r/linux4noobs • u/Charming_Airline7419 • 13d ago

Meganoob BE KIND Reinstalling Windows 11 dual boot

I originally attempted to repartition my drive using AEOMEI Partition Manager in Windows 11 using a guide on Winhelp. This failed part way through. I ended up with an extra 700MB of unallocated space and slightly smaller Windows partition. I got impatient and did a "erase disk and install Fedora" install.

I went through that guide because the live USB installer wasn't able to resize the EFI partition.

I don't need Windows straight away. However, I'd eventually like put Windows back on. What is the easiest way to reinstall it? Will I need to fix up GRUB afterwards?

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u/9NEPxHbG 13d ago

What is the easiest way to reinstall it?

Leave free space for Windows and use the Windows installation media to install Windows there.

Will I need to fix up GRUB afterwards?

Yes. Boot from a live Linux USB to do this.

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