On Fri, 1 Jul 2022, Chris Murphy wrote:
Backup first.
In this instance,
the only thing on the disk I might want is Windows.
That said, 'tis W10 and I suppose I
might need a later version someday.
From Windows, download the installation media creation tool and have
it make installation media. Do not install. You can also create Fedora
USB stick media with Fedora Media Creator for Windows.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11
Then boot a Fedora Live ISO and obliterate the entire disk. If it's an
HDD, you can use the wipefs tool. If it's an SSD or NVMe, you can use
blkdiscard command.
Why obliteration?
At what point can I do my partitioing?
Now install Windows first if the firmware is BIOS. Fedora last.
If firmware is UEFI, the order doesn't matter.
I agree with the suggestions to use Windows' tools to shrink NTFS and
its partition. But more importantly make sure to disable Fast
Still, why a two-step?
Why not with Windows tools or with Linux tools?
startup.https://dev.to/xeroxism/how-to-disable-fast-start-in-ubuntu-windows-dual-booting-setup-4akn
Now that I had not known was necessary?
I expect that if I do not,
Windows might try fast-starting from disk space
wFedora treated as swap.
Correct.
In the case of a DOS partition system,
I'm concerned about the third existing partition.
Is it something that could be recreated?
Just keeping it could be complicated.
Not sure about gparted,
but using fdisk, it would likely stay as number three (primary).
Additional partitions before it, would get partition numbers after it.
I've had trouble with that before.
As of now, there are only stadard partitions, 1-3.
Do not know enough about GPT.
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