Each operating system contains particular features that make people end up installing it on their computer. Because of this, many decide to install two operating systems on their computer. By installing two systems on a single drive, you can use either one whenever you want.
Such a thing is known as ‘Dual Boot’ and the vast majority of the time it is used to install systems like Windows and Cali Linux . Later, we will be showing you what you should take into account before doing a Dual Boot, how to install Phoenix OS if you already have Windows, and other things.
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- What factors should be taken into account to do Dual Boot with Phoenix OS and Windows?
- Check to have the most current version of the systems
- Have enough space to install the system
- Minimum requirements for RAM
- How many bits is your computer?
- What version of Windows do you have?
- What is the way to have the Phoenix OS system having Windows on your PC?
- Installing Android Phoenix OS inside Windows
- PC Reboot and Android Phoenix OS Setup
- Clean Windows system from Phoenix OS
- How do you choose the operating system that will boot on your computer?
- Why should you uninstall Android Phoenix OS from Windows after the process is over?
What factors should be taken into account to do Dual Boot with Phoenix OS and Windows?
There are multiple factors to keep in mind before Dual Booting your computer . It is important that you edit in the following factors to see if it is good to perform the Dual Boot or if it is not appropriate.
Check to have the most current version of the systems
If you are interested in using Windows and the Phoenix OS on your computer, you must have the latest versions of both systems to know exactly how much space they will occupy. To get the latest version of Windows, all you have to do is check for and install updates .
What’s more, if possible, it would be good for you to install Windows 11 on your PC if you have an older edition. And in the case of Phoenix OS, the thing to do is to get an installer that has the latest version of the system .
Have enough space to install the system
The other thing to keep in mind is whether your drive has enough space, as both systems will need about 20 GB to work well. In total, it would be about 40 GB that will go in only the operating systems that will be installed on the same hard drive.
In case you did not know, in case you have a computer with Windows 7 and 8, you can go on to install Windows 10 and then upgrade to Windows 11. Although if you see that your computer does not have the necessary technical capabilities for Windows 11, it you better leave it on the Windows 10 version.
Minimum requirements for RAM
RAM memory is also very important to be able to install two operating systems on the same computer. The minimum amount of RAM you must have is 4 GB if you want to use two systems.
How many bits is your computer?
Another thing you should consider is the type of computer you have , the type of bits of which it is is very important.
What version of Windows do you have?
The last thing would be to keep in mind the version of Windows that you have installed. If it is Windows 10, the weight and requirements will be higher, but if it is an older version, the requirements will be much lower . It should be noted that if you have Windows, you can install Microsoft Office and change it to dark mode .
What is the way to have the Phoenix OS system having Windows on your PC?
In order for you to install Phoenix OS on a PC that already has Windows installed, you need to follow a few steps . Now you will see what they are. However, first of all, you need to know where you are going to install it. Therefore, you have to do this first:
- Access the Windows search engine and place ‘Create and format hard disk partitions’.
- Then, click on the result and it will open the ‘Disk Management’ program.
- Now, you have to find an empty volume that you do not use and reduce its size, for that, you have to press the free volume, right click it and select the option ‘Reduce volume’.
- You have to put the minimum space that Phoenix OS needs to install, in this case it would be 8 GB or if you want you can put more space. Then click on reduce.
- The next thing you have to do is select that free volume, right click on it and click on ‘New simple volume’.
- You will get a kind of installer, in this you have to follow everything and if you need to configure the format you can adjust it in each step you take.
- Then, click on finish and you would have the volume ready to perform the installation.
Installing Android Phoenix OS inside Windows
If you already have the Phoenix OS installer , proceed to double click on it and when it opens you will click on ‘Install’. Follow the next steps:
- First of all, you will have to put the letter that is assigned to the simple volume that you just configured.
- Then, select the space to be covered by the system, the minimum is 4 GB and the maximum is 32 GB.
- Finally, click on ‘Install’ and wait for the process to finish.
PC Reboot and Android Phoenix OS Setup
When the installation is finished, you will have to click where it says ‘Restart now’. When the computer boots up, it will prompt you to select the operating system you want to boot into, in this case tap Phoenix OS. Now, you have to configure things like the wallpaper and the apps that you want the system to have.
Clean Windows system from Phoenix OS
When you have everything configured, you can proceed to cleaning the files that you do not want to have in either of the two systems.
How do you choose the operating system that will boot on your computer?
You have to enter configuration , then system startup and there it will appear in which system the PC will start by default, you can configure it. In case you cannot do it, you can visit Microsoft technical support .
Why should you uninstall Android Phoenix OS from Windows after the process is over?
You must do this, because once you don’t need the system anymore , it will keep making space and removing RAM from your PC.