{"id":478505,"date":"2022-07-27T23:51:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T20:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/its-time-to-stop-dual-booting-linux-and-windows\/"},"modified":"2022-07-27T23:51:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T20:51:10","slug":"its-time-to-stop-dual-booting-linux-and-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-stop-dual-booting-linux-and-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"#It\u2019s Time to Stop Dual-Booting Linux and Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d2c2aa55c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d2c2aa55c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/its-time-to-stop-dual-booting-linux-and-windows\/#%E2%80%9CIts_Time_to_Stop_Dual-Booting_Linux_and_Windows%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;It\u2019s Time to Stop Dual-Booting Linux and Windows&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIts_Time_to_Stop_Dual-Booting_Linux_and_Windows%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;It\u2019s Time to Stop Dual-Booting Linux and Windows&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-821611\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dual-boot.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Logos for Windows 11, Fedora Linux, Arch Linux, and Ubuntu Linux\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dual-booting is one way to install multiple operating systems on the same computer. Unfortunately, Windows is making the practice more difficult than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Dual-booting (and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le-booting, and so on) involves splitting a storage drive into multiple partitions, with one operating system on each partition, and a boot loader that allows you to choose between each operating system at startup. In some cases, each operating system needs other smaller partitions at least one or two other partitions (such as a swap area for Linux-based operating systems). The method is commonly used by people who want to use Linux, but still need to keep Windows around for software or other tasks that are incompatible with Linux.<\/p>\n<p>Windows has never worked <em>all that well<\/em> with dual-booting \u2014 depending on the setup, it can <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bbs.archlinux.org\/viewtopic.php?id=204662\">sometimes<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/unix.stackexchange.com\/questions\/68581\/how-can-i-prevent-windows-from-overwriting-grub-when-using-a-dual-boot-machine\">overwrite<\/a> a custom bootloader with its own when updating, or cause other problems. More recently, the BitLocker disk encryption scheme in Windows has been a headache for dual-booting, since the contents of an encrypted disk aren\u2019t accessible unless they are unlocked first, which requires a backup key or starting up Windows.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft says in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/security\/information-protection\/bitlocker\/bitlocker-device-encryption-overview-windows-10\">support pages<\/a> that \u201cmodern Windows devices are increasingly protected with BitLocker Device Encryption out of the box,\u201d and some PCs even store BitLocker keys in the TPM module. The developers of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/getfedora.org\/\">Fedora Linux<\/a> have been discussing why that\u2019s a problem on the project\u2019s mailing list, saying \u201cthe Bitlocker encryption key is unsealed only if the boot chain measurement by the TPM matches the expected values in a TPM PCR. When shim+GRUB are in the boot chain, as is the case in our default dual boot installation, the measurements are wrong, and this means the GRUB menu entry to boot Windows won\u2019t work. The user is dropped to a Windows Bitlocker recovery page.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ubuntu, another popular Linux distribution, has also noted problems with BitLocker disk encryption. A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discourse.ubuntu.com\/t\/ubuntu-installation-on-computers-running-windows-and-bitlocker-turned-on\/15338\">support article<\/a> says, \u201cIf you are using BitLocker, the hard drive contents will not be accessible, and they will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear as random noise. This means that the Ubuntu installer cannot correctly map data, and the additional installation cannot be safely performed without data loss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even though BitLocker is a great security feature, it\u2019s clear Microsoft isn\u2019t making it easy for other operating systems to exist on the same drive. At this point, the easiest solution is to not use dual-boot at all \u2014 consider adding a new drive to your PC\u00a0and sticking to one operating system per drive. That\u2019s not always an option, since many laptops don\u2019t have room for an extra drive (or even the ability to replace the original drive), but it\u2019s worth considering whenever possible. You could even install operating systems to a fast external SSD. With a USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt connection, you shouldn\u2019t notice much of a speed difference.<\/p>\n<p>The solution to conflicting software should never have to involve buying more hardware \u2014 you own your computer, so you should be able to use whatever operating systems you want. Unfortunately, without more cooperation between Microsoft, PC manufacturers, and Linux developers, it\u2019s becoming harder for Linux (and other systems) to co-exist with Windows. Meanwhile, Linux support on Apple\u2019s new ARM-based Mac computers is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asahilinux.org\/2022\/03\/asahi-linux-alpha-release\/\">still in the early stages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you plan on using Linux on a PC all of the time, instead of constantly switching back and forth between Windows, one of the best Linux laptops might be worth considering. Deleting Windows entirely from a PC that shipped with Windows also works, but computers <em>built for<\/em> Linux often have fewer driver problems. The Dell XPS 13 Plus is now certified for Ubuntu 22.04 (and optionally ships with it), and HP just released the \u2018Dev One\u2019 in partnership with System76, the developer of Pop!_OS Linux.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lists.fedoraproject.org\/archives\/list\/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org\/thread\/47SPDF3X6L6NPS5PXZVBSCD2MZRRUOOE\/\">Fedora Project<\/a><br \/>Via: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phoronix.com\/news\/BitLocker-Dual-Boot-Linux-Pain\">Phoronix<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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