
Be careful that you do not delete partitions required by Windows or by an OEM recovery tool. If you have experimented a lot and/or had a failed installation and/or you have a messy partition scheme you will have to manually delete those extra partitions with the Windows Disk Manager tool. You can skip this but it is not recommended.īackup any data you might want to keep to an external location of any kind.

If you are like most users, your system came with Windows and your system has since been upgraded to Windows 10 (which leaves the old system behind).

If for any reason you want to turn off hibernation completely Click on Change settings that are currently unavailableī. You find it by clicking on Windows Start button → type control → select Control Panel desktop app.Ī. To disable Windows Fast Startup you need to access the Windows Control Panel. When the file system is in this state the Linux filesystem tool ntfs-3g mounts the file system read-only, effectively blocking you from making changes to your files on the Windows partition. Why should I do that? When Windows uses the above options it leaves the file system in a dirty state. Windows Hybrid Sleep defaults to enabled on desktop computers and disabled for laptop computers. Get your time/timezone right using Manjaro/Windows dual-bootĭo you plan on doing read/write on your Windows partition? Disable Windows options like.The Windows command to fix the file system is chkdsk c: /FĬonfigure your Windows installation to use UTC. Any inconsistencies in the filesystem and Linux will mount the filesystem read-only. Linux is picky when it comes the Windows filesystem. Some systems require the user to set a firmware password before more advanced options becomes available. Some system firmware is setup in such a way that a Linux system does not recognize disk devices. The firmware is a crucial part of your system as it controls aspects on how the Linux kernel will interact with your the hardware. To ensure a successful dual-boot installation using Windows and Manjaro there are a few steps to be taken.

However some of the guide does apply even if you are using a BIOS/MBR setup.ĭO NOT mix UEFI with MBR partition scheme. This guide is a generic guide targeted at UEFI installations. Computers with preinstalled Windows (Windows 10) is computers using UEFI firmware.
