On the HP laptop we're using here, you can find Boot options in the System Configuration tab. We're looking for options related to booting.

Once you're there, the process will vary depending on what PC you have.

You may need to press one of the function keys to open the BIOS setup.

Click Troubleshoot and then Advanced options.

Open the Settings app then click Recovery > Restart now next to Advanced startup.

If you do find yourself stuck in Windows 11 though, here's what you can do: The behavior will vary depending on your computer, so you may not need to do anything. If your Windows partition is set as the priority in your BIOS settings, you may constantly boot into Windows instead. Once Linux is installed on your PC, you should be given the option to boot into it right away, but that might not happen. That means you have to disable Secure Boot if you want to use Linux on your PC, and that can be a significant security risk. However, that won't be the case for many distributions. We're using Ubuntu in this guide, which does have Secure Boot support, so you shouldn't have to worry. However, Secure Boot can cause issues with a lot of Linux distributions that don't support this feature.

Modern Windows computers come with a feature called Secure Boot, which is meant to enhance the security of your device by preventing malicious software from loading with your PC. Preparing to dual-boot Linuxīefore you do anything else, there's something you need to be aware of. Once that's done, we can focus on installing Linux for dual-booting. You can follow either of those, although a straight upgrade should be a lot easier. You can follow our guide on installing Windows 11. If you haven't yet upgraded to Windows 11, we highly recommend doing that. So to follow along, you'll need a Windows 11 (though the same steps will work on Windows 10) PC, a USB flash drive (8GB or more) for installation media, and another external storage method to back up your data in case anything goes wrong. We'll go through the necessary steps to create a partition and install Linux on it to dual-boot. For this guide, we're assuming you already have Windows installed on your PC since that's the case for most people.

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