Creating a Dual Boot System for Windows and Linux OS

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Creating a Dual Boot system using Windows and Linux OS:
Installing an operating system for in a computer system is a very much critical task,
and it becomes more complex and critical task when two operating systems need to be
installed in a single computer system using dual boot environment. There are several steps
which needs to be followed for creating a dual boot environment. In the following section,
some steps will be evaluated for creating a dual boot environment for installing both the
Windows and Linux in the same computer system. For the demonstration of this method,
Windows 10 and Ubuntu OS is selected in this case. In this case, we already assume that the
Windows 10 is loaded into the system and we just need to create the dual boot environment
and need to install the Ubuntu in this case.
Step 1: Get the System ready for the Installation Process
1. As the Windows 10 is already loaded in the targeted system, first of all, a backup
must be taken of the existing Windows 10 system to avoid any type of data loss issue
during the installation process.

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(Figure 1: Backup of existing Windows System)
2. In the next step, the fast boot of the targeted system must be disabled in order to boot
from an external device rather than the internal hard drive of the system.
(Figure 2: Turning off the fast start up feature)
3. The secure boot also needs to be turned off in this case so that the GRUB menu of the
Ubuntu can be booted.
Step 2: Create a live disk or live USB Drive
1. First to create a live Ubuntu environment the ISO file of the OS must be downloaded
from the official website of Ubuntu. The Ubuntu environment would be developed
with the help of the consideration of the successive and implied management works.
2. In the next step, the ISO file must be burned to a disk using some appropriate tools or
can be mounted in an external bootable USB drive. The burning of ISO file would
take care of the factors for integrating the implied management of the USB drive
inclusion and taking care of the OS work alignment.

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Step 3: Boot into the Live USB or disk
1. First of all the USB device or the live disk need to be plugged into the targeted
computer and the computer must be restarted. The USB device must be bootable for
ensuring the reading of the USB drive in the boot menu of the system.
2. While the computer is being restarted the user needs to enter in the boot menu of the
system by pressing an appropriate key combination.
(Figure 3: Restarting the Windows 10 system)
3. After entering into the boot environment, the user must select the disk or the USB
device as the boot source of the system.
Step 4: Start the Installation
1. Once the USB or the disk is selected as the boot media source for the system the user
should get the menu of either trying the Ubuntu or directly installing the Ubuntu. In