VnSO8.png' alt='Install Ubuntu On Windows' title='Install Ubuntu On Windows' />Introduction to installing Ubuntu Linux as a virtual machine within all versions of Windows including XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 10. There are three ways to have your Ubuntu and keep Windows, too. Installing_Windows8_Ubuntu_2.jpeg' alt='Install Ubuntu On Windows' title='Install Ubuntu On Windows' />Beginners Guide To Install Windows 1. With Ubuntu in Dual Boot. Brief This detailed article shows you how to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows 1. Previously I had written about dual booting Ubuntu Linux with Windows 7 and 8, but those tutorials did not cover systems that come with Windows 1. The newer systems that come with Windows 8 or Windows 8. UEFI instead of BIOS. This makes thing a little different from the conventional way of dual booting. In this tutorial, we shall see how to install Ubuntu with Windows 1. This tutorial is performed on a newly bought Dell Inspiron 7. Core i. 7 fourth generation processor, 2. GB SSD, 8 GB RAM and built in 1 GB Intel graphics. Ill cover all the steps you need to do in order to successfully dual boot Linux with Windows 1. UEFI. If you have already done some of these steps, just skip to the next one. If you have a fresh system, even better. The steps mentioned here are applicable to other Ubuntu based Linux distributions such as Linux Mint, Elementary OS etc. Cutting the chit chat, lets see how to dual boot Linux on a UEFI secure boot enabled Windows 1. Though I have used Ubuntu 1. Ubuntu, be it Ubuntu 1. Ubuntu 1. 6. 0. 4. There are various prerequisites to install Ubuntu on a UEFI system. Ill list them for easier read here Ubuntu ISO burned to a USB or DVD well see itWindows backup optionalWindows 1. USB optional yet recommended as it will save your day if anything goes wrongLets see the steps of installing Ubuntu along side Windows 1. Step 1 Make a backup optionalIt is always nice to make a back up, just in case if you mess up with the system. There are numerous articles on the web to show you how to backup your system. You can follow this tutorial here. Step 2 Create a live USBdisk of Ubuntu. The next thing you need to do is to create a live USB or disk. I recommend Universal USB Installer to create a live USB of Linux OS in Windows. Wrong Way Romance Sweet Dreams Ebook on this page. Step 3 Make a partition where Ubuntu will be installed. Assuming tat you have a fresh system, the first thing we need to do is to make a partition to install Linux. The 2. GB in my system was already had several partitions from manufacturer but mainly for backup and other purposes. Main partition was C drive, of around 2. GB, where Windows 8. If you have just one partition like this, you need to make some free space out of it for Linux. If you have several partitions of considerable size, use any of them except C drive because it may erase the data. To make a partition in Windows 8, go to Disk Management tool. You can find disk management tool by searching for disk in Control Panel. In the Disk Management tool, right click on the drive which you want to partition and select shrink volume. In my case, I shrank the C drive to make some free space You can leave the free space as it is. We shall use it while installing Ubuntu. Step 4 Disable fast startup in Windows optionalWindows 8 introduced a new feature called fast startup for quick boot. While it is not mandatory, it would be better to have it disabled. Go to Control Panel Hardware and Sound Power Options System Settings Choose what the power buttons do and uncheck the Turn on fast startup box. If you need more hints, follow this screenshot tutorial to disable fast startup in Windows. Step 5 Disable secureboot in Windows 1. This is the most important step. The new secure boot feature of Windows 8, originally intended for security feature for rootkit viruses, prevents dual booting of Windows with Linux. To dual boot Windows 8 with Linux, we must disable secure boot in UEFI. Step 6 Installing Ubuntu along with Windows 1. Once you have disabled secure boot, its time to install Ubuntu. I hope you already created the live USB as mentioned in step 2. Plug in the USB and boot the system from it. To boot from USB, will have to choose boot from USB option from within Windows itself. Either with PC Setting like for UEFI or pressing shift key while clicking on Restart. Once you have booted in the live USB, you will be presented with option to try or install Ubuntu. Click on install. You will be presented with few screen options to choose the language. It will then do some checks on available space, power and internet connection etc. Just click on Continue. The main screen which you should pay attention to is Installation Type. Choose Something else here Remember we had created some free space beforehandWe shall use the free space to create Root, Swap and Home. Select the free space and click on the sign. It will provide you with option to create Linux partition. We are creating the Root partition. Any thing between 1. GB is more than sufficient for it. Choose the size, select Ext 4 as file type and means root as the mount point. Clicking on OK in previous step will bring you to the partition screen. Install Spam Filter Squirrelmail. Next we will create swap. Like previously, click on the sign again. This time use the file type as Swap area. Suggestible swap size is double of RAM. In similar fashion, create a Home partition. Allocate it maximum space in fact allocate it rest of the free space because this is where youll save music, pictures and downloaded files. Once you are ready with Root, Swap and Home, click on Install Now Well, you have almost won the battle. Military Sim S'>Military Sim S. You can smell victory now. Next you will be asked to set username password etc. Basically, you just need to click next now. Once the installation is completed, restart the computer, you should be welcomed by a purple grub screen. Enjoy Ubuntu along with Windows 1. Note If after installing Ubuntu, you boot directly in Windows, check in UEFI settings for changing the boot order. If you see no option to set the boot to Ubuntu, you need to fix it from within Windows. When you are in Windows desktop, hover the mouse in left corner, right click and select administrators command prompt. Then run the following command bcdedit set bootmgr path EFIubuntugrubx. This should make the Grub default and hence you can access both Ubuntu and Windows from it. I hope this guide helped you to dual boot Ubuntu with Windows 1. UEFI. If you want to reverse the process, follow this guide to remove Ubuntu from dual boot with Windows. Though this article is written for Ubuntu, it should be helpful for other Linux OS as well. Any questions or suggestions are always welcomed.