How to Dual-Boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.10 & 20.04 [2020] 

I like how you already start the tutorial in the beginning

After Indian's tutorials your accent sounds different dude

SOLVED!!! I had a few issues that I eventually solved and wanted to share in case someone else also has these problems.. 1.) PROBLEM: Windows wont allow you to shrink the partition small enough even though you have LOTS of available hard drive space. SOLUTION: After trying all the common things suggested on the web without success I finally just used a 3rd party partitioning software (Aomei) to create the new partition. Then merge it back into the C:/ drive. Now windows will see that extra space as available (minus the obligatory 20gb Windows reserves for special stuff). You'll want to use the Windows Shrink tool because it leaves the space as "unallocated". If you format the space as NTFS or FAT32 before running the Ubuntu install, you'll run into problems. Just make sure it says "unallocated" before running the Ubuntu boot drive. 2.) PROBLEM: Windows either doesnt show your USB boot disk in the BIOS as something bootable or it sees it and Windows ignores it completely upon bootup. SOLUTION: At first I was using "Universal USB Installer" to create my bootable USB drive. Everything looked great but Windows would ignore the USB drive upon bootup. I downloaded and used "RUFUS" which then created a bootable USB that was recognized my Windows at startup without issue. My guess is that the universal usb installer was choosing specific parameters automatically that were not correct. Rufus allows the user to change/select all the various parameters manually. 3.) PROBLEM: You finished installing Ubuntu but you're not seeing the GRUB menu when booting up. SOLUTION: When I was setting up the "swap area" and " ext4 / " partitions in the Ubuntu install wizard, I mistakenly selected the newly created "ext4 /" partition as the place I wanted Ubuntu installed to. If you look closely at 6:32, he has the root folder selected. In his case this shows "ATA VBOX harddisk 128.8gb" in the bottom field. When repeating the install process I made sure to have the root folder selected and everything worked flawlessly. I was able to boot into GRUB directly after the install. 4.) PROBLEM: After entering your login password, instead of logging you in and showing the desktop you are shown a blank screen. SOLUTUON: Your video drivers for Linux need to be updated... - Manually reboot the computer by holding the power button until it shuts down. Boot into the GRUB menu but when you get there type "e" which will show you the setup parameters for Ubuntu. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the 2nd to last line where it says "$vt_handoff". Directly after that you will add a space and a few words. When finished it should read...."$vt_handoff nouveau.modeset=0" - Press F-10 which will boot directly into Ubuntu with the newly edited parameters. This should get you to your desktop. - Now you need to download updates so this problem doesnt happen again the next time you boot up. Type Ctrl-Alt-T to open the terminal. Now type "sudo apt update" at the prompt and hit enter. Make sure you have an internet connection because this will begin searching and downloading updates. This process takes about 6-10min. - A popup window may appear asking if you want to install the updates you just downloaded. If you dont see the popup you'll need to navigate around until you find the "software updater". I recommend doing this over WiFi as it seems to download more stuff. This install process took about 40min for me over 4G mobile....Much longer than expected but it got the job done. When the install is finished it will ask if You want to restart the computer. If everything went according to plan you shouldnt have the blank screen issue anymore as your video drivers will have been updated during this process.

I hate it when people just talk complete crap for 10 minutes and then the solution is only a few seconds of that. However, you have defied all odds and become the ubuntu totiral master as I love you get straight to the point, like a real man.

You should disable bitlocker encryption on windows before you dual boot, or else it will ask you for the recovery key every time.

Watched your video, saw how old it was, came to your channel and saw newer video... You have grown up :D

i love how u quickly started and finished the tutorial

Adam.. I fucking love you dude. Straight to the point, clear fucking microphone, beautiful accent that I can understand, a little over a year old but still new, trust-worthy, exactly what I want, etc.

Finally, a proper, to the point tutorial. No life stories or personal daily journal entries, just straight forward walkthrough. Thank you for the video, well done, and most helpful!

Remember folks, always verify the source of .bat files you're being told to run as admin on your machines :)

Where have you been??? Finally a video that is perfect for me. Well explained and no need to play on 1.5 speed. Perfect and thanks 👍🏼

It's better to create a GPT/FAT32 Ubuntu live usb disk rather than an mbr one in case you are trying to install Ubuntu in UEFI mode. Remember both windows and ubuntu should be in same mode either legacy or UEFI.

I am impressed with the brevity and professionalism of this presentation. Lot's of meat and spot on! Thank you.

Love the instruction speed. Fast and clear. No wasting time on useless explanations. Others would do this video over 30 to 40 minutes

Your channel is simply amazing. Tutorials with no bullshit, just straight forward to the point, great explanation and camera work. I have found another gem channel on youtube. Thanks and good luck!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart this tutorial was super clear and after spending +30 hours fighting with my computer because I had Linux and wanted the dual boot and idkw I could your video closed up my fight ❤️

i gotta question wheres part 5 of making a game in note pad i have been been waiting 5 years

This video is too fast for me so I downloaded it and played it at half speed. This worked for me; it's simple and easy to follow. Only snag I had was I could only log on in Recovery Mode; turns out I needed to go into Additional Drivers and choose a graphic card compatible with my laptop. I now have Windows#10 and Ubuntu 18.04 dual boot on my laptop. Thanks, man.

Thanks man, I always come back to this video whenever I need to install Ubuntu time to time. Straight to point, precise and fast. You earned a Like my friend.

That is a great tutorial Direct and simple and worked perfectly for me. A little note: the latest rufus software i downloaded from the link was a little bit different from yours, so i had to look out the proporties needed in another video just to make sure i use it correctly. Great work!

I am having a boot loader issue where it tells me to go back and create a partition for the boot loader. How to deal with that?

I have no idea on how to dual-boot when asked by my prof til now. lol. Real lifesaver. Thank You :)

This was extremely easy. I'm an astrophysics student. We are beginning to program using CERN's Root program. Basically, we need some type of Linux software. Yesterday, I spent a few hours trying to get it to work on Windows. I got to the second to the last line of code, and I got an hour. I even had the Unix command prompt (whatever it;s called). I had everything even a Ubuntu app I got from the Windows Store. So I found your video, and an hour later (actually longer because it took an hour to download Ubuntu on the memory stick), I am good to go! Thanks

Amazing tutorial! Suggestion for a next video: Fully uninstalling Ubuntu on dual boot (including GRUB removal :) )

Thanks for this. My Windows was installed UEFI mode but Ubuntu installed in Legacy mode so I wasn't able to get GRUB to show up. After reading Ubuntu website it does state to ensure you install same as Windows boot mode. So for anyone unable to see the GRUB boot option and your PC boots straight into Windows after following this video, then that is the reason.

When i tried to make this tutorial i was scared of losing all my files, but now I'm enjoying the ubuntu experience😥

Great video but just a heads up , for those who faced a freeze after rebooting upon installation of Ubuntu , Enable “Legacy support” from your BIOS, then when you restart your computer, it’ll prompt you to press “ESC” key to open startup menu, f9 to chose between windows or ubuntu.

Someone said here: You should disable bitlocker encryption on windows before you dual boot, or else it will ask you for the recovery key every time. And many agreed. Please upvote him

I got an error after clicking install now (after the free space step) saying no efi system partition was found. This system will likely not be able to boot successfully, and the installation process may fail. Please go back and add an efi system partition or continue at ur own risk

Simple, clear and to the point! Exactly what i needed! Subscribed and liked! Thank you very much!

Awesome pacing and clarification. Pretty professional too, love it!

video starts at 0:04

Thanks Adam for this tutorial, i was kinda stuck on it for a long time. Now it is working very well. Thanks for sharing this!!

ubuntu installed and working fine but i cannot make grub load by default - windows boot manager loads by default and the only way to boot into ubuntu is to interupt the boot with esc as its just starting. how do i default to grub?

Thank you so much. I have been trying to Dual-boot My laptop for so long. i have watched lots of tutorials and this one helped the most Thank you!

Dear Adam, Your video is very helpful, and straight to the point. It is the last video in a series of long explanatory videos. I have followed all instructions, I have installed Ubuntu at least seven times, but for some reasons the Windows start screen always pops up and never the GRUB screen? Tried all the advices, tricks and downloaded and tried all those additional apps, but so far in vain. Do you know why? Do you have a solution? I have an Acer Revo M2-601with an SDD drive. I installed Ubuntu on a elder, quite slow PC - did a complete install on it. Liked Ubuntu very much, so I tried this dual boot, but after two days of trying I give up. Thanks beforehand, if you could help me out!

Install Ubuntu alongside Windows 10 doesn't show in my computer? What should I do, this is driving me insane!!

Nice tutorial, no waffle and nice pace

Had to use x 0.75 speed as i am not IT guy, necessity brought me here. Thanks.

When we are at the phase of install, did we have to Change something at "Device for boot loader installation" option? (It is the Last option before install now)

I have followed your steps but when I restarted my laptop it's directly booting in windows 10. Not showing the option of grub. Please help me.

ubuntu installation not detecting windows 10 What can i do

So you have to start this process on the computer you want to have dual boot capabilities, after you've already installed windows, yeah?

Dude starts the viceo like a sprinting crack head lol. I clicked and was like 'Oh shit, gotta listen now!' I loved it.

i have partition 3 partition on my windows should i shrink disk c: or what

Thanks! If windows is not detected, will using ' something else' option ensure that dual boot would be enabled? Can this action be repeated if windows is installed on one drive and Linux on other?

I have W10 on my C drive and trying to install Ubuntu on my D drive. On which device should I install the boot loader?

Straightforward and silly friendly tutorial!!!

Is it possible to follow these steps then later on to do the exact same thing again from windows to make a triple boot ending with Windows, Ubuntu and Kali linux for example ?

Had problems creating the Grub Launcher "Grub install/dev/sda/fail"... My Win 10 Install was via UEFI, so Ubuntu-ISO USB needs to be launched through UEFI also, not booted just regular USB... In case anyone else runs into this...

Why do we need to download the turn_off_fast_startup.bat file? I saw another video and he did not use it.

What screen recorder software do you use, may I ask?

I Can't Use Unallocated Space To Install Ubuntu What Should I Do Now ???.

I prefer to use Etcher. Mostly because it's just a two/three button process, and it automatically figures everything out for you.

Little question. Is it possible to install ubuntu in the D or E Drive instead of the C drive? Meaning.... Windows on C and Linux on D for example?

Thanks worked perfectly. No issues

why does the free space i created show the status "unusable"

Much better ;) ty for doing this buddy. Last video I'd gotten whiplash

HOLY SHIT BRO YOUR VOICE, i just watched your "making a game in notepad" then i check your recent...wow XDD

Thank you so much man! I don’t know why the hell they don’t teach this in my Linux course... 🤷‍♂️🙏

My Windows 10 Home - Dell laptop comes with Device Encryption. To access the bootable USB I need to disable Secure Boot and then am able to use Ubuntu using the "Try It" option (I also have to enable Legacy Boot). Once I'm done trying Ubuntu, the issue I have is that Windows keeps asking for the Recovery Key. The only way I can then access Windows is by re-enabling Secure Boot. If I do install Ubuntu / Manjaro do I need to re-enable Secure Boot to access Windows 10. If I do so, will I face any issues in accessing Ubuntu and Windows. Really need some guidance on this one.

I have a problem. When I was installing ubuntu the system didn't see my windows 10. Now I can't start windows 10 anymore unless I make a boot repair and then I can start windows but it cannot see ubuntu. What should I do? Thanks.

I got warning massage that it failed to install GRUB in a specific location, any idea?

Hello! I have a problem with the installation. I installed Ubuntu succesfully but when i tried to boot Windows once again, it shows me a problem that it can't run because it is damage, so i let it tried repairing by it self, but didn't work out. Now i can run only Ubuntu and i can not access windows for the moment. What should i do? I have important files in there, i can't format it.

Is it important to turn off Fast startup? if i turn off this option then will hibernate function work? because i use my power button of laptop to hibernate it...

I successfully installed dual boot ubuntu and it worked perfectly the first time. Although now it doesn't ask me if i want to boot via ubuntu or windows, it just goes directly to windows and i have to reboot to go to ubuntu. Any thoughts?

I have an issue, I followed your steps and after the installation completed and I restarted my laptop the computer didnt tell me to remove my installation device and made install the entire thing again, this has happened twice now. Can I remove the usb whilst the laptop is restarting?Please help

what if we choose primary partition for / and for /home and not logical.i think that 4max can be prime. If I'm not mistaken.what change wil that be

well i have a problem the grub bootloader is not showing it just boots immediately to windows 10 i even tried installing it from ubuntu and even installed the grub customizer but it'd still boot to windows and the grub not show how to i fix this and have a grub

great video. immensely informative and precise. thanks a lot.

If your dual boot is failing read this. There are two systems into which linux installs fall Legacy- MBR formatted HD , (no secureboot, no EFI) and Modern- GUID formatted HD with secureboot and EFI Remember before installing that less than a handful of Linux distributions support non-legacy installs. For now, You have to sign your own boot loader if you want Fedora and Ubuntu to install on a Non-legacy system. In other words if you blank your hard drive, make sure to set your bios to legacy, select the legacy usb drive for your installer (not EFI) , and reformat as MBR. You can try formatting as GUID but you will be pulling out your hair for weeks until you realize it wont install. There is an exception. ENDLESS OS will install on non-legacy, or modern systems with or without Windows on the hard drive and you can duel boot by installing from inside Windows. Endless paid the $99 fee to Microsoft/Verisign so they can install easily on modern systems ( EFI and secureboot enabled). If you are dual-booting keep the following in mind. As soon as you try to install Windows on a blank hard drive, make sure to have your bios set to LEGACY or Microsoft Windows will format as GUID and you re stuck. So if you are trying to dual-boot with windows, and Linux is not installing, LEGACY bios setting will fix your issues. Once grub 2.04 is released then the dark days will be behind us and Linux will install on Dual-boot on non-legacy easily with the new Microsoft-signed shim, via EFI device with GUID and secureboot enabled.

For some reason Ubuntu keeps installing as a dvd drive any help?

Thanks for the updated tutorial

Do I have to keep that shrinked space if I installed linux alongside win10? Or can i undo the shrink?

Hi, this tutorial is so easy, but initially I experienced a booting issue after successfully installing ubuntu.. the reason for that is my windows was initially installed on Legacy mode, it should have been on EUFI since the Ubuntu will only boot on EUFI. Thats why I reinstalled windows through GPT partition scheme, redo all installation until succeed. I have made a video out of it :)

Its shows initramfs error before booting with usb and then boots into it. but when installation is about to start it gets freezed. Tried a lot but cannot figure how to do.The unpacking error would be the reason i guess .Can you help me with this?

If I can choose install Ubuntu alongside windows boot manager then what do I do with the partition I just made?

How do I do this if I have separate hard drives? As in one hard drive for Windows 10 Pro and one hard drive for Ubuntu?

I cant shrink more than 1023 MB why?

Quality Content mate!!! Cheers

it has to be the C: disk? because I have 0 available shrink space on C: disk, does it work with D: disk?

Worked like a charm. Thank you

Thank you adam You make my night fruitful And help me so much

hey i have a question when i try and patrion disk C: IT wont let me shrink it.it sais you cannot shrink beyond the point where unmovable files are located. pls help.

I have 44.83 GB of free space, but when I right 20000, 20 GB, it says that "Total size after shrink in MB: 0"

What do I do after I choose install Ubuntu alongside windows boot manager?

I'm having the same message at 7:44 but I'm in a virtual machine, do you have any idea of what should I do?

I did everything correctly, but at 5:30 , my installation type menu is empty and on the bottom the "device for boot loader installation" part only shows /dev/sda. any suggestions?

Hi, I need a little help to allocate a root partition to ubuntu. I am using dual OS: windows + ubuntu through win2grub. I've created a drive on windows, at that moment ubuntu lost its partition. nOw, on starting grub for ubuntu, a msg shows stating that Ubuntu can't find the root partition. Can you please guide me about the relocation of the root partition to ubuntu?

Adam thank you, your tutorial was of great help to me.

What usb drives do you recommend for this?

Is turn off fast starup necessary ? what does it do ?

Hey should i turn on fast startup in Windows after installation?

Totally quality. Very useful and helpful. Thanks!

Just realized why Ubuntu couldn't tell Windows was installed already its because I've encrypted my drive with Bitlocker. If I temporarily disabled it would Ubuntu have read it? It's too late now since im already installing im just wondering.

Is there any Data loss while choosing" install Ubuntu alongside Windows 10"???

On point dude👍🔥

I have installed Ubuntu but the boot manager is not coming it just starts in windows

In my laptop i have removed my cd drive and inserted a SSD drive by caddy. Can i install my windows and ubuntu in separate SSD like my internal hard drive and hard drive connected by caddy for respective purpose???

I did this and after a while grub choice list did not show up on boot any longer. Windows was still there but there was no way to choose select it to boot