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bru on Oct 31, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: The right to dual-boot: Linux groups plead case pr...

... and installing next versions too. You won't be able to install the next version of Windows on your computer : you will have to buy a new one.

mappu on Oct 31, 2011 [–]

Not necessarily, new versions of windows could ship signed with the same key.

You could install previous versions of Windows the same way if, for instance, there was a windows update or new service pack integrated with the install media that contained a signed kernel.

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