Multiple OS is need of the Developer. Many developers use the 3-4 multiple OS depending on the project or comfort level.
Windows is (and will be) a prime OS for most dual/multi boot systems. There is no alternative option for Windows OS, when it comes to Laptops.
The article is about the dual boot (pre-installed) Windows along with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Most the of the Laptops comes with pre-installed OS occupied with whole disk space as C drive. Though other partition is allocated for Recovery Disk. This is to recover your laptop with OEM license version provided by Laptop Manufacturer. In such cases you have to shrink the volume and make arrangement for your desire dual boot OS.
Shrink the C Drive partition;
1. Press 'Windows Key' on your laptop keyboard.
2. Right click on 'Computer' and select the 'Manage'.
3. Go to the 'Disk Management' under 'Storage'.
BTW there is short to reach there in Windows 7 and above version :)
Click on 'Windows key' and search for 'partition'.
4. To shrink the C Drive, right click on C partition and select the 'Shrink Volume'
Screen will pop up to shrink the disk space.
5. Shrink the disk equal to or less then preferred disk space.
DO NOT USE HIGH SPACE THAN PREFERRED SPACE, This will destroy the existing Windows OS.
6. Click on 'Shrink' to continue.
*Do not delete the EFI SYSTEM PARTITION. This contain the System recovery information and deletion this may cause the existing Windows crashed.
Bios Settings
New Laptops are comes with UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) Boot option. This has to be changed to UEFI only. By default the settings is set for 'BOTH' UEFI and Legacy boot options.
Go to Laptop BIOS > Startup
Change the UEFI/Legacy option from 'BOTH' to
'UEFI Only'.
Once finished, you will able to see the raw (available) partition on disk, that can be used for your new OS (Ubuntu 16.04 here).
Install alternate OS (Ubuntu 16.04 here);
Boot from CD or USB bootable drive and do the installation of the OS. While selecting the Drive, select the 'Install alongside of Windows OS' option.
This will select the free allocated disk space to install the new OS.
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