates doesn't complete. I wanted to try and start up in safe mode but there's no options at all. Windows 10 boots normally and fine but...

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Hi, I am struggling with this installation and looking for help from somebody that already did it. I am using Lenovo ThinkCentre with my TV as primary "Internet" computer. Because I have almoust empty 1 TB Nvme drive I had the idea that I will shrink my boot volume (the only one on disk) and...

Hi I have installed Windows 8.1 on a separate drive. Windows 10 already installed on mt Dell desktop I have two questions : 1. Does or should I disable fast boot and secure boot in Bios? 2. I am using easy bcd to set up the dual boot option screen. Which bootloader should I use as default 10 or...

Want to add Windows 7 to my Windows 10 computer so I can run some of my old games that are not compatible with 10. So far I've had bad luck. Install starts but then fails and I lose the bootloader for 10. Had to do recovery install of 10.

Want to add Windows 7 to my Windows 10 computer so I can run some of my old games that are not compatible with 10. So far I've had bad luck. Install starts but then fails and I lose the bootloader for 10. Had to do recovery install of 10.

So I'll give intro of what I did in windows 10 before moving onto Linux as this is a Linux forum section. I wanted to run a program in windows, I don't know why but I suspected it might have had a virus or malware in it. I had no intention of running it in windows but may or may not have...

Hi, I want to install a linux boot loader that will enable me to boot multiple partitions including windows or linux types, is there a program that will run in windows 10 that can do this? Having issues doing it from the linux cd, thanks in advance.

Hi, I finally got xp installed to my laptop, however, I have run into a problem. The software I want to install is designed to only be installed to the C:\ partition, it will not let me choose another drive to install to and I cannot install to C:\ becauase there is not enough space to install...