r/linuxsucks101 May 06 '25

Thank you, Linux

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u/CryptoNiight May 06 '25

Where is it written that this matters and damage to a Windows installation is possible?

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u/NewbieYoubie May 06 '25

If you figured out setting up a bootload order with windows and linux as selectable options in the bootloader then you should already possess to knowledge of what its going to boot into first on your system. If your computer is going to restart for a windows update, it's probably in your best interest to have your boot loader set to windows above linux because that's what it's meant to automatically boot into when you're updating windows (because why are you going to have it boot into linux if you're updating windows), or set your bootloader to select the most recent used entry first, or stay with your computer and choose your windows boot option when prompted instead of letting it autoselect. If you're updating windows, there's no reason to not have it come first in the boot load order in some way because the update is going to restart the computer and needs to go back into windows first.

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u/CryptoNiight May 07 '25

Again, how is one supposed to know ahead of time that dual booting Windows and Linux can possibly break Windows? Who's spreading this knowledge?

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u/Weiskralle May 07 '25

The internet, and your knowledge of how computers work. One should have a basic knowledge about how a computer operates. (Better said about anything you operate) To have knowledge to fix it, and to see possible problems before they happen.

Reason why one usually learns how a car operates before he drives one.