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this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2024
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You may have missed that the best approach is not to switch but to dual-boot.
If you still need both, it's an okay option, though it can be a little challenging to set up and maintain if you're not as tech savvy. But in that case, to address the original question: learning how to restore your bootloader would be helpful.
But if running Windows in a VM works for what you need, that's an option too (that's what I do).
Or if you want to play around with Linux before committing, running it from a USB drive is also fine.
Windows VM is what I plan to do. I'm already running Bazzite full time on a spare laptop acting as an HTPC, and I've dabbled for the last several years and feel comfortable in the command line, so I don't really see a need to waste an entire drive or partition just for Windows.
That's good advice, though, to learn how to fix the bootloader. That's something I don't currently know how to do, so I'll get on that! Thanks!
Bootloader stuff is less important if you're not dual booting. Windows has a tendency to attempt to rewrite the bootloader when it updates.
But if you're interested, it never hurts to learn about your BL!
I never dual-booted and I noticed I escaped a few traps. At best I'd base the decision on some research whether or not there is a way to run your irreplaceably essential software.
Treat yourself with a nice new fast SSD and install it on that. Dual booting on the same drive is asking for Windows update to "randomly" nuke your bootloader.
I have two drives, but I don't really want to be part of the AI/Recall machine anymore. I'll install Windows in a VM for the rare times I absolutely need it and forget about it the rest of the time.