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My question is a generic question regarding the meaning of Daul Boot.

A.) Installing a second OS on the same HD partition as Win. (as Ubuntu options on its install)

B.) Installing the second OS on a second bootable SSHD, and choosing which HD / OS from Boot order at PC start-up.

I ask because I see That Susan Bradley’s MS-DEFCON 2: 24 H2 is around the corner. The article in ISSUE 21.36.1 . warns of Bual boot issues.

I am currently running as B, above, on Win 10, 22H2 build 19045.4780 and run this Os on an SSHD as c:/ and Ubuntu 24.04 on a separate SSHD, and have secured a third SSHD and a WIN 11 image at 2H22 dated 12/5/23 ( before Co-piolet ) Not currently installed.

Does Susan mean Dual Boot as described above as A or B. I am assuming A at this point, as I have had no issues dual-booting as B.

Thanks for your time,

Swordfish aka G²

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swordfish wrote:

Does Susan mean Dual Boot as described above as A or B.

B.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

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The operative statement is: “Don’t worry about Windows 10, because no version releases beyond 22H2 are expected. But for Windows 11, lock your machine on 23H2 for now.

So another reason to delay installing win 11 system Hard drive.

Thank You, bearren,

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You can install Ubuntu on the same hard drive as Windows, but it would not be on the same partition. The installer can resize the Windows partition to create room for one for Ubuntu, but it won’t use the same one as Windows.

You can also install Ubuntu (or any other Linux) on a second drive within the computer, and while you could choose it by selecting which one to boot from the BIOS (UEFI, on any modern PC), that is not the only way, nor the most convenient.

The default setup when you install Linux alongside Windows is to create a boot menu from which you can choose Linux or Windows. This is the default when you select Linux or Ubuntu from the BIOS/UEFI settings.

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