User:Barbs/SSD Maintenance & Dual Booting - Revision history

Barbs at 18:27, 16 May 2026

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	Upon booting into Windows, everything looked the exact same as I left it on the previous SSD, but with double the storage! I made sure to '''update the SSD's drivers''' too.		Upon booting into Windows, everything looked the exact same as I left it on the previous SSD, but with double the storage! I made sure to '''update the SSD's drivers''' too.


	==Dualbooting Windows & Linux==		==Dualbooting Windows & Linux==

Barbs: /* Installing Linux */

2026-05-16T18:26:49Z

Installing Linux

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	When you next restart your computer, you will enter the GRUB menu. Use the arrow keys to boot the Linux installation (you should see the Windows one in the list as well).		When you next restart your computer, you will enter the GRUB menu. Use the arrow keys to boot the Linux installation (you should see the Windows one in the list as well).

			====Loading screen freezes while booting up Linux====
	This was the only time I ran into a problem, the bootloader worked just fine, but when I selected to boot Fedora it would get stuck on the loading screen. At first I thought it was just the first-time startup that was taking a while, but after waiting like half an hour I figured there was another problem.		This was the only time I ran into a problem, the bootloader worked just fine, but when I selected to boot Fedora it would get stuck on the loading screen. At first I thought it was just the first-time startup that was taking a while, but after waiting like half an hour I figured there was another problem.

Barbs: /* Installing Linux */

2026-05-16T18:26:10Z

Installing Linux

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	===Installing Linux===		===Installing Linux===
	At some point during your distro's installation steps (at least for Fedora and Mint) it will see that Windows is installed on this computer and ask you to either <code>install Linux alongside Windows Boot Manager</code> (resulting in a dualboot), or erase Windows and only install Linux. Make sure to choose the former!		At some point during your distro's installation steps (at least for Fedora and Mint) it will see that Windows is installed on this computer and ask you to either <code>install Linux alongside Windows Boot Manager</code> (resulting in a dualboot), or erase Windows and only install Linux. Make sure to choose the former!

			When you next restart your computer, you will enter the GRUB menu. Use the arrow keys to boot the Linux installation (you should see the Windows one in the list as well).

	This was the only time I ran into a problem, the bootloader worked just fine, but when I selected to boot Fedora it would get stuck on the loading screen. At first I thought it was just the first-time startup that was taking a while, but after waiting like half an hour I figured there was another problem.		This was the only time I ran into a problem, the bootloader worked just fine, but when I selected to boot Fedora it would get stuck on the loading screen. At first I thought it was just the first-time startup that was taking a while, but after waiting like half an hour I figured there was another problem.

Barbs: /* Installing Linux */

2026-05-16T18:23:56Z

Installing Linux

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	===Installing Linux===		===Installing Linux===
	~~Follow~~ your distro's installation steps.		At some point during your distro's installation steps (at least for Fedora and Mint) it will see that Windows is installed on this computer and ask you to either <code>install Linux alongside Windows Boot Manager</code> (resulting in a dualboot), or erase Windows and only install Linux. Make sure to choose the former!
	~~At some point~~ (at least for Fedora and Mint) it will see that Windows is installed on this computer and ask you to either <code>install Linux alongside Windows Boot Manager</code> (resulting in a dualboot), or erase Windows and only install Linux. Make sure to choose the former!

	This was the only time I ran into a problem, the bootloader worked just fine, but when I selected to boot Fedora it would get stuck on the loading screen. At first I thought it was just the first-time startup that was taking a while, but after waiting like half an hour I figured there was another problem.		This was the only time I ran into a problem, the bootloader worked just fine, but when I selected to boot Fedora it would get stuck on the loading screen. At first I thought it was just the first-time startup that was taking a while, but after waiting like half an hour I figured there was another problem.

Barbs: /* Installing Linux */

2026-05-16T18:23:31Z

Installing Linux

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	===Installing Linux===		===Installing Linux===
	~~Boot from USB and follow~~ your distro's installation steps.		Follow your distro's installation steps.
	At some point (at least for Fedora and Mint) it will see that Windows is installed on this computer and ask you to either <code>install Linux alongside Windows Boot Manager</code> (resulting in a dualboot), or erase Windows and only install Linux. Make sure to choose the former!		At some point (at least for Fedora and Mint) it will see that Windows is installed on this computer and ask you to either <code>install Linux alongside Windows Boot Manager</code> (resulting in a dualboot), or erase Windows and only install Linux. Make sure to choose the former!

Barbs: /* Dualbooting Windows & Linux */

2026-05-16T18:23:09Z

Dualbooting Windows & Linux

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	* '''Uncheck''' the "<code>Turn on fast startup</code>" option under the "Shutdown settings" section.		* '''Uncheck''' the "<code>Turn on fast startup</code>" option under the "Shutdown settings" section.
	* Click the <code>Save changes</code> button.		* Click the <code>Save changes</code> button.

			===Boot from the USB drive===
			* Restart your computer.
			* During the initial startup screen, press <code>ESC</code>, <code>F1</code>, <code>F2</code>, <code>F8</code> or <code>F10</code>.
			* When you choose to enter BIOS Setup, the setup utility page will appear.
			* Using the arrow keys on your keyboard, select the <code>BOOT tab</code>.
			* Move USB to be first in the boot sequence.

	===Installing Linux===		===Installing Linux===

Barbs: /* Dualbooting Windows & Linux */

2026-05-16T18:16:50Z

Dualbooting Windows & Linux

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	===Installing Linux===		===Installing Linux===
	Boot from USB and follow your distro's installation steps. Make sure to		Boot from USB and follow your distro's installation steps.
			At some point (at least for Fedora and Mint) it will see that Windows is installed on this computer and ask you to either <code>install Linux alongside Windows Boot Manager</code> (resulting in a dualboot), or erase Windows and only install Linux. Make sure to choose the former!

	This was the only time I ran into a problem, the bootloader worked just fine, but when I selected to boot Fedora it would get stuck on the loading screen. At first I thought it was just the first-time startup that was taking a while, but after waiting like half an hour I figured there was another problem.		This was the only time I ran into a problem, the bootloader worked just fine, but when I selected to boot Fedora it would get stuck on the loading screen. At first I thought it was just the first-time startup that was taking a while, but after waiting like half an hour I figured there was another problem.

Barbs: /* Disabling Fast Startup */

2026-05-16T18:13:41Z

Disabling Fast Startup

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	* Click on <code>Hardware and Sound</code>.		* Click on <code>Hardware and Sound</code>.
	* Click on <code>Power Options</code>.		* Click on <code>Power Options</code>.
	* Click the "Choose what the power button does" option.		* Click the "<code>Choose what the power button does</code>" option.
	* Click the "Change settings that are currently unavailable" option.		* Click the "<code>Change settings that are currently unavailable</code>" option.
	* '''Uncheck''' the "Turn on fast startup" option under the "Shutdown settings" section.		* '''Uncheck''' the "<code>Turn on fast startup</code>" option under the "Shutdown settings" section.
	* Click the Save changes button.		* Click the <code>Save changes</code> button.

	===Installing Linux===		===Installing Linux===

Barbs: /* Dualbooting Windows & Linux */

2026-05-16T18:13:07Z

Dualbooting Windows & Linux

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	* Besides "Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB", enter the size you want your Linux partition to be in total.		* Besides "Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB", enter the size you want your Linux partition to be in total.
	* Close Disk Management.		* Close Disk Management.

			===Disabling Fast Startup===
			Fast startup is a feature in Windows that allows your startup to be faster (lol) by hibernating some off the booting process instead of turning it on from scratch every time you boot up Windows. This can conflict with dualbooting, so it's important to turn it off beforehand.
			* Open <code>Control Panel</code>.
			* Click on <code>Hardware and Sound</code>.
			* Click on <code>Power Options</code>.
			* Click the "Choose what the power button does" option.
			* Click the "Change settings that are currently unavailable" option.
			* '''Uncheck''' the "Turn on fast startup" option under the "Shutdown settings" section.
			* Click the Save changes button.

	===Installing Linux===		===Installing Linux===
	~~Installation instructions coming soon.~~.		Boot from USB and follow your distro's installation steps. Make sure to

	This was the only time I ran into a problem, the bootloader worked just fine, but when I selected to boot Fedora it would get stuck on the loading screen. At first I thought it was just the first-time startup that was taking a while, but after waiting like half an hour I figured there was another problem.		This was the only time I ran into a problem, the bootloader worked just fine, but when I selected to boot Fedora it would get stuck on the loading screen. At first I thought it was just the first-time startup that was taking a while, but after waiting like half an hour I figured there was another problem.

Barbs: /* Preparing the USB */

2026-05-16T18:05:27Z

Preparing the USB

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	* Set <code>Device</code> to your USB stick drive		* Set <code>Device</code> to your USB stick drive
	* Set <code>Boot Selection</code> to the .iso file you just installed		* Set <code>Boot Selection</code> to the .iso file you just installed
	* Press Start		* Press <code>Start</code>
	** If you get a pop up asking which mode to write to, select <code>Write in ISO Image mode</code>		** If you get a pop up asking which mode to write to, select <code>Write in ISO Image mode</code>
	* Wait for the process to complete		* Wait for the process to complete