No doubt Ubuntu is the best Linux distro for beginners. So many linux beginners want to know how to dual boot windows 10 and ubuntu, instead of completely removing windows.Here in this tutorial you will learn how to install linux and windows alongside on a with GPT partition table.This tutorial is specially for UEFI based systems, you don't need to disable UEFI secure boot or enable the legacy boot support.We'll assume that Windows 10 is pre-installed on the computer. The hard disk partition type, i.e. GPT or MBR doesn't matter much. Contents.Get Ubuntu and Create the bootable USBAs you're going to install Ubuntu, so first you need to get the ISO file, get it from the official ubuntu website, link.After downloading the Ububtu ISO, you need to create a to install from it.There's many way to do that, in windows 10, you can use the Rufus USB creator, download Rufus from.Alternatively you can use MultibootUSB tool from. Analyze the systemAlthough this step is optional, but it's to know your system before altering anything.
Since there are various Windows boot issues, one needs to enter the boot menu to apply the troubleshooting steps. How to Enter the Boot Menu in Windows 10. When a computer is booting, the user can press a certain key to enter boot menu in Windows 10. The common boot menu keys are Esc, F2, F8, F10, F11 or F12, depending on your particular PC brand.
First check the hard disk partition type.Enjoy free shipping and One-Day delivery, cancel any time.You can use the diskpart command on windows to check the HDD, first open up the CMD as administrator and type the command below one by one. Diskpartlist diskIf your HDD has GPT partition table by default, then almost certainly it's a UEFI system. Partition the disk on windows 10You need to free up some HDD space to dual boot ubuntu and windows 10, at least 6 GB is required to install.However you can go with 8 GB, but about 20 GB for the linux filesystem root / partition is highly recommended.You can install Ubuntu without a dedicated /home partition, but it's always recommended to use a separate home.Most probably you don't need a swap partition, as there's plenty of RAM on any modern system, swap space is rarely used. If you desperately need a swap space, you can you a swap file instead.Let's partition the disk,. First open up the Disk Management tool from the settings application.
Select the hard drive partition you want to shrink. As example, if your C drive has enough free space, then select it. Shrink the volume to desired size, anything between 10 GB to 100 GB should be enough.I'm using a 40 GB HDD for testing, and there's around 12.7 GB free space to dual boot windows 10 and ubuntu. Reboot the computer and boot from USBNow reboot the PC and boot it from the USB drive. You need to tap the F12, F10 or F8 key many times to select the boot device.On Dell, Acer, Lenovo or Toshiba laptops, it's the F12 key in most cases.Note: On many laptops with the Fn key, you need to press Fn + F12 key combo to select the boot device option.You can select any of the Try Ubuntu without installing or Install Ubuntu on the GRUB boot menu entry.
You can boot Windows 10 from USB Drive, in case your Computer is going through problems and preventing you from accessing your files and data.Boot Windows 10 From USB DriveIn order to Boot Windows 10 from USB Drive, you will need to get hold of a Windows 10 Bootable USB Drive which you must have already prepared, to deal with this kind of a situation.In case you do not have a Bootable USB Drive, you can still create one right now by going to another computer running Windows 10 operating system. The process to create a Windows 10 Recovery Drive is really easy, just follow the steps outlined in:.
Steps to Boot Windows 10 From USB DriveShutdown your computer (if it is ON) and follow the steps below to Boot your Windows 10 Computer from USB drive.1. Insert Windows 10 Bootable USB Drive into the USB Port of your computer.2. Press the Power button to start your computer.Note: You may have to, if your computer is not booting up from USB Drive.3. Once your computer boots, click on Repair this computer option on Windows Setup screen that appears.4. Next, click on Troubleshoot Advanced options.5.
On the next screen, click on Startup Settings.6. On the Startup Settings Screen, click on the Restart button located at the bottom right corner of your screen.