Microsoft has finally fixed a nine-month old bug that would not let Windows 11 PCs dual boot with Linux.

Linux-Windows dual boot systems don't have an easy way to access Linux files while booted into Windows. Some tools exist, but they don't offer perfect solutions.

A Windows security update released in August 2024, known as KB5041585, caused issues for users running dual-boot systems with Windows 11 and various Linux products like Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue preventing Linux from booting on dual-boot systems with Secure Boot enabled after installing the August 2024 Windows security updates.

Last August, a Windows 11 bug made it much harder to dual boot Linux on your PC. Microsoft has now rolled out a fix.

Curious about dual-booting on a PC? Learn what it is, how it works, and why running two operating systems might be worth trying.