(LEGACY/BIOS) How to Dual Boot Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS and Windows 10

Dual Booting Windows 10 and Pop OS is essential for many users getting into Linux. This #dual-booting tutorial will cover everything you need to know to dual boot Pop_OS and any other Ubuntu-based distribution. Including creating free space in #Windows, flashing the Pop!_OS ISO to a USB drive, installing alongside Windows, and installing the GRUB boot-loader.

Everything you need including download links for Etcher and #PopOS from System 76 will be in the first link below.

Why Dual Boot - 00:00
Setting Up Windows - 00:33
Flashing the Pop!_OS - 03:58
Installing Pop!_OS - 5:12
Fixing the Bootloader - 10:20

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[nalinipathak]

In the middle of the installation, the screen went black for 15 seconds and I had a minor heart attack. But then it showed up and everything worked perfectly! Thanks for sharing this it was really helpful. Cheers!!

[simearsov]

For those that have a GPT disk (Basically any modern Windows 10 PC has them) and have the "Erase and Install" option grayed out:
- Partition 1 GB from the installer and set it as fat32
- Partition the rest you want to be your Linux work space
- Select the 1GB fat32 partition: Tick "User Partition" and "Format" and select Boot(/boot/efi)
- Select the rest as Root / and format it and also "Use partition"
- I also recommend making a swap partition. Do your own research as to how much you need to allocate. But, for 8GBs of RAM, 16 should be enough.

[JJayradd]

Some people are commenting about the update grub not working.

"The update-grub command is simply a stub for running ‘grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg’ to generate grub2 config file."

Run this instead - sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Like this if it helps so others can see it.

[factfullyindian]

Newbie here. Was rattled about not being able to boot into windows. Saw your video and was able to dual boot. Thanks for the saved my day.

[ImtokyotheDog]

Damn, that was a good walkthrough. I've been in IT for almost 10 years, and this is by far one of the best.

[Stage]

I love how you actually installed Pop the exact same way I already had done so was able to skip to the last section and be on my way, thanks for knowing what you're doing because as far as I can tell everyone else goes autistic when installing Pop.

[iojavis]

Thanks a lot bro, especially the last part on the bootloader, thought I had lost my PC...

[ThePharaohsCat]

Good basic overview. Wld be good to stress that Windows partition goes first in order.

To dual boot Windows with Linux, you need the following four partitions (five partitions if you keep a recovery partition): Windows, Root, Home, and Swap.

EFI FAT32 Grub 300mb/512mb
WINDOWS NTFS 30gb min
Linux ROOT EXT4
Following not vital:
SWAP EXT4 (Better for older PCs)
FREE EXFAT/FAT32

On a UEFI based computer, you must have an EFI system partition that is 512 MB in size. This is where you install the GRUB bootloader when prompted by the Linux installation.

[athoye]

Congrats on unlocking the Neckbeard Linuxee achievement

[chorba]

This video allowed me to dual boot my main desktop with Pop Os and Windows ☺️

[marvelousmarcus]

I have installed Pop OS before on another computer but this time I’m using my think pad! So it was cool how you demonstrated on your thinkpad as well! This should work perfectly! I should have it installed soon!

[muslimcontractor]

I had almost lost hope to get into Windows 10 OS after installing Pop_OS. You made my day. Thanks brother.

[ajimbong]

The best tutorial I've ever followed without having an Error.
Thanks for the tuto🙏

[prabeshguragain]

That os-prober thingy was very helpful. I didn't know there was something like that. On one of my laptop I couldn't get linux to recognize windows os and couldnt boot to windows. That helped a lot. Thank you for thtutorial.

[harryiii]

You have a very calming voice. Thanks for the help

[RealxDaemon]

checked all, but can not click erase and install it is greyed out . . . . .

[neerajvaikkath]

OMG thank u so much i was really scared after i didnt get the windows dual boot option, u deserve a sub

[wintrywind]

Holy shit, expected pop os installation to be easier than other advanced distro but calamares is so much better.

[shredded-shredder]

Why do I have to create a boot partition other than a root one? I have your same linux installer. If I had to only create a root partition I would have finished already but the boot one gives me an error "EFI partition is not a GPT disk". Any idea?

[goobisoft]

Thanks for video I installed pop os after that lost access to windows 10 and finally I can use windows again