Windows 12 May Require a Subscription

Billiam@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.world – 930 points – 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 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.