Windows 12 May Require a Subscription
pcmag.com
[A]n INI configuration file in the Windows Canary channel, discovered by German website Deskmodder, includes references to a "Subscription Edition," "Subscription Type," and a "subscription status."
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This is great for linux, but I think many laptops come with a protected BIOS that won't allow you to boot other OS's what do you guys do in this case? Also, correct me if I'm wrong!
This is called Secure Boot, it's part of the UEFI standard which replaces BIOS. Nowadays it's supported OOTB by most major distros (Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, ...), but you can usually disable it with a simple toggle in the UEFI config menu.
Thank you!!
Wait until people make the tools required to unprotect the BIOS on the brands doing this, if they are. Not much else to do at that point than either wait or just buy from companies making laptops made specifically for. That, or if you are in the EU, complain like Hell that a protected BIOS on a laptop is anti-consumer if it doesn't let you boot anything besides what the vendor allows and hope they look into it a decade down the line.
Okay, thanks! I'll try to see which laptop require this BIOS tinkering and which ones don't before hand