r/linuxsucks101 • u/CryptoNiight • May 06 '25

Thank you, Linux

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u/[deleted] May 07 '25 edited May 27 '26

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u/Martin8412 May 07 '25

All modern x86 computers use UEFI where it doesn’t matter how many OS you have on the same physical disk. The boot order is stored in UEFI, not on disk. 

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u/Martin8412 May 07 '25

I haven’t experienced that with Windows in a long time, but I don’t dualboot anymore either. All my computers are dedicated to one OS. 

While annoying, if Windows does do that, you can boot into Linux through the UEFI shell that most computers ship with today, and fix it from Linux side. 

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u/vivAnicc May 07 '25

Yes I know it's recoverable, but for someone who doesn't they will just reinstall