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What you should know about Windows 8 security features

I have my network at Win 7 Pro/Ult and SBS 2011.

The security updates available in Win 8 seem practical. Why not just sell me a package of security upgrades and forgot trying to get me to use a new UI paradigm.

So how does UEFI handle VMs like VMWare? If VMWare, VirtualBox, etc. is installed first, then Windows 8, does the Secure Boot try to disable the VMWare? Is Secure Boot built into Window's hypervisor?

It is too early to comment on Windows 8 and it's security features. I saw a lot of articles about Windows 8 Defender and its features. I think this will really become a threat to other Virus Guard Developers and vendors. I like the feature they use when booting the OS (saw an article at vpswebserver http://www.vpswebserver.com/windows-vps/is-windows-8-secure?). But my concern is will this slow the PC?

I like Windows 7 a lot since it is faster and user friendly. Windows 8 is targeting both Tablets and PCs (but in my opinion more into tablets). So people get a chance to use the same OS on both systems.

all part of the Microsoft Total Vendor Lock-in Plan set out in Palladium about 15 years ago that got howled down by the tech community and now some have fallen prey to the PR that it's needed. I don't think the frogs have noticed the water warming up at all.

What effects are these new security features going to have on those of us who have a need for dual boot configurations with multiple OS's?