Help with dualbooting!

romin javanda 20 Reputation points
2025-06-27T22:27:39.82+00:00

im going to dualboot arch linux and windows 10, but i need to disable hibernation/fast startup and bitlocker so i can do stuff properly, because if i dont arch linux cant write to my sdd and i will risk data corruption. anyone know how to? also dont mind the random tags, there isnt tags for what i need help for.

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Mixed Reality
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S.Sengupta 32,541 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2025-06-28T01:53:29.9933333+00:00

To Disable Fast Startup:

Control Panel > Power Options > Choose what the power buttons do.

Click Change settings that are currently unavailable.

Under Shutdown settings, uncheck:

Turn on fast startup (recommended)

Click Save changes.


To disable Hibernation:

Open Command Prompt and type:

powercfg /hibernate off

How to disable and re-enable hibernation on a computer that is running Windows


Disable-BitLocker

Open Command Prompt as Admin and type:

manage-bde -status

To decrypt (turn off) BitLocker for drive C: or D:, etc.

manage-bde -off C:

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