[ducttape45]

I am able to install Linux Mint alongside Windows, AS LONG AS I installed an older version first, say, 20.3. That's what I did with my laptop then I upgraded Linux.

For some reason, the newer Linux distros wipe out the boot sector and only allows Linux to boot. I found out the hard way when I tried to install 22.1 several months back.

However, what I did with my desktop PC is I

1. removed all HDDs/SSDs with Windows on them,
2. installed Linux on a separate drive,
3. mounted it inside the PC,
4. hooked up all the rest,
5. booted to Windows again and
6. used EasyBCD to put an entry for Linux in the Windows boot menu.

Yeah, that's kind of a unusual way to use Linux in the same PC as Windows, but it works for me.

[daniel1212]

However, what I did with my desktop PC is I

1. removed all HDDs/SSDs with Windows on them,
2. installed Linux on a separate drive,
3. mounted it inside the PC,
4. hooked up all the rest,
5. booted to Windows again and
6. used EasyBCD to put an entry for Linux in the Windows boot menu.

Or just tap the F11 key as soon as you begin a boot up, or whatever key the mobo recognizes as disk select.