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Windows Linux Dual boot (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Hello there,

I have a question. If I'm doing windows linux dual boot, is there any possibiliy that windows can spy my data on linux? Or: if i got ransomwared on windows, is my linux part of my pc safe or not?

How can I prevent all above?

Thx

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I tried to dual boot for a while but it was just not worth the hassle as Windows always broke something and after almost every update I had to try and fix my Linux install. Windows is basically malware at this point.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I use KVM and put Windows in a VM for those things that it still is needed for. Don’t use it much these days. Dual booting was just too difficult.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    If you install Linux first, Windows will see a grub partition on install and go "Oh, let me use this too" disregarding it's for an entirely different OS. Then when grub is updated by Windows it goes "What's all this crap, nah, we don't need any of this" and then your Linux distro can't be booted.

    I've dual booted for years, never had an issue because I installed Windows first.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    I work with a Grub boot for Win11 / Debian on the same disk (work provided laptop without the persuasion to change my employer MS-First policy) but one of the lucky ones I guess. No problem for 2 years now.

    Only thing after a big Windows update it forgets its TPM Bitlocker key for its own partition. Must type it like once in 2 months manually.

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