Windows 11

[JKnightandKARR]

Lol

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[granz]

That's about right. 

[JKnightandKARR]

That's about right. 

I still want to put Win 10 and Linux on my Dell laptop.

[granz]

That's about right. 

I still want to put Win 10 and Linux on my Dell laptop.

Rather than doing a dual-boot configuration, try running straight Linux boot, and load up Windows in VirtualBox.

That is the way I have it, and so it is pretty seamless to switch between Linux and Windows programs. That way there is no need to reboot just to run my Windows programs, or to reboot again to get back into my Linux programs.

[JKnightandKARR]

That's about right. 

I still want to put Win 10 and Linux on my Dell laptop.

Rather than doing a dual-boot configuration, try running straight Linux boot, and load up Windows in VirtualBox.

That is the way I have it, and so it is pretty seamless to switch between Linux and Windows programs. That way there is no need to reboot just to run my Windows programs, or to reboot again to get back into my Linux programs.

I may consider that, but to be honest, I don't mind rebooting. lol

[MicroNut]

I've put both Windows and Linux on two Dell laptops. It's a bit tricky with UEFI but can be done. I ended up duplicating the Linux and Windows versions of my favorite development programs so I decided to go back to just Windows to save hard drive space. I now have Windows 11 with two users. One with very few startup programs to run faster for development. If I need a Linux app now I use WSL2 using the Ubuntu app from the Windows store.

[granz]

If I need a Linux app now I use WSL2 using the Ubuntu app from the Windows store.

There is that. Another thing that you could/should do is to create (at least) three partitions. Use one to boot into Windows, in the second install Linux, then use the last partition(s) for your data. That way you can get access to all of your data without having to reboot.

[JKnightandKARR]

If I need a Linux app now I use WSL2 using the Ubuntu app from the Windows store.

There is that. Another thing that you could/should do is to create (at least) three partitions. Use one to boot into Windows, in the second install Linux, then use the last partition(s) for your data. That way you can get access to all of your data without having to reboot.

That's true.

[granz]

And there are many programs under Linux that can read, and write, data from Windows programs - and vice-a-versa. In my experience, as long as your Word documents do not have extensive formatting, LibreOffice Writer can open, and edit, them with no troubles.