How to: Dual Boot Linux Mint 20 with Windows 10 

Just what I would love to see, you post it! Why didn't I discover this channel earlier. Best host i've seen so far, not exaggerating

Best video for dual boot installation of windows and mint. I wish I had checked this video first. I used another guide to install and ended up with strange partitions and a boot drive that was way too small. Don't bother with any of that noise on your first linux install, it serves no purpose. This is the way to go and thank-you for making this video. All things considered I could have done this entirely on my own as it is so simple but it was nice to have someone confirm it before taking the plunge.

Thanks for an excellent tutorial. It got my up and dual booting in next to no time. I just got confused at one point because I'd already created a partition for Linux via Windows disk manager. I also had a second drive, with several partitions, in my computer. As a result, the instraller didn't give me options about where to install Linux, except unsder "other," which confused the heck out of me.. So, I turned off the computer, temporarily disconnected my second drive then used Windows to expand the primary partition to fill the whole remaining drive. I then re-ran the Linux installer and everything went just as you show in your video. Thanks again!

Wow! This is amazing, I just followed the steps and it was as easy as you explained. Thank you, sir.

Many thanks, bro. I was facing serious problems to keep both and your step-by-step helped me a lot.

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linux mint or any other distro should be installed in a separate ssd along with the boot loader. That way it will be completely independent. Though you will need to either use bios boot device menu, or change the boot device priority to be able to boot in linux mint.

As an Aerospace engineer, I cannot thank you enough, Your video's helped me a lot throughout my job

Great clear explanation! I have been using Mint on one of my laptops but am purchasing another and i may do the dual boot giving Windows a small % of space! I find Mint does everything i need and is not sluggish like Windows.

My probelm is that the option for dual installation doesn't even exist for me, only erasing everything, or doing something else

Is there a way to set this dual boot up so that each system can share files? If so could you make a video about it? I've seen it demonstrated using Vertual Box but I haven't seen it done with dual boot.

Awesome! This is what I call a clear and crisp, up to the point instruction video. No ambiguities whatever. Loved it so much. Many thanks for making it dear friend. Much love. Good luck and cheers! 😊👍

Straight to the point. Thank you so much for making this video!!

Great! It's years since I dual booted Windows with Linux. This was a great refresher for me, many thanks 👍👍👍☮☮☮

I did this on Windows 11 right now, still works! Thanks for this tutorial, I subscribed(:

I'm running Win 10 and Mint 19.3. I always freak out when I upgrade. Tell me, please, how to over-write 19.3 with 20.1. Do I delete the Linux partitions, to make 1 partition to install 20? Thanks! Very good, clear tutorial, except for this one question.

Very good and simple... will do it on a 240gb ssd. Thanks for keeping it simple!

Thanks a lot bro I managed to install both windows and linux mint 20 on my portable external hard drive. Now I'm able to dual boot both of my laptop's from my external hard drive after watching your video...

Was having some trouble, saw this video then I realized I downloaded a separate fork, probably university made. Felt stupid, but you made it right lol. Got it installed on my laptop alongside windows and I've been enjoying the lightweight aspect of mint. I know it's not the lightest option but it's way less resource hungry than windows, it really stretches battery life. Very user friendly and would recommend anyone to try mint as a windows alternative to slowly introduce yourself to Linux.

Thank you. Succinct and wonderfully described. I am encouraged to give it a try as abandoned Windows some years ago but have limited need for Windows OS now.

Holy shit dude thank you I don't normally put comments on videos but yours really deserves it! It really helped me out a whole lot! I was not able to figure this out until I watched your video so thank you so much!

Exceptional explanation for any level of intuition, thank you very much for this good contribution!

Process is explained in intelligible ,clear unaccented English ,thank you so much!

I had WiFi issues with every other distro but mint fixed that :). Chose I am going to install it but I forgot how as I have not done it for a few months. This video helps Alot. Thabks

I installed Windows10 Home from a 120gb SSD onto a 240gb ssd. This left 120gb unallocated on the 240gb SSD. I then installed LinuxMint 20.3 Cinnamon to the unallocated section. During the installation LinuxMint automatically installed the dual boot. It will automatically boot LinuxMint. If I want Windows 10 Home I just do the switch. Everything works like a charm. I transfer files between both operating systems by using a fat32 flash drive.

I had to learn to update my old Dell's bios and then this worked perfectly, my first dip into the Linux pool, thanks!

Nicely Explained process Automatically picked the hard disk unformatted part 50GB I had left on SSD. for Linux mint after installing windows.

Sir i haven't show the 1st option " install linux mint alongside windows10" in installation type... Only shown other options.... Please fix my problem...

Best video I've found on LM/Win10 dual-boot! Thanks for making it.

Hi what if I want to install mint linux on a separate drive?is it possible? I already installed win10 on one ssd 240g.i have a 128g ssd for linux..but not showing 128 GB disk when I try to install linux...can you help?

I'm going to try it now. I installed Linux a few years back and I wasn't ready for it. This seems like a great way to become comfortable with Linux while having a bit of a safety net with Windows.

Perfect. I struggled for an hour before finding your video. Thank you.

Many thanks! One question. I have my Windows installed on the HDD and want to install linux mint on SDD. Will the process be the same as shown in the video?

Excellent video, you speak clearly and the content is spot on, I appreciate that you fast forward the downloads and installations, Very well done, Thank You. Now wish me luck :-)

Thank you Jay! However, I'm concerned with the "Something Else" option, because I'd like to know if the partition is a Primary or a Logical! Anyhow, your explanation is excellent, but would like you to make one with the Something Else" option please?

This is the most comprehensive tutorial I've ever seen.

Clear and very easy! Thank you very much for this video!

Great video. Straight to the point. Just wondering how you are doing your video capture? Especially when rebooting? Thanks!

When I get to the page to install, it doesn't say, install along side of Windows 10. Do you know what this would be?

My computer has two hard disks one with Windows10 installed and the other pre-installed with Linux mint, I use the "F8" key for the boot menu every time if I need to switch to Linux otherwise it will boot to wind10 but I want Linux or Windows 10 to be my primary syatem, I don't want to use the P8 key every time.

Wow! This is amazing, I just followed the steps and it was as easy as you explained. Thank you, Jay.

Thanks so much! Trying out linux for the first to see if i like it and if i dont i still got windows

Great job. I setting my windows laptop to do the same and just wanted to be sure I didn't mess it up. Thank you,

ethcher is more bloated than pretty much anything else. Rufus is much smaller. Or you can use ventoy!!

This was great up to the installation type page. My mint 20 install only gave 2 choices--erase disk and install linux mint and Something Else...nothing about dual boot.

thanks for your guide, really helped, I liked your talking style/accent, good luck :)

Super instructional video - thank you. Also, would like to see Pi-Hole used on this Linux Mint OS,

Thank you very much for your guide. Is there a way to take a backup image of the ssd with the 2 operating systems for later restoring? is there a freeware software to do it?

Hey man, I recently found myself in a predicament. So, I finished installing Linux like you said but when I want to load linux it goes straight directly to windows! I didn't even show the grub

very good ,BUT what about a duel drive system? with linux on one and windows on the second. I am in the process of building a new computer, it will have 2 m.2 drives, one will be dedicated for my main daily needs(linux) and the other (windows) for the games I have that will not easily run under linux. NO preexisting OS on anything. again a very good video.

Thanks Man, this was clearly explained, and it worked!

What's missing is how to UNinstall Linux and restore the system to the pre-Linux condition if you decide you don't want to run Linux. I suppose one option would be to just nuke the internal drive by reformatting it, then using the backup made before installing Linux (we DID make the backup, right?), but is there an easier/faster way?

Very good tectorial, helps greatly THX! Etcher is good, but destroys all the files on the stick, and NO choice to Multiboot, as many OS's, nor add persistence to many LIVE Linux ISOs! And since there are other USB managers out there, and a few that do NOT destroy all the files on the USB stick. And if someone only has one stick, they can use Multibootusb, or the newer one I really like, is YUMI that also adds "persistence" up to 4GB, to save files and settings, and changes done to many Linux individual OS that is booting LIVE! Click on a Linux DISTO, then click the box to download, wait and it will download Linux distros from it's LIST! And unlike Ventoy USB creator, which Win10 decided not to see anything on the stick when inserted. after a W10 update ! Doesn't play will with others! I also LIKE the YUMI option to add more than one, say 1 to 8 OS's Linux mostly, limited to the size of the USB stick, but it will add Windows, I also choose XP Pro Dark, and W10, and than other Linux OS systems for the YUMI's list. But no "persistence" because Windows are not LIVE on the stick! Again many of the **main** Linux OS's have the choice to add the "persistence" to save changes,, so I can have my set up computer on a USB, with encrypted HOME folder, on one Stick with me, without carrying the computer, ALL THE TIME! I use Peazip Portable USB app to lock my files, with 3 different choices of encryption, on the stick, and than encrypted Home folder to lock the files on the Live DIstros. Thank you very much again for you in-depth, and step by step how to dual boot!

Excellent tutorial!

Thanks a bunch. Very helpful. No hassle!

Hi, not really a question on dual booting, but rather how does one remove Linux mint system from laptop/(mini)notebook and install windows 10 instead?

Very well explained. Thanks

Just wanted to let folks know that I got NoMachine working on my MacBook Air and remoting into Mint machine just fine! It was suggested by someone on the chat service that’s installed by default in Mint. I’ve been playing with mint for about 6 months on and off.. I just recently swapped in a different spinner drive and installed Ubuntu to get familiar with it, but I like Mint better!

My linux mint 20 is not showing any available wifi connections!! Can you suggest me something?????

Exactly what I was looking for - Excellent

Did this for a dual boot of Win7 and Mint 19.2, but messed with the partions and messed up Windows, so I had to wipe and install Mint. Don't really regret it, but there were a couple windows programs I wished I still had access to. Just watched your Mint 20 update for doing mine later this week.

Hey, Thank you for this, sure looks doable. One thing that I felt like I didn't understand - can you access all the files from both Linux and Windows? If not, would that be possible in any other way?

Hi. Thanks for this video. I have no doubt it will work, but I yet have some questions before I dig in. 1). Where is the OS options menu stored? Maybe HDD or BIOS/UEFI? 2). What if I change my mind about Linux Mint? Can I remove just it and go full back to Windows? 3). What if I want to remove Windows and keep Linux? How? 4). What if I need to reinstall Linux after I butcher trying to learn? I am not asking for easy answer, because while I am very new to Linux (only USB Boot once), I have installed Windows 10 many times on many different systems. So Pulling the HDD, Format, reinstall, rebuild Windows is no biggie to me. Just like to know up front. Thanks for taking question. Thanks for sharing. Good day.

thank you for an excellent overview of how to install linux mint. i just purchased a usb with it on it. my intention is to see if i can revive both my old laptops. if that goes well, i want to dual boot with windows on my desktop to test out and then if i like that, get rid of windows 10 WHICH I HATE1 It is always so slow, seems like it is endlessly updating and probably stealing my data. in my early computer career in the early 80s i worked on unix and so i realized that this could be an elegant answer to dump windows once and for all1 thank you so much1

Excellent video, thank you. This is exactly what I am trying to do.

Thx for the video. Does this dual boot method slow down the processor - or would my windows sessions run almost as quickly after installing Linux mint as dual boot?

Great video, worked like a charm. Thank you.

Thanks for this video, it is very simple. My wifi seems not to be working with Linux, what could have gone wrong?

best linux tutor ,you made it so easy for me

superb..great video , thanks

Can it be possible to install on a separate drive? I have an Asus TUF X570 board and have my main windows 10 on a M.2 drive and wanted to install linux on the second M.2 slot. would it cause interference later on or would it be easier to use an SSD via SATA?

What if I don't have that install alongside windows option even though I do have windows

great tutorial, very good explanation

Windows user trying something new here. Just installed to A SD card to try. Thank you. Quick question when I download packages and applications does it install them also on the SD card?

So. What would I do if I do not have the button to install linux alongside windows? As in, the windows OS wasn't detected by linux. Instead of partitioning a single drive I am installing linux to a seaperate drive, if that helps.

Thank you from France

worked like a charm! ty for the tutorial !

That was excellent. Professionally done. I look forward to doing it. You have assumed that we all know how to make an image of Windows. I looked that up and will find a spare drive to hold the backup. I have a spare drive within my desktop computer set aside for Linux OS, so I should be able to install it on to that drive. Can the GRUB menu be edited? I would like to put Windows at the top and Linux as no 2. I will be using Linux just to play around with.

The boot screen does not pop up for me. My pc just boots straight into windows, can anyone help?

I have installed Linux Mint and I would like to have a dual boot with Windows 10. So how do I do the opposite of what you shown? Thank you and awesome video!

Thank you so much! Really good tech!!

Thank you, just the video I needed to see.

Excellent video! Thank you!

Thank you for the simple video explanation.

Very hepful !! Thank you very much for sharing this for us

Perfect. Thank you.

If you use Grub and you crash Linux you won't be able to access windows, it is possible but you need to know few weird commands. I disconnect ssd with windows and than install linux on another ssd so it doesn't use Grub for dual boot and than I choose in BIOS which ssd to boot.

Thanks man this was to the point and efficient, best

Hey! I have the same exact lamp you have!

Great, helpful video!!! Thanks!

amazing tutorial sir, I respect, but sir at 9:06 I forgot to select the drive option C and installed in wrong drive D so, It does not prompt me to choose OS it directly starting Windows 10.....Plz help me to fix it sir,

no mention is made about checking the sha256sum txt and the Sha256 sum.txt.gpg as it is mentioned being important to check those, how is that done . ?

Excellent video. The Linux Mint install is perfect. Trying to download a Microsoft Windows that is not corrupted by the time you start Etcher is seemingly impossible! Do they (Microsoft) prefer that we purchase Windows 10 from Amazon or some other vendor?

Can you make a video on how to undo this? I mean how do we uninstall linux and get back to how it was earlier?

From the balenaEtcher, when I click "Flash from file" I'm not able to see the linuxmint iso file. I tried many different things but I still can't see the file. I've tried using Rufus instead of balenaEtcher. I 've tried moving the file to different folders. I bought a brand new thumb drive. I don't know how to fix this. Please help.

What if I wanted to replace mint with another distro? Is the process the same?

Jay thank you for a very well tutorial on this. I have 4 questions for you: #1: I have two drives in my windows 11 system. I would like to keep the entire C drive for windows and then put Linux Mint on the D drive. It can have all of it. #2: Can I or would you recommend running a webserver from this system? #3: I don't know if they are part of your group but the person's name is Don Pezet. He had a video on "How To Secure A Raspberry Pi". Can I also do what he does? #4: Can I put Webmin on this system as well? Thanks Dan

Great tutorial 🔥🔥tho I'd recommend Ventoy to make Bootable flash drives, since it's as easy as copy pasting the iso file into the flash drive 👌🏾.You can have multiple isos on the same flash drive which I think is really cool 🔥🔥🔥oh and it's open source too🔥

Works like a charm!

Cant find Install alongside with Windows option