On 01/04/16 16:46, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
When I buy a PC, it almost always comes with Win 10 these days and I am not brave enough to throw it away. So I install Linux beside Windows. For this I need to shrink the Windows partition.
Windows is unwilling to shrink its NTFS partition to less than half its original size. [...] third party tools [...] but I don't want to learn about them or trust them.
So use Linux to resize the partition to give Windows less than half of the disk. There are a couple of tricks that you need to know.
Windows 10, by default, uses something called Fast Startup[...] shut down [...] only hibernates [...] turn off Fast Startup before shutting down Win 10. Settings: System: Power and Sleep: Additional Power Settings: Choose what the power buttons do: Change settings that are currently unavailable: Under Shutdown Settings, untick: Turn on fast startup (recommended) (I don't think that Microsoft wants you to find this.)[...]
I wasn't aware of that! Thanks! You might want to check this out... http://www.tuxera.com/community/ntfs-3g-manual/ or I just place a shutdown shortcut on the desktop. The following functions on MS Win10... http://techstrick.blogspot.ca/2012/07/how-to-shut-down-windows-8-completely.... [...]
Alternative solution (unreliable report of Giles' approach):
Before EVER booting Wind 10, install Linux. Win 10 first-boot process won't eat a Linux installation.
I recommend backing up MS Win10 before booting it... https://youcanlinux.wordpress.com/backup-using-free-open-source-software/ have a great day! Daniel Villarreal P.S. At some point I want to experiment installing GNU/Linux side-by-side with MS Win10...