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I've got Windows running on the primary hd in a classic duel-boot (sic!) setup, but I'm afraid to boot into Windows and check out WSL2 now that I've heard Windo

• qayxc 6y ago
  In my now over 25 years of dual-booting multiple OSes (usually Windows, Linux, and *BSD) on multiple machines, I've never had Windows nuke other partitions during updates. Never. Ever. And I'm one of those crazy people who don't re-install Windows. My main machines have been upgraded(!!) from Windows XP all the way up to Windows 10 2004 without hick-ups and with all partitions of the other OSes intact. I would seriously like to see some hard evidence for claims like common(!) loss of data due to lost partitions. I just can't believe I've just been lucky all those years...
  • Volundr 6y ago
    You can add my experience to this. I don't have a computer that's been upgraded nearly that far, but I've dual booted windows+linux in a wide array of configurations and never had data loss. I've accidentally wiped grub when installing (not upgrading) windows, and I've had windows refuse to update unless it's on the first disk in the bios, but I've never had it randomly nuke a partition.