How to dual boot between Windows 11 and Kali Linux - I'll show you all the steps - how to download the ISO, flash a USB drive, create space on your hard drive, configure the BIOS to boot correctly and install Kali Linux - basically all the steps to get Kali installed and working in a few minutes. // Documentation // Dual Booting Kali Linux and Windows: www.kali.org/docs/installation/dual-boot-kali-with-windows/ Dual Booting Kali Linux and MacOS: www.kali.org/docs/installation/dual-boot-kali-with-mac// Install Kali on Mac Hardware: www.kali.org/docs/installation/hard-disk-install-on-mac/ // MENU // 00:00 Intro 00:49 Software Kali 01:29 Software Rufus 01:40 USB setup/install 02:41 Disk management 04:04 Going into the BIOS 05:24 BIOS settings 06:21 Installing Kali 08:27 Error solution 09:00 Installing Kali 09:22 Boot options 09:53 Boot into Windows 10:22 Boot into Kali 10:32 Kali updates 10:58 Kali upgrade and packages 11:56 Outro // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal RU-vid: ru-vid.com kali linux dual boot windows 11 windows 10 dual boot windows kali linux dual boot kali linux windows 11 laptop Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only.
My biggest problem with dual boots has always been the booting of windows after. It then takes forever to boot to windows and kali respectively. How do I resolve that?
I have done the installation of Kali Linux 3.8gb many times.I know the full process but when it comes to the installation of Kali Linux full(i.e of 11gb) The tools are never fully installed and there are lots of other issues can you please make the video on how to install the full version of Kali
If you have to watch this .... And you're learning from this..... And you didn't know this before..... Dude/Dudette and everyone in between, I'm proud of you. Don't stop checking in on videos like this or actively searching for videos like this.
I'm a widow.. .I've let updating my linux/windows machines slide, but with Windows becoming more an more intrusive, it's time to fill in the holes in my knowledge terrain
As always, great content David. This was one of my first projects a few years ago when I was starting my cyber-security journey. Everything went well until I decided to create a separate partition for other personal files and I ended up corrupting the grub bootloader for my Kali partition, which ended up being a nightmare trying to repair. I was able to fix the grub bootloader and learned alot. My recommendations for anyone with less experience, first backup windows before trying this dual boot process. Second, I recommend doing this on an external hard drive and installing kali all by itself. It's been the best decision I've made. It basically makes it a portable OS that you can just plug in to any computer and boot it right up. There's a million ways to do this, but this was the best choice for me.
Great recommendation to backup windows first. 👍 As for installing to external drive, you're still gonna first have to go into EUFI on any computer you plug into and allow for 'boot from USB', right?
@@scottspa74 Once the external drive is plugged in you can boot from it in a few ways. You can manually choose it from your UEFI drive menu or restart your computer from the Recovery settings and choose EFI usb device. I have noticed that when updating kali it will add the boot entry for you to the windows bootloader which allows you to just select it and it boots right up. I didn't have to mess with any settings on my UEFI either. If that makes any sense
Thanks a lotttt brother , I was trying 4 days to make this work on my pc and I didn't knew that I need to uncheck these 2 options and I clicked wrong buttons later and I damaged the boot files of my pc and after 2 days I decided to try again and it worked ! Appreciate your work !
These particular errors were probably caused by Windows 11 virus protection app(it scans files while Rufus process it), as it treats some of Kali's standard packages as malicious and prevents Rufus from copying it to the USB. So then the installer can't find those files and throws out error message. I've done this recently and then retried creating the new volume with virus protection off and it worked fine with our any errors.
I don't understand why so many people do this, you can directly go into Boot Menu and do a one-time boot from a different drive without even going into BIOS and changing the Boot order. On my laptop it's F1 for BIOS & F10 for Boot Menu. I also done this to multiple users since I'm the tech of the family, and every singe Laptop/PC I used has a specified F-key to boot directly into Boot Menu for one-time boot from a different drive. EDIT: For ASUS laptops the key combination to boot directly to the Boot Menu is ESC + Power Button.
I was used to do this with my old laptop having two different SSD's, but that laptop broke a few months ago and bought a new one with only 1 M2 SSD, so I splitter this SSD in two partitions and that's it! Just make sure you set Kali Linux as main boot on the bios as this one contains grub.
hi, I have a question about dual boot system, since you said that you are familiar with. I need to install ubuntu with windows 11, and I released some 160G for this purpose. is this space enough for running some applications like OMNeT++ on my ubuntu OS? BTW, OMNeT++ requires at least 8G memory to work.
another question if you don't mind, I have three partitions on my windows11 C, D, E. So, when I install ubuntu is it automatically takes the unallocated space for installing second OS? @@LofiBeatsRadio
@@nawroza22 nope, you will need to use advanced options and select the correct partition. If not you will be prompted to use entire disk space and you will remove the already existing os.
For many machines, particularly Lenovo laptops, you also have to switch from UEFI to Legacy in the BIOS or the screen will be garbled when attempting to install. Drove me bonkers!
I believe the error happens due to Windows defender quarantining 4 packages while they are being written to the usb. If restored, the error will disappear. 8:59
Thanku so much man i have been stuck in the select and install software for a long time and i have serach so many video but didn't get the result but by watching ur video i have successfully installed it
Here is some notes * Instead of installing kali using a Live boot USB/NVME would be better as Kali is insecure for install, this way you can just use the BIOS boot selector. * As a alternative would be to install normal Debian and install the tools on that install instead. * You can add secure boot to Linux so this is only needed for the install.
For people not getting the boot option choice after installation, each laptop should have a key for you to choose which operating system to boot from. for example for my msi laptop my key to select what OS to boot from is F11, from there I can go to kali or windows. Hope this helps
I would have liked to see you talk alittle more about the advantages of dual boot as well as some ideas on how to transfer file between the too (from Kali to windows or the other way around) but other then that I need to try this at home
This. I came to find out why you would even want to dual boot in 2023 besides not having enough RAM and CPU to use a VM. I myself run Pop as my base OS and everything else on VM.
@@StevenKell I was looking at this so I would have 100% of the devices resources available when doing things and so I don't get side tracked to play PC games 😁
Fantastic video! I watched David over the last couple of years randomly. As an Applications Specialist who wants to move more in the cloud/Networking/Security space.
I always dual boot since the days of winXP. Earlier I had to use third party boot software like Bootitng.... Etc But now all Linux distros (almost) use grub which is extremely intelligent and modern, it takes all the hassle of dual boot on itself.
if you use Etcher instead of Rufus, then there will be no issues with any checked software for Kali. (In my case, of course... At the beginning had the same problem )
I have a dedicated hard drive for installing Linux. I learned a long time ago to always make sure Linux will be installed on my second hard drive and grub will be installed on my windows drive :)
Thank you very much I have a not so good laptop with no dedicated gpu running windows 11 so it was an idea I had to use a less bloated os and it works better then windows does thank you for helping me your instructions were very clear!
it worked i finally have kali linux in my windows 10 and i thought that my laptop lenovo legion y520 wont work in it i cant install windows 11 in it but kali linux yes you can just trust me follow his steps and do not skip it will work i want kali because of the terminal and i want to code that's why i downloaded kali on my computer
Hi David, Big fan here! Love your videos- as always they always hit the mark. 🎯 Just got a quick question: is there a smooth way to make a remote machine dual-boot into Windows and Kali Linux? Every time I reboot to switch OS, I lose my remote connection from my Windows 10 machine. Would love to have your insights. Cheers 🙂
Hi David.. should be re-enable secure boot in BIOS and how doing it and not doing it will affect the system hardware, software and security of the computer. I followed your steps and dual booted, it worked fine. I just had to use mini tool partition wizard to shrink my partition volume to make space.
The reason there was a failure is most likely the same reason as mine. Windows removed a whole bunch of tool related files and flagged them as severe/high when I was using Rufus to setup Kali on the drive.
Hi David! Thanks for the video! Quick question, why Kali and 9 months later do you still recommend Kali or do you recommend we use a different version of Linux? Cheers!
I always used dualboot, because for virtual I needed a much "better" computer, which I didn't have until recently when I bought a computer with a better CPU and more RAM, and now I'm researching various linux distributions, as well as other virtual OS....
Been using dual boot Windows/Kali laptop for almost a year and I gotta say it's really nice not needing for a chunky usb drive to hang out at the side. I will only add too this that I had some trouble recognizing bootable Kali installer image with Rufus and other alike software on my UEFI Dell laptop and the only bootable software that recognized Installer image was Ventoy software while Kali Live ISO was recognized with Rufus easily for some reason....might help someone installing dual boot on stubborn laptop lol.
I've just tried to install NixOS on my PC and had trouble getting it recognized during boot after successfully booting into the Live ISO and installing it through that... I've used Rufus to put the ISO on a USB drive and I did use the options "GPT + UEFI (non CSM)"... So I might need to give Ventoy a try.
I totally agree - I was looking for a way to properly get both a Windows installation and a Linux installation on different drives working on the same PC, both in UEFI mode. I guess I'll need to search elsewhere and do some trial and error, since the internet is littered with tons of inaccurate, misleading or confusing information on the topic.
Dual boot doesn't mean having 2 OSes on your computer. It means using the same boot partition for both boot loaders...and that's a big no no when it comes to putting a linux distro on with windows. In this case always use a separate boot partition for linux, and, that may not be possible if you are using a legacy system.
Ive been out of the tech game so long.... last thing I dual booted was Windows Vista and mac OS, I have never even heard of Kali Linux until today. 😅 I do remember Linux though.
With this I have one problem and that is secure boot. I am using dual boot on my laptop and went with Ubuntu as this distro works out of the box with secure boot on, created another empty partition for timeshift application and installed distro. After that I installed timeshift and all the tools I needed, copied setting file for Kali shell installed same shell as in Kali and now I have same look of terminal on my ubuntu. Couple of tweaking here and there and you would not spot a difference between kali and my dualbooted ubuntu. And if you want to get into linux it is actually great learning process and thanks to timeshift you can go back if you screw up your OS.
The only Issue I have had in the past installing Kali on laptops are with the MSI ones such as the GE70 and GE73, the installation completes but the GUI screws up, and no amount of meddling with X and different window managers would solve the problem for me, it doesn't do this with the other laptops I have installed mainly Dell's and HP's and even works fine on the 2 offending laptops using the live media option, I initially though it must be something in the ramfs that allowed it to work under live but was missing during bare metal install was causing the issue but didnt have the inclination to dig deeper as it worked fine under live anyway - but I'll give it another go with the new distro - thanks
Hello David, simple and easy to understand. Can you tell me what good will this do to me in terms of my daily basic uses with windows 11? Are there any benefits which windows Cannot provide?
in terms of daily basis usage, kali linux is, as far as others OS, is not different. What can Win11 do, Kali will do and either way. This method with dual boot is mostly for specific tasks that requires linux as OS. Security, breches, etc.
Awesome! Thank you, david! I did this a few years ago to a clunker laptop i keep in my office, but really couldnt remember how. Really needed a concise refresher, like this. About disabling secure boot, though; doesnt that make you vulnerable to kernel level malware? Doesnt secure boot verify (pre-boot) that none of the startup files have been tampered and that signatures and certificates match? (Something like that; i got my sec+ a few months ago and recall reading something like that). Also, is disabling secure boot gonna have an effect (a negative one) on the TPM, which stores and generates various crypto keys and signatures? Thanks so much, again, for this video! 👍🥂💯
I just don't want to disable secure boot as it messes up with my windows and most of the softwares doesn't work with secure boot disabled (including games etc.) Not sure if there is any other way to install kali without disbling it.
I love your videos, well played, mate. I have had loads of issues doing this with newer machines and bios's, but not so many issues with older equipment any reason why?
I've installed this on multiple laptops without any major issues. Please give specifics here in the comments and hopefully someone will have a solution for your particular example.
For Eg, I never really have issues setting up duel boot on Legacy, but UEFI, as a whole, tends to be more troublesome, especially when it comes to configuration of WiFi Adapters and using "monitor mode" etc
@blueberrydreams7799 That's very interesting. Maybe a few vendors have done this with certain models etc, thankyou for this, I have some work ahead of me to find a workaround, lol
I also done this on dell Inspiron laptop but if i enabling "Secure Boot" then grub boot loader is not starting instead it is directly boot win 11. Please resolve this issue. But when dual boot win 11 & ubuntu then after enable secure boot it doesn't affect any more on the grub boot loader. I mean after enable secure boot (ubuntu and win 11) are working fine but (win 11 & Kali) not
So, I followed this, but upon switching the boot order in the bios, then saving and exiting, upon restart I was prompted to enter my bitlocker recovery key. I’m not aware of this, but I haven’t looked into how that works yet, but after putting it in I booted up in Windows as normal. It didn’t work, but I I also wasn’t able to read my flash drive. I then returned to the bios, but that second boot option also wasn’t there. I enabled safe boot again, then went to try again, but noticed the restart and reboot process taking a lot longer than usual. On this return to the bios that second boot option again wasn’t there. When my laptop started again the flash drive is being read as Kali Linux amd64 1. I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. I use an ROG Strix G16. I must say their bios interface is a pleasure to go through.
Sir, please also tell about the partition type in rufus...some people have GPT style..explain it completely sir..if anyone making MBR partition style as bootable pendive, it will not install for long and then it will give error...
Hi 👋 David, thanks for the lesson. I just have a question. I have kali linux installed on my pc 💻 not as a virtual machine but I'd like to install windows 10 or 11 on my kali linux but as a virtual machine. Is that possible or I have to install windows first then kali last as a virtual machine. If you already made a video on this please, send me the link 🔗. Thanks
Hello David, thank you very much for this tutorial, but maybe you know how I can fix the problem "This machine's firmware has started the installer in UEFI mode but it looks like there may be existing operating systems already installed using "BIOS compatibility mode". If you continue to install Debian in UEFI mode, it might be difficult to reboot the machine into any BIOS-mode operating system later. If you wish to install in UEFI mode and don't care about keeping the ability to boot one of the existing systems, you have the option to force that here. If you wish to keep the option to boot an existing operating system, you should choose NOT to force UEFI installation here." This happens in Kali Linux disc choose installation stage. I cannot choose any disk except a flash drive with Kali installation media.
I have a problem. So year ago I installed fedora linux in my laptop(not dual boot). And now when I try to go back to windows It shows no device drivers were found. I installed win11 iso from a windows laptop and with rufus I was able to create a bootable usb. But in the windows installation process no disks is shown and says there is no driver. Any suggestions..?
