If I install Manjaro on a partition on the same SSD as my Windows partition am I at risk of losing my Windows install? That is a big concern of mines since I use my notebook for engineering courses and can't risk losing it. I researched and I think I need to disable Secure Boot, changing my SSD from RAID to ACHI, and I need to allow boot from USB/SD card (I created separate bootable USB and microSD cards but would prefer using the microSD card since my notebook has a direct input for it, while I have to use a USB-A to USB-C adapter for my USB thumb drive), is there anything that I missed?ĭo I need to partition my Windows installation before I install Manjaro, or can I partition it during the Manjaro installation?Īlso, when I did a test reboot after disabling Secure Boot, it tried to boot to Windows and immediately asked me for my Bit Locker key or to go through recovery-I just rebooted back into BIOS and re-enabled Secure Boot and that allowed me back into Windows without any damage, but how will I be able to dual boot both Manjaro and Windows if Manjaro needs Secure Boot disabled and Windows needs to have it enabled for me to boot into it? I read that you can change MSConfig settings to enable then disable Safe boot (not Secure boot), will that resolve it? What BIOS options I need to change for my 2-in-1 in order to install Manjaro alongside Windows 10?

I've followed general guides and created a bootable USB of manjaro-kde-20.0.3-200606-linux56 using rufus 3.11. I'm completely new to Linux and want to install Manjaro Linux.

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