「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTrying to dualboot Linux Mint + Windows on a second external hard drive but Windows Setup doesn't let me install on the disk...sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1100arrow-down1imageTrying to dualboot Linux Mint + Windows on a second external hard drive but Windows Setup doesn't let me install on the disk...sh.itjust.works「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
Not sure if this is a “me-issue” or if this is Microsoft being a dick. Am I not supposed to dualboot with an external drive?
minus-squareMadrigal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down4·2 months agoWindows acts like it is the only OS installed on the machine. Your best bet is to physically disconnect all other drives while installing windows.
minus-squareBobo The Great@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoThat’s not the problem though. Even if you have no other OS installed, windows still refuses to install on external HDDs.
minus-squaredarkstar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 months ago100% this. Physically remove the windows drive, then install on your other drive, once it’s all working plug the windows drive back in
minus-squareTWeaK@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoAbsolutely. The last thing you want is Windows’ multi-OS boot manager popping up all the time. BIOS handles that more than well enough.
Windows acts like it is the only OS installed on the machine. Your best bet is to physically disconnect all other drives while installing windows.
That’s not the problem though. Even if you have no other OS installed, windows still refuses to install on external HDDs.
100% this.
Physically remove the windows drive, then install on your other drive, once it’s all working plug the windows drive back in
Absolutely. The last thing you want is Windows’ multi-OS boot manager popping up all the time. BIOS handles that more than well enough.