How to dual boot Windows 11 and Windows 10 on one PC

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Yous may take read our tutorials on how to install Windows on your figurer and how to install Windows Os on VirtualBox. But if yous want to install Windows 11 side-by-side along with Windows 10 by dual booting on the same PC, you tin can follow this tutorial.

A large part of you lot may be worried, whether installing this new version of Windows 11, would remove the before version of Windows you are working with. Also, y'all could be worried about whether your PC meets the requirements or non and whether it supports virtualization and virtualization software. We say as long every bit you lot take 20 GB of gratis space in your hard drive, you can savor the pleasure of having both operating systems on one PC.

Dual-boot Windows 11 and Windows x

Let me explicate to yous what all information technology takes to go this little task done, here'south how:

First, you need to download Windows xi ISO image then burn it on a DVD or USB drive. We prefer installing Windows from USB because of its reusability and compatibility assistance. You tin download the official Windows 11 ISO file.
Second, yous need to create a 20 GB hard drive partition. How to practice it? Here'southward the procedure.

Create a new partition

Click "run" then type >> "diskmgmt.msc" hit the "OK" button.

As soon yous hit "OK" button this is what appears. This is the Disk management console. Here is how information technology looks. Right click on F: drive (in my case) and cull "Shrink Volume" option from the list.

As y'all cull the choice "Compress Volume", an alert message appears request you how much you want to shrink your drive by. Well, nosotros need over 21 GB so we would rather go a fleck over 20000 MB. I accept chosen 20480 in the field available. Click the "Shrink" button.

Equally you click the "Shrink" button you detect another console appearing. Right-click the black portion of the disk merely we created select new "New Simple Volume" from the options given in the list.

As when y'all click the " New Simple Volume" you will exist redirected to some other page. Here you will exist asked to enter the name of the volume (drive). I prefer to give it as "Windows 11" not necessary though as it is merely a name to the drive.

The deejay partitioning is virtually done. Keep clicking "Side by side >" push button until yous find the newly created partition healthy. Same every bit shown in the figure.

Installing Windows 11 from the ISO image

Load the ISO file on to either USB or DVD. Boot your organization and change the BIOS settings for the kickoff boot drive to USB or CD-ROM whichever you want to load Windows eleven from. Insert USB/DVD into the PC and reboot the arrangement as you e'er do for installing the operating system. The black console asks you " Kicking from the disk". Striking the Enter button. Now the configuration check starts for Windows eleven.

Next click "Install now". You volition be asked to choose from "Upgrade" or "Custom" installation type. Cull "Custom" installation type and proceed until y'all once more see this.

Cull an appropriate language for you lot. Click "Next"

Choose Windows 11 partitioning drive (which we have created to install Windows xi). Get ahead and click the Next button. It takes quite some fourth dimension to install all the components of Windows eleven.

If you take done everything correctly then finally you lot be asked to cull from the two operating systems you lot at present have on your PC. Choose Windows 11. You are all fix to launch Windows 11. The organisation will reboot and on the black console screen, yous take the option for Windows 11. Striking Enter.

If yous have any questions, we will be glad to reply to them.

These links may also interest you:

How to install Windows on VirtualBox
How to install Windows Bone on Mac Os X using VMware Fusion.

Azharuddin Khan, beingness a technology enthusiastic, loves writing blogs and updating them. Currently pursuing his Bachelors in Information Technology, he too loves in extending support via providing hardware solutions.