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How To Dual Boot Windows 10 And Ubuntu Linux

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Gary Newell
Nov 4, 2015

Windows 10 has been out for a while now and as I have a track record for writing dual boot guides I thought it was about time I created a Windows 10 and Ubuntu dual boot guide.

This guide focuses on computers with a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) over a standard Basic Input Output System (BIOS). Another guide will be coming out shortly to cover the BIOS version. The guide includes all the steps required for dual booting Windows 10 and Ubuntu. as follows: Backup your Windows 10 operating system (optional but highly recommended) Create a Ubuntu USB drive Enable booting from a USB drive Shrink the Windows 10 partition to make space for Ubuntu Boot into Ubuntu live environment and install Ubuntu Amend the boot order to make sure Ubuntu can boot

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Gary Newell

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