2.5 Admins 308: Sloppy Shims

Microsoft really wants your Windows settings data, secure boot has been useless for a decade, our thoughts on (the idea of) Incus and IncusOS, and configuring ZFS for a Lightning Memory Mapped Database.

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Microsoft flips Windows Backup to on by default unless you’re in the EU (theregister.com/systems/2026/07/07/microsoft-f…)

Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now (arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/microsoft-sec…)

IncusOS (linuxcontainers.org/incus-os/introduction)

Incus (linuxcontainers.org/incus/introduction)

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