Windows 10: How to install linux without destroying windows on a bought laptop

Discus and support How to install linux without destroying windows on a bought laptop in Windows 10 Updates and Activation to solve the problem; So, Im waiting for my laptop to arrive, it's got windows pre-installed on it and I'm not sure if you get a CD or a key or something with it.I plan to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Updates and Activation' started by notmenotyou1, Jul 9, 2021.

  1. How to install linux without destroying windows on a bought laptop


    So, Im waiting for my laptop to arrive, it's got windows pre-installed on it and I'm not sure if you get a CD or a key or something with it.I plan to wipe it and install Linux on it, rather than doing it in virtual box because windows love eating up disk space that's not its own.Perhabs, in the future, I'd like to be able to go back to windows but I am worried that I will have no proof of ownership or a key, and it wont recognise it as legitimate.Is there a way of making sure I can get it back? Im buying the laptop in Sweden if that matters.

    :)
     
    notmenotyou1, Jul 9, 2021
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  2. windows xp installation and dual core am

    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
    exodusprime1337, Jul 9, 2021
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  3. nkomp18 Win User
    Windows 10 Installation completely destroyed my laptop

    Hi there,

    Maybe you didn't read? I had followed DELLs steps and the installation was successful.

    Windows 10 destroyed my laptop randomly the next day, for no reason. It was working fine for a while. No driver issues or anything like that.

    The most frustrating this is that the only solution now is to find Windows 8, install, run all available updates and then install Windows 10. Something which will take many many hours and after it is done might, again, destroy my laptop again for no reason.
     
    nkomp18, Jul 9, 2021
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  4. Depth Win User

    How to install linux without destroying windows on a bought laptop

    Install Diablo 3 on Linux

    Just install PlayOnLinux? Why did they make step 2 and 3 of this "tutorial"?

    Anyway, looking at the supported software list for PlayOnLinux, D3 is a step in the right direction. Lack of gaming is a factor for a lot of people when deciding on an OS, if more recent games get ported it may help migrate them to their preferred choice.
     
    Depth, Jul 9, 2021
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