I unfortunately need Windows for work reasons, and will be installing Windows 10 on a separate drive. My main drive is Fedora with full disk LUKS2 encryption, and I’ll install Win10 on the other drive through live USB while the Linux drive is disconnected. I have some questions related to this setup however:
- I do not have Secure Boot enabled, but iirc Windows 10 should have no issues with it?
- Will the two operating systems be truly isolated and independent? I.e. if I boot into one, it won’t in any way affect the other? I’m particularly nervous about Windows trying something on the Linux drive.
- If the Windows drive installs some kernel-level stuff like anti-cheat, would it manage to affect the Linux drive? E.g. alter the boot options?
- I’ll be installing Win10 using this tool; are there any considerations I should make for such a dual boot setup?
I know this post is a little bit Windows-directed, so let me know if I should make my post elsewhere. Thank you for the help!
I’m doing a lot of local compiling and GPU heavy stuff, so I’m thinking a dedicated drive is a little bit more comfortable, as long as there aren’t any issues like the concerns mentioned.