Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Adrian Caspersz Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,uk.comp.os.linux Subject: Re: Is it possible to dual-boot both MBR & GPT without changing BIOS settings on laptop Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2025 18:22:16 +0000 Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: <10e2bmf$g287$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net mtwziduh9bphi+yIzJym1gu8R+C5GF6VYGIdSD+YCn8QHjkJbI Cancel-Lock: sha1:2rpfff+XmmEBomaeax6VddppHuM= sha256:fuDbFOUcygdSiy/O1gjdr74HbLnyP846EM7YUqgFWqo= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <10e2bmf$g287$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com alt.os.linux:82059 uk.comp.os.linux:23869 On 31/10/2025 12:56, Java Jive wrote: > As per subject, as I now have on the same PC some OSs  -  Ubuntu24, > Windows7/10  -  installed on an MBR disk and Windows 11 installed on a > GPT/UEFI disk, I'd like if possible to find a way of booting any of > them, and MBR/GPT USB sticks, without constantly having to change the > BIOS settings on the PC. Unless playing games, Decent secondhand ex-business laptops are so cheap (< £100*), and so are their docking stations. Plus, Remmina works decently enough for Windows Remote Desktop, which means you can mix OS environments at will. Dual booting is a bit of a faff? * - HP EliteBook, 840 G5 8th Gen i7 -- Adrian C