[Bug 807801] Re: grub-update fails to detect windows bootloader on a uefi system

[YannUbuntu]

** Description changed:

+ HOW TO REPRODUCE:
+ 1) install Ubuntu on a computer with UEFI firmware
+ 2) Reboot the PC, boot into Ubuntu, open a terminal and check that the 'sudo os-prober' command does not return any Windows entry.
+ 
+ REMARK: if it returns some Windows entry, but those entries are invalid,
+ you may be affected by Bug #1024383 instead.
+ 
+ 
+ ***** Original description:
  running a fresh uefi (software uefi) system and the grub-update fails to detect windows boot entry/efi files and add them automatically
  microsoft folder is present in both the efi system partition as well as the /boot folder/partition

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Title:
  grub-update fails to detect windows bootloader on a uefi system

Status in os-prober:
  New
Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  HOW TO REPRODUCE:
  1) install Ubuntu on a computer with UEFI firmware
  2) Reboot the PC, boot into Ubuntu, open a terminal and check that the 'sudo os-prober' command does not return any Windows entry.

  REMARK: if it returns some Windows entry, but those entries are
  invalid, you may be affected by Bug #1024383 instead.

  
  ***** Original description:
  running a fresh uefi (software uefi) system and the grub-update fails to detect windows boot entry/efi files and add them automatically
  microsoft folder is present in both the efi system partition as well as the /boot folder/partition

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