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Are UEFI problems only on Windoze 8 computers?

Are UEFI problems only on Windoze 8 computers?

Posted Nov 16, 2012 8:37 UTC (Fri) by rvfh (guest, #31018)
In reply to: Garrett: More in the series of bizarre UEFI bugs by mjg59
Parent article: Garrett: More in the series of bizarre UEFI bugs

Would buying the same laptop but with the Windows 7 option (where it exists) kinda guarantee that we won't have to deal with this kind of issue?

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Are UEFI problems only on Windoze 8 computers?

Posted Nov 16, 2012 9:04 UTC (Fri) by farnz (subscriber, #17727) [Link]

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.

Are UEFI problems only on Windoze 8 computers?

Posted Nov 16, 2012 15:46 UTC (Fri) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239) [Link]

This *is* the Windows 7 version, sadly, although it's a desktop rather than a laptop.


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