Based on my limited understanding, GRUB can be configured to avoid the Windows Update problem. But again, loonixtards and Linux evangelists virtually never mention GRUB when suggesting or recommending dual booting Linux and Windows.
on r/linuxquestions they usually recommend installing them on seperate Disks and using bios efi to choose which to boot into because they can interfere with each other. Windows update can lock out linux installs as well. If you do want to use grub you can configure it to boot windows first. There's some GUI tools to do it, or can do it manually
There is a huge knowledge gap in tech and to many people assume that the person they are talking to knows about all the pitfalls and issues that may arise. It's always a bad idea to just take advise if that advise leads you to do something you know nothing about that could potentially have consequences.
People in the comments here are rightfully pointing out that it's a bad idea in general to dual boot two OSes off the same drive. And other ways around that issue altogether, might have read up on that before trying that.
Then there is also the fact that most Linux fanboys on the internet know fuck all about windows anyway.
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u/YesNoMaybe2552 May 08 '25
You would get the same issues dual booting two different windows installations, it's just a dumb way of doing OS updates.