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1. #UBUNTU ON WINDOWS 10 LOADER HOW TO#
2. #UBUNTU ON WINDOWS 10 LOADER INSTALL#
3. #UBUNTU ON WINDOWS 10 LOADER SOFTWARE#
4. #UBUNTU ON WINDOWS 10 LOADER WINDOWS 8.1#

You will probably need to enter the security key. You will now be booted back into the live session of Ubuntu.Ĭlick on the network icon in the top right corner and choose your network connection. Keep the shift key held down until your computer reboots.Īt the point of the UEFI settings appearing choose to boot from USB again. Hold down the shift key and select to restart your computer. Log into Windows and click the power icon next to your username in the top right corner. I am going to assume that you chose to restart now and your computer booted straight into Windows without giving the option for Ubuntu. So at this point you can either take my word for it and stay in the live session or you can reboot and see if the installation has worked without any further steps required. When I rebooted it went straight back into Windows and I had to reboot back into the live session anyway.

You can also view a selection of messages telling you all about Ubuntu.Īt this point you can take another comfort break and depending on your computer's speed you will either have time to boil an egg or wash your car.Īt the end of the process you will be asked whether you want to reboot to start using Ubuntu or to continue using the live version.

#UBUNTU ON WINDOWS 10 LOADER WINDOWS 8.1#

I still had to manually set the Windows bootloader using BCDEdit.įeel free to give the new guide a try or you can stick with the tried and trusted method below.īefore you start it might be worth reading the latest review of Ubuntu 14.04 to make sure dual booting with Windows 8.1 is something you want to do.Ī progress bar will now show you how far through the installation you are. Using this method it appears that there is no longer a requirement to turn off secure boot. This enables you to choose the default option for installing alongside Windows 8.1

The Ubuntu installer therefore also recognises the existence of the Windows 8.1 partition.

#UBUNTU ON WINDOWS 10 LOADER SOFTWARE#

The software is free to use as well although there is a paid for version for extra options.Ĭreating a UEFI bootable only Ubuntu USB drive ensures that Ubuntu is installed to a GPT partition. I have used Macrium Reflect for creating system images and restoring them (even after moving images around) and it works. For instance if you create a recovery image on an external hard drive and then copy it to another external hard drive or NAS drive there is no guarantee that Windows 8.1 will recognise it. (especially if you move the recovery image around). In essence I have found the Windows recovery tools to be flaky with regards to restoring from a system image.

#UBUNTU ON WINDOWS 10 LOADER INSTALL#

Instead of using the "something else" option the new guide allows you to use the default install alongside Windows 8.1 option.The USB drive created uses a new method to create a UEFI bootable USB drive.The backup section advises only using Macrium Reflect for creating system images.There are a few differences to the instructions below using the new method which are mainly as follows:

I have written a new guide for dual booting Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu.

#UBUNTU ON WINDOWS 10 LOADER HOW TO#

It may be tempting to jump in and skip the steps that show you how to back up your Windows files but I can't impress on you enough the importance of doing so.