Is Microsoft planning to block modded bios? (gStatus.ini)

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  1. Indev

    Indev MDL Novice

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    #1 Indev, Jul 27, 2015
    ht?p://i.imgur.com/wAU6e5N.png - replace ? with t, sorry low post count.
    Microsoft trying to block modded bios maybe? :g:

    Anyway I found this in GWX folder in System32 (C:\Windows\System32\GWX\gStatus.ini)
     
  2. poppy10

    poppy10 MDL Novice

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    #2 poppy10, Jul 27, 2015
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    Don't think they'd put it under "whitelist" if they were blocking it

    Code:
    ; This file is modeled after Appriaser_Data.ini.  See that file for
; a general description of how tables work.

;
;         ***********************
;         *    Filter Tables    *
;         ***********************

[FT_ANY_TRUE]
I:AssetType=*

[FT_ANY_BIOS]
I:AssetType=Bios

[FT_ANY_HasGatedBlock]
A:DT_ANY_ANY_HasGatedSdbEntry>=1

[FT_ANY_HasGatedWarn]
A:DT_ANY_ANY_HasGatedWarnSdbEntry>=1

[FT_ANY_HasWhitelistEntry]
A:DT_ANY_BIO_HasWhiteListBios>=1


;
;         ************************
;         *      Map Tables      *
;         ************************
;

[MT_FilterAbbreviations]
ANY=FT_ANY_TRUE
BIO=FT_ANY_BIOS

[MT_RegKey_GWX_GStatus]
FT_ANY_HasGatedBlock=0
FT_ANY_HasGatedWarn=1
FT_ANY_HasWhitelistEntry=2
FT_ANY_TRUE=3

[MT_RegKey_GatedVersion]
FT_ANY_TRUE=3

;
;         ***********************
;         *     List Tables     *
;         ***********************
;

;  This space intentionally left blank.

;
;         ***********************
;         *   Decision Tables   *
;         ***********************
;

[DT_ANY_ANY_HasGatedSdbEntry]
D:SdbBlockType=BlockUpgrade

[DT_ANY_ANY_HasGatedWarnSdbEntry]
D:SdbBlockType=BlockUpgradeUntilUpdate
D:SdbBlockType=BlockDriver

[DT_ANY_BIO_HasWhiteListBios]
D:SdbBlockType=BiosBlock
    EDIT: - also, nice misspelling of "Appraiser", MS :biggrin: