add windows 10 pro as dual boot to windows 11 pro on beelink ser5.

jestrada47 · Nov 10, 2023

im planning to buy a beelink ser5 mini pc ryzen 5 5560u-16gb ram-512gb pcie nvme with windows 11 pro preinstalled, i'll be using this pc mostly for testing and so i need help/advice on how to add windows 10 pro as dual boot to windows 11 pro, im experienced multi booting with mechanical hdd-mbr drives but don't know much for working with uefi nvme pcie drives, so im asking for help/advice from the creme of the creme meisters, thanks in advance.

Griff79 · Nov 10, 2023

jestrada47 said:
im planning to buy a beelink ser5 mini pc ryzen 5 5560u-16gb ram-512gb pcie nvme with windows 11 pro preinstalled, i'll be using this pc mostly for testing and so i need help/advice on how to add windows 10 pro as dual boot to windows 11 pro, im experienced multi booting with mechanical hdd-mbr drives but don't know much for working with uefi nvme pcie drives, so im asking for help/advice from the creme of the creme meisters, thanks in advance.

The below may offer some guidance:

Dual Boot Windows 11 with Windows 10 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to dual boot Windows 11 with Windows 10 on the same PC. Windows 11 has all the power and security of Windows 10 with a redesigned and refreshed look. It also comes with new tools, sounds, and apps. Every detail has been considered. All of it comes together to...

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Or perhaps if you wanna try the VHDX route:

Native Boot Windows 11 Virtual Hard Disk (VHDX) Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to boot a Windows 11 VHDX file natively to dual boot with Windows 10 or Windows 11. Native Boot allows you to create a virtual hard disk (VHDX), install Windows to it, and then boot it up, either on your PC side-by-side with your existing installation, or on a...

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Create VHD or VHDX file in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to create and set up a VHD or VHDX virtual hard disk file in Windows 11. Virtual hard disks (VHDs) are disk image file formats that have similar functionalities to a physical hard drive and are designed primarily for use with Hyper-V virtual machines. When you...

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POLYSIUS · Nov 10, 2023

That's easy and it's not important if you add WIN10 or WIN11 as a second OS.
512 GB is not much. Is there any port for a 2nd disk? Sata or M.2?
I would go for a solution with 2 disks. I know that some people prefer a second ESP-Partition as well. That's not your way. But you can prepare a 2nd disk being EFI ready and I could give you a diskpart MS-script to configure it properly.
Beside that you can watch some YouTube videos to get familar with the procedure.