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Are UEFI problems only on Windoze 8 computers?

Are UEFI problems only on Windoze 8 computers?

Posted Nov 16, 2012 9:04 UTC (Fri) by farnz (guest, #17727)
In reply to: Are UEFI problems only on Windoze 8 computers? by rvfh
Parent article: Garrett: More in the series of bizarre UEFI bugs

No, it wouldn't - Windows 7 64-bit can use UEFI to boot, too, and can be locked down in exactly the same way. Your only option is to demand Windows 7 32-bit, where you have BIOS legacy boot requirements, and accept that that's only available on restricted hardware nowadays.


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