For nearly nine months, a subset of Windows 11 users—especially those who depend on the flexibility of dual-boot environments—have found themselves entangled in a frustrating deadlock. The culprit was an August 2024 Windows 11 update that, while intended to reinforce security via improved...
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In August 2024, Microsoft released security update KB5041585 for Windows 11, aiming to enhance system security by implementing Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT). This update inadvertently disrupted dual-boot configurations with Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Debian, Mint, Zorin OS, and...
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