On 14.05.2021 at 22:12, Doug Laidlaw scribbled:
I read somewhere that when Windows reboots, it does not close down=20 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 =E2=80=94 which must be done in the Windows settings somewhere =E2=80=94 because it d= oes
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 =E2=80=94 I've b= een
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 =E2=80=94 but it's a frequently reported issue at the Manj= aro
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.
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With respect,
=3D Aragorn =3D
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