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)

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

Resize "shrink" the Windows Partition

This step is relative to both Standard and UEFI BIOS. If Windows is already installed and occupying all of the available hard drive space, then it needs to be reduced to free up space for the Linux partitions.