I'm getting a new laptop that comes with Windows pre-installed, and honestly, I'm not a fan of Windows because it uses too much of my RAM. I'm considering dual booting Linux on it, but I'm wondering: if I use Linux, will Windows be running in the background and taking up my RAM? Or can I completely ignore it while I'm using Linux?
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Windows and Linux are completely separate from each other. If you boot into one, the other isn't doing anything.
Exactly! If you're not booting into Windows, it won't consume any resources. Just make sure you're fully ready to ditch Windows before you wipe it out unless you want to keep it as a backup for any apps you might need later.
Just be cautious about wiping Windows right away. It might have some applications you’ll want later. But yes, when you start the laptop, you should see an option to choose which OS to boot into next.
Nope, only one operating system runs at a time when you dual boot. So, if you boot into Linux, Windows is basically just sitting there on your storage, not using any RAM at all.
You can keep Windows on your laptop and just choose not to boot into it. If you decide you don't want it anymore, you can wipe it and install Linux directly. I did that myself and now I'm running multiple Linux distros!
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