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While some are saying it's only optional and up to the hardware vendors, isn't Microsoft giving Windows7 users a free upgrade? Is this the reason? A potential l
by wantab 12y ago
While some are saying it's only optional and up to the hardware vendors, isn't Microsoft giving Windows7 users a free upgrade? Is this the reason? A potential lock in?
- BinaryIdiot 12y ago> A potential lock in? Secure boot is part of the BIOS so nope.
- cwyers 12y agoI have no idea why people are downvoting you.This is about requirements for new PCs, not upgrades - nobody is going to get their ROM updated by upgrading to Windows 10.
- pgeorgi 12y agoThat might accelerate the switch over. While there is no real reason given why Microsoft decided to change their policy on Windows 8 / x86 (originally they requested Secure Boot enabled and enforced), I suspect it was due to their large corporate customers. They feared that after the Win8 release they couldn't buy machines without Win8 Logo (probably right) and thus can't image the Windows 7 (or even older) they still used internally onto new machines. So Microsoft gave them some more time to make the switch, and with pushing Windows 10 like this, they want to purge old Windows versions from the market, and quickly. In terms of Secure Boot this means that there's no business case (for Microsoft) anymore to keep non-Secure Boot around.