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How-to Windows 8 dual-boot with Windows 10 Technical Preview

Installing Windows 10

1. Start your Windows 8 machine with the Windows 10 installation disc in the drive.

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2. Wait for the message `Press any key to start….´ to show and click any key

3. Windows Setup will start, choose your language, keyboard …. and click Next

Install
Install

4. Click the Install Now button

5. Click Custom Installation 

6. Choose a Partition where no current Windows Installation is installed on

Choose Disk
[symple_box color=”red” fade_in=”false” float=”center” text_align=”left” width=””] Make sure there is no installation on the partition you choose, doing this will make your old Windows unusable.
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7. Now wait! Write down the Drive and Partition number of the drive (it’s marked in a red box in above image) where Windows 8 is installed on! Then click Next.

8. Wait for the installation to finish. Windows 10 will automatically start.

9. Complete the set-up of your account and so on. Continue if you see the Windows 10 desktop.

10. Windows 10 is now successfully installed, reboot your device and you will automatically see the Windows Boot Loader.

Windows 10 Bootloader

We hope you were succesful in installing Windows 10 in Dual-Boot with Windows 8 (or 7) If you have any problems then please comment, please add the things you wrote down in Step 7 to your comments 😉

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