Dual Boot Windows and Linux | Step By Step

Dual Boot Windows and Linux | Step By Step
If you want to try Linux, why not try a dual boot and see if you like it. We will be dual booting Windows 11 and Ubuntu Linux.

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#windows11 #windows10 #linux

[frhyuhy]

If you have a desktop, get a hard drive swap tray. I use one that lets you put three drives in the space of tho front 5.25 slots. Whenever you want to try something new, slide out your windows drive and slide in a blank one. One hint place your data on a separate drive so you have access to it on any operating system you a playing with.

[robert]

It was about time I wanted this information video. Thanks.

[angheloiumarius]

Amazing.
Thx Brian & The Team
More about refind pls ☺️

[jayvlugt]

excellent I was mucking around with a broken easybcd and convoluted terminal commands adding windows grub entries

[fernandozornosa]

I don't know it ill try this boot tool, thanks for your video.

[tg]

Highly recommend to use individual drive for each system and choose while booting (p.s. watching this video in a Debian system)

[Specty]

I don’t know how you always post videos that I think of and want the most! Are you a psychic? ❤❤❤

[bruceyoung]

Thank you for this info. With windows stopping support for win10 in 2025, and my rather new computer not able to run Win11, I have a sour taste towards windows now. Forcing me to replace my motherboard just to run 11. Nope

[matrix]

I'm always using the EFI when driving my car😂😂.
Thanks for the video👍👍.

[zebop]

As I already have a dual-boot setup (W10 / Linux Mint) I tried this approach of using rEFInd on my Dell laptop to make the boot menu look a bit more user-friendly that the standard grub. However, I could only get it to work if I disabled Secure Boot in the BIOS setup. It certainly didn't work straight away as your video suggests. I'm a little unsure as to how much reliance to put on Secure Boot to be honest. It seems like a good idea in principle but in practice just a way of having Microsoft act as a gatekeeper. I'd love to know what others think about this.

[wildthing]

I ditched windows and bought a new desktop PC without an OS and put Ubuntu on it. I first tried to install Linux Mint XFCE but all I got was a green screen so paid out £80 to have it reset and Ubuntu on the PC. It's the best decision I ever made ditching windows on one desktop and will be ditching Windows on the main desktop when the SSD breaks.

[fwingebritson]

Great informative video (as usual.) However, I have been checking out WSL, and it seems like a great idea. Windows and Linux running side by side, no worries about choosing an OS at start up. No worries about virtual machines, partitions... they just work together. My biggest concern though is if it's too good to be true. I have watched several videos on the subject with the grain of salt that these folks are experts on the subject, and their expertise far exceeds mine, and therefore I may not achieve desired results.

[tridens]

Brian can you do basic video on Linux how to use installing programs printers Web cams tried it years a go and couldn't use it to complicated compared to windows
Alot of windows programs don't work with Linux?

[johnhealy]

Great video last time I did this with you I could not get back into windows just kept booting into Linux so ended up wiping hard drive and started again couldn't get used to it but thinking might give it a go again thanks

[brycestewart]

If you dual boot with dual drives, how do you know which drive has the boot loader??? Thx for sharing/helping I'm thinking of installing Win 10 on one of the win 7 dual boot drives, but am afraid I might kill the boot loader and lose everything...

[HVG]

Got a UEFI error and can't boot into Linux anymore! Thanks a lot!

[jdvdhooft]

It is always better before installing Linux to choose for try to see whether everything works like your wifi, sound etc. Saves a lot of trouble afterwards. If some things do not work and too complicated to solve i do not install and look further.

[ionamygdalon]

Or just have a second SSD with Linux installed and change the boot drive every time. It's a hassle but it is safe.

[vardagsteknik]

Ubuntu or Mint Cinnamon. That's the big cuestion? I think i'll go for Cinnamon. What do you all think of that??

[notjustforhackers]

@Britech. Never, and I mean never, run graphical applications ( they run in user mode ) as root. Do not edit root files with sudo in a graphical application, like a text editor, as shown in your video ( /boot ). This is bad practice and a security risk. DO NOT teach people to do this. ONLY edit root config files in the terminal using either nano or vim. However, editing user configuration files ( in /home ) is perfectly fine and safe in a graphical text editor as you do not need /root permissions to do this.