Difference between revisions of "Dual Boot Ubuntu and Windows 10"

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=== UEFI BIOS Dual Boot ===
 
For computers with Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
 
For computers with Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
  
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Here's what you need to do:
 
Here's what you need to do:
#Install Windows or if Windows is already installed make sure their's room on the hard drive for Linux, if not then shrink the windows partition
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#Install Windows or if Windows is already installed make sure there's room on the hard drive for Linux, if not then shrink the windows partition
 
#install Ubuntu - choose to "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows Boot Manager."
 
#install Ubuntu - choose to "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows Boot Manager."
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=== Legacy BIOS Dual Boot ===
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For computers with Standard BIOS.
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Here's what you need to do:
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#Install Windows or if Windows is already installed make sure there's room on the hard drive for Linux, if not then shrink the windows partition
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#install Ubuntu - choose to "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows Boot Manager."
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#Edit the boot order to make sure Ubuntu can boot
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Turn off fast boot
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Turn off secure boot
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Install Ubuntu

Revision as of 21:27, 9 February 2017

UEFI BIOS Dual Boot

For computers with Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

  1. Determine if your computer has UEFI - Press Windows Key + R and type "msinfo32"
  2. Within "System Summary" look for "BIOS Mode" and it should say "UEFI", if it says "Legacy" then this procedure is not for you.

THIS GUIDE IS ONLY FOR UEFI BIOS COMPUTERS

Here's what you need to do:

  1. Install Windows or if Windows is already installed make sure there's room on the hard drive for Linux, if not then shrink the windows partition
  2. install Ubuntu - choose to "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows Boot Manager."

Legacy BIOS Dual Boot

For computers with Standard BIOS.

Here's what you need to do:

  1. Install Windows or if Windows is already installed make sure there's room on the hard drive for Linux, if not then shrink the windows partition
  2. install Ubuntu - choose to "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows Boot Manager."
  3. Edit the boot order to make sure Ubuntu can boot
Turn off fast boot
Turn off secure boot
Install Ubuntu