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How to get windows to not do disk checking or ruin my bootloader when i add a linux partition on the same disk? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 days ago by SpiderUnderUrBed@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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How to get windows to not do disk checking or ruin my bootloader when i add a linux partition on the same drive. I don't like the windows panicking when there is a linux partition on it and doing a variety of things, even if its not on the same ssd it STILL does disk checking but I have not seen anything worse than that on the same partition, but I need the space.

Dunno if this belongs in the linux subreddit but I mean if there is any way i can hide linux that could also work.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You’ll have to repartition your disk as GPT (which will delete all your data, so you’ll need to back everything up), then install them both again. GPT disks use an EFI partition that can hold multiple boot loaders. Install Linux first, so it creates a larger EFI partition. Then when you install Windows, it should use the same partition. In the UEFI (BIOS), you’ll be able to select which one you want to boot. Linux’s boot loaders (like GRUB) can usually show the Windows install as a bootable option. Windows’ boot loader will only boot Windows.

One thing to note is that you’ll need to run the grub setup again after you install Windows so you get it as an option at boot. How you do that depends on your distro. In Ubuntu and its derivatives, it’s just sudo update-grub.