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From: laidl...@hotkey.net.au (Doug Laidlaw)
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Subject: A tip for dual-boot users.
Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 22:12:50 +1000
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by: Doug Laidlaw - Fri, 14 May 2021 12:12 UTC

I read somewhere that when Windows reboots, it does not close down
entirely, as Linux does. Rather, it goes into a momentary "hibernate"
state. All the interference that Windows causes is preserved, and can
affect your next OS. A day or two ago, I tried a simple reboot from
Windows into Linux. Linux refused to run until I had rebooted again, in
the Linux way. For some time now, I always shut down Windows
completely, then start my box again. That way, I have no problems.

Doug.

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by: Aragorn - Fri, 14 May 2021 12:24 UTC

On 14.05.2021 at 22:12, Doug Laidlaw scribbled:

> I read somewhere that when Windows reboots, it does not close down
> entirely, as Linux does. Rather, it goes into a momentary
> "hibernate" state. All the interference that Windows causes is
> preserved, and can affect your next OS. A day or two ago, I tried a
> simple reboot from Windows into Linux. Linux refused to run until I
> had rebooted again, in the Linux way. For some time now, I always
> shut down Windows completely, then start my box again. That way, I
> have no problems.

This is the Windows Fast Boot feature. Best is to switch it off —
which must be done in the Windows settings somewhere — because it does
indeed not fully shut itself down, and any attempt to access the Windows
filesystem(s) from within GNU/Linux will be met with said filesystems
being mounted read-only, because the kernel will detect that they
weren't shut down cleanly and will mount them read-only so as to
"prevent further damage". I believe there might also be issues with
USB-connected peripherals, but I'm not sure of that.

Myself, I don't use and have no need for Microsoft Windows — I've been
exclusively running GNU/Linux for well over 20 years now, and apart from
a very brief stint with Windows NT 4.0 in the 1990s, I was an OS/2 user
before that time — but it's a frequently reported issue at the Manjaro
forum, and probably at the forums dedicated to other distributions as
well. I believe it may also have come up once or twice at the
PCLinuxOS forum, but I don't monitor that forum up closely anymore by
lack of time.

--
With respect,
= Aragorn

Subject	Author
A tip for dual-boot users.	Doug Laidlaw
Re: A tip for dual-boot users.	Aragorn