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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Dualboot with Linux Mint and Win 10 Pro. How to stop Windows 10 from overriding my boot order in BIOS on every restart? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My PC (self built with Asus motherboard) was a Linux-only machine until I added a fresh install of Win10 on a separate drive using Ventoy. I use Linux Mint 95% of the time and want to automatically boot into Linux, preferably without showing GRUB. I have Fast Boot turned off, and I keep resetting the order in BIOS only to have the PC automatically boot right into Windows. How do I stop Win 10 from overrriding everything?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Windows doesn't change your boot order AFAIK, are you sure you're not just selecting the temporary boot order in the BIOS? Make sure you're changing the boot order and then saving the changes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

On some devices windows puts itself first in the boot order. I've seen this on some HP devices.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It can definitely mess things up

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

I don't think I am, there shouldn't be any temp ones. There are two options in bios, Windows bootloader and Linux Mint (listed as ubuntu). Win10 is on the top of the stack. I rearrange them to put linux on top, but when I hit save and exit it tells me no changes have been made. The Asus manual was not helpful, so it's possible I'm missing something, just can't figure out what.