How to install Windows 10 side by side with Linux?

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Soon there will be a laptop with Linux on board (which distribution kit - I don’t know yet, but most likely ubuntu or something based on it). But you also need Windows to study. I know how to install Linux if Windows is installed, but I don’t know how to install Windows if Linux is installed on the laptop. How to do it?

Answer 1

The easiest solution is to install Windows first, leaving space, and then install Ubuntu in the remaining space, grub will find both OSes by itself. If Windows is already installed, then free up space with some disk partitioning utility (Google) and again roll ubuntu there, just be careful, automatic mode can demolish the Windows partition, so it's best to always partition manually. If Linux is installed and you need Windows, you free up space, install Windows, and then roll grub from live cd.

Answer 2

it is assumed that you can handle partitioning the disk yourself.
the Windows installer replaces the linux bootloader with its bootloader, but nothing prevents booting after installing windows into live linux from usb / cd and returning grub back, as far as I remember, there are no problems with loading windows from grub.
an interesting hack could be placing the grub bootloader in a place inaccessible to windows, for example, on another device (if there is a second disk or memory card that can be selected as the bootloader in the BIOS)
I also remember exactly the method of starting grub from the windows bootloader, I'm not sure which one the path remained working, but you can search.
ps in some cases, Windows can live in a virtual machine, moreover, you can generally pick up something like cytrix on a laptop and already run linux / windows, etc. in it, with due luck, even transferring the video card to windows will work, i.e. games or heavy applications will work like on real hardware.

Answer 3

allocate a partition on the disk for Windows, put it there. you can cut the partition for the Windows swap, and in Linux, write the swap to the pagefile.sys file (instruction in tyrnet) option 1
: rearrange rude, as you meant - IMHO the best option.
option 2: add Linux boot to the Windows boot stub.
The instruction is simple, it simply saves the first sector of the disk with the Linux bootloader in a separate file and then registers for boot in the Windows menu. Google
option 3: put a third-party download manager.

Answer 4

Put it on a virtual machine and don't worry.