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insaneclown3183

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[SOLVED] Legacy over UEFI

Hi
I recently bought a new laptop with windows preinstalled on it. I want to duel boot arch alongside it. Is it better to reinstall windows 10 under legacy options and then install arch or leave it on UEFI and install arch.

Thanks

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jasonwryan

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Re: [SOLVED] Legacy over UEFI

UEFI is superior: https://www.happyassassin.net/2014/01/2 … work-then/

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insaneclown3183

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Re: [SOLVED] Legacy over UEFI

thanks for the quick response.

I was hoping you were not going to say that. It seems like the UEFI install is a lot more work.

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Re: [SOLVED] Legacy over UEFI

It's not really, it is just different to what you are used to.

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circleface

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Re: [SOLVED] Legacy over UEFI

The only major difference from a user's perspective is creating the EFI system partition.  You still have to install a bootloader / boot manager no matter which route you take.  For what it's worth, I installed in UEFI mode and didn't have a single problem (and I'm no expert, I just follow the guide), just make sure you read the installation guide and understand what you are going to need to do during the installation.

luftwaffles

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Re: [SOLVED] Legacy over UEFI

The only major difference from a user's perspective is creating the EFI system partition.  You still have to install a bootloader / boot manager no matter which route you take.  For what it's worth, I installed in UEFI mode and didn't have a single problem (and I'm no expert, I just follow the guide), just make sure you read the installation guide and understand what you are going to need to do during the installation.

With an existing OS booting from UEFI, he doesn't even need to make a new EFI partition; just mount the existing one. Plus if you're worried about messing up, VirtualBox is there for you.