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Discus and support Dual Boot Questions, Windows Side in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Hello,I am dual-booting Linux Mint 22.1 and Windows 11. I primarily use LM but I have a few cases where I need to use Win11, and I have a couple of... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Nathaniel M_836, Jan 22, 2025.

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    Hello,I am dual-booting Linux Mint 22.1 and Windows 11. I primarily use LM but I have a few cases where I need to use Win11, and I have a couple of questions.1. I am unable to boot to Win11 from GRUB2, it opens glitches around, then blue-screens, does anyone know how I might be able to fix this?2. Windows boots from the BIOS but when I type in my PIN, Windows wants me to set up my computer again. Does going through this menu pose a risk to my Linux Partition?3. If I ever choose to remove Win11 from my computer, which came with an OEM key, and then wanted to reinstall, would my computer detect

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