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

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This bug was fixed in the package os-prober - 1.63ubuntu1.1

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os-prober (1.63ubuntu1.1) trusty; urgency=medium

  * os-probes/mounted/x86/20microsoft:
    - add Windows 10 to the list (thanks for David Martin for the patch!)
      (LP: #1482851)

 -- Timo Jyrinki <timo-jyrinki at ubuntu.com>  Sun, 20 Dec 2015 21:49:21
+0200

** Changed in: os-prober (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Windows 10 is detected as Windows 8

Status in os-prober package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in os-prober source package in Trusty:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  Windows 10 not detected corrected during or after installation]

  [Test Case]

  One possibility below. Another is to have Windows 10 already on eg
  pre-installed machine and installing Ubuntu on it.

  [Regression Potential]

  None, the patch is trivial if no typos slip through..

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  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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