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So what is the problem they are trying to solve by looking at the boot entry description?

If you want to detect malware, I dont think looking up the boot entry description will do it. Malware do not say "I am a malware, press me to be infected!". It is however a excellent way to prevent competition between operative systems.



I think they might have attempted to work around some bug in Windows boot loader, and then it kinda stuck.


Do you mean there are multiple windows boot loaders, each which a unique description string, and some might need special attention from the UEFI?

Is it like, "Windows Boot Manager" and "Windows Server Boot Manager"? Do windows (7/8) have a different description than say windows server, or is there a version number hidden somewhere? It would be fun to read the details of such bug :).




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