Ideally, I would prefer to dual boot ( two different drives if necessary) Windows 11 and Linux Mint. From what I understand, the crap Microsoft is pulling now will prevent this. Is it because of bitlocker?

Either way, another option would be to dual boot windows 10 and Linux mint. I would keep Windows 10 offline, which is why I would prefer to dual boot Windows 11, since it and Linux would both be online.

So are either of these scenarios realistic?

I’d like to get answers before my post is deleted. So thank you in advance.

  • Tenderizer78@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    You can still use Windows 10 connected to the internet. Same safety precautions apply whether you’re on Linux or Windows 10.

    1. Don’t run executables from the internet unless you trust them. Be extra cautious with Windows 10.
    2. Close all the open inbound ports in Windows Firewall (you don’t need them for anything anyway).
    3. Close them all again because FFS WINDOWS I CLOSED THEM FOR A REASON SO STOP OPENING THEM.
    4. Use a browser that’s still getting security updates, so if you’re on Microsoft Edge for some reason then … nevermind if you’re still on Microsoft Edge in 2025 then there’s no saving you.
    5. Keep physical access restricted. I gave up trying to configure bitlocker but if you can set it up then that’ll better resolve this.
    6. Keep an eye out for news of critical vulnerabilities, particularly ones that score high in terms of “Base Metrics”.

    I’ve also put in a firewall rule that prevents Microsoft Edge from accessing the internet entirely, but that’s more out of spite than security. Windows keeps overriding my Firewall settings anyway so I don’t think it’ll have much of an effect.

    • Professorozone@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      1 day ago

      Thanks but Fusion 360 says it will not work after January 1 on Windows 10. I might be able to migrate to FreeCad but I don’t have time to figure that out any time soon, plus I’m sure there are some games I’m going to be playing that the net says won’t work on Linux.

      • Tenderizer78@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        22 hours ago

        I would keep Windows 10 offline, which is why I would prefer to dual boot Windows 11

        I was responding to this. If you have different reasons then that’s fine.

        • Professorozone@lemmy.worldOP
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          18 hours ago

          Oh I see. Yeah, I would prefer not to chance it security-wise. Which is funny because Microsoft IS the security risk.