ARM Devices Running Windows 8 Will Have Boot Options Locked Down

By Hong Kiat at 17 January, 2012, 1:00 am

If you’re hankering after a Windows 8 tablet but thought you might also run Android, think again: Microsoft is planning to lock down the boot options on all ARM devices running its new OS. Computer World reports that Microsoft will prevent ARM system builders from disabling a new Windows 8 feature called Secure Boot. The feature is designed to prevent bootloader attacks, but on most …

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ARM Devices Running Windows 8 Will Have Boot Options Locked Down

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