Is it possible to dual-boot both MBR & GPT without changing BIOS settings on laptop
Java Jive <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux,uk.comp.os.linux,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.os.windows-11 |
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| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
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As per subject, as I now have on the same PC some OSs - Ubuntu24, Windows7/10 - installed on an MBR disk and Windows 11 installed on a GPT/UEFI disk, I'd like if possible to find a way of booting any of them, and MBR/GPT USB sticks, without constantly having to change the BIOS settings on the PC. Research into whether this is possible seems to produce mixed results, mostly not, but a few suggesting it's possible, but I haven't yet found anything with clear and understandable instructions on how to achieve it. My own gut feeling is that it should be possible, but, while I have a good understanding of how a PC boots an MBR disk, I have less understanding how one boots a GPT/UEFI disk. Has anyone here been able to achieve this? Does anyone know of good reliable sources of information about this? -- Fake news kills! I may be contacted via the contact address given on my website: www.macfh.co.uk