How to dual boot Linux (the easy way) with Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 You can put it on a single drive multiple partition or two drives. FIRST Dump the UEFI boot & Secure boot, boot... moreHow to dual boot Linux (the easy way) with Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 You can put it on a single drive multiple partition or two drives. FIRST Dump the UEFI boot & Secure boot, boot legacy, set your sata drives to RAID but don't create a raid partition. If you're using a single drive create one NTFS partion on the back of the drive. Install Windows 8, 8.junk or 10 on the front of the drive (IN THE FREE SPACE) it will make both of it's partitions (or three for Windows 10). 100 to 200meg system partition & the windows operating system.If you only have one hard drive you can use separate partitions. In that case Windows will need to be use the front of the drive.So it would look something like this Linux can read & write Windows fat or NTFS files, Windows CAN NOT read Linux folders or files. After Windows is installed delete the NTFS partition you created on the back of the drive. Install EASY BCD 2.2 ONLY, 1. Restart and insert the CD or USB Ubuntu boot.1. Select "TRY"2. Once it's booted into Ubuntu on... less