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DUL BOOT Windows & Ubuntu

28-02-2015 09:13AM

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Unnamed430

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hi guys i have a pc with Ubuntu on it and i was wondering how to i dul boot to have windows 8.1 on it. what software is the best to use

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#2 28-02-2015 09:21AM

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Unnamed430 wrote: »

hi guys i have a pc with Ubuntu on it and i was wondering how to i dul boot to have windows 8.1 on it. what software is the best to use

It's much easier if you put Windows on it first, the Ubuntu installer will resize partitions during install. When you install Windows alongside existing ubuntu it will wipe the bootloader leaving you having to fix it after to give a option to boot to either as it starts.

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