[Bug 1482851] Re: Windows 10 is detected as Windows 8

Brian Murray brian at ubuntu.com
Thu Aug 13 20:42:54 UTC 2015


** Tags added: trusty vivid

** Changed in: os-prober (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: os-prober (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

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Title:
  Windows 10 is detected as Windows 8

Status in os-prober package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:
  * Clean pc
  * Install Windows 8.1, let it use the entire disk
  * Dual boot installation Ubuntu 15.04.
  * Verify that that Grub shows Windows 8 when booting up
  * Verify that you can boot into Windows from the grub menu
  * Verify that you can boot into Ubuntu from the grub menu
  * Verify that os-prober detects "Windows 8 (loader)" on sda1
  * Upgrade Windows 8.1 to Windows 10
  * (Additional steps may be required to restore grub after Windows upgrade)
  * Verify that you can boot into Windows 10 from the grub menu
  * Verify that you can boot into Ubuntu from the grub menu
  * Run os-prober

  Expected result:
  /dev/sda1:Windows 10 (loader):Windows:chain

  Actual result:
  /dev/sda1:Windows 8 (loader):Windows:chain

  Ubuntu 15.04
  os-prober 1.63ubuntu1

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