Hey Fellow G33ks
This post will show you both methods of Dual-Booting Windows & Linux. Be it using a single drive or 2 separate ones. Videos I will embed were made by my fellow Distro Builder & Mentor Erik Dubois.
1- Dual-Booting 10/Linux on the same drive
2- Dual-Booting 10/Linux on Separate drives
My Thoughts :
You should not have any issues if you follow videos above carefully...
As you can see, it is possible to Dual-Boot easily. But, to avoid any potential issues in the future, I would use the separate drives method simply because it is the safest route, less issues with bootloader conflicts, it also allows us to unplug either drive without affecting the other. More flexibility, and less headaches.
This post will show you both methods of Dual-Booting Windows & Linux. Be it using a single drive or 2 separate ones. Videos I will embed were made by my fellow Distro Builder & Mentor Erik Dubois.
## Important Dual Booting Tips ##
Quote:- Windows should be installed before Linux when Dualbooting.
- Its recommended to have a separate drive for each OS whenever possible.
- Remove any other drive while installing windows on one of the drives to avoid windows installing its bootloader on other drives randomly.
## Important Note ##
Quote:I cannot guarantee success with Windows 11 as it requires SecureBoot and TPM 2.0. I know you can easily bypass those requirements, but there might be other things at play that might cause failures. This Bypass is "Unofficial" so if you break your system do not come here asking for support.
## Disable Fast Boot 10/11 ##
Quote:Also if you are doing this with Windows 10, make absolutely sure to turn off Fast Boot on Windows side so as to not have any permission issues on any other drives.
1- Dual-Booting 10/Linux on the same drive
2- Dual-Booting 10/Linux on Separate drives
3- Dual-Booting 11/Linux
My Thoughts :
You should not have any issues if you follow videos above carefully...
As you can see, it is possible to Dual-Boot easily. But, to avoid any potential issues in the future, I would use the separate drives method simply because it is the safest route, less issues with bootloader conflicts, it also allows us to unplug either drive without affecting the other. More flexibility, and less headaches.
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I do this on my own, so I might not have all the answers.
I do try to help where I can, when I can.
I do this on my own, so I might not have all the answers.