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Yes that is true but can you access the other OS from within the other?
Be careful if you use this utility. It only applies to a non system disk (ie. data only). If you convert for Windows disk, you won't be able to boot.
If you wish. You can try this procedure for Windows system disk:
GPT disk conversion for both data drives and C drive - Windows 10 Forums
UEFI only support GPT. In most cases, you will be fine with either MBR or GPT. It is only when you need to have a partition bigger than 2TB, that you need to use GPT, or convert MBR to GPT.
I use both MBR and GPT on my main rig. Windows 10 10586 on GPT as my day to day OS and Windows 10 Insider Preview on MBR. I prefer this setup because the 2 don't see each other whatever mess I make with the Preview OS. I don't get boot issues at all. Totally independent of each other. But I guess it depends on motherboard. I have an ASRock Z97 Extreme6. The GPT disk is a 2100MBps Samsung SM951 M.2 SSD while the MBR is just a regular Samsung Evo SSD.
This is not a dual boot setup. I select a boot device on start up.
Hi there
Secure boot is a "Go and do something that rhymes with Duck" word - especially if you want to test / run alternate OS'es / boot from USB sticks etc.
UEFI enabled boot does not need to have secure boot - but it DOES require GPT so that's a good reason to start with. Most people though usually have a small SSD (up to say 256GB) and reserve that for OS and applications so it really doesn't matter if it's MBR or GPT.
For HDD's > 2 TB you will have to have GPT in any case. The only reason I still bother about MBR is that if you have something like a bootable rescue USB and several computers including some older ones having a BIOS MBR boot makes the device more flexible.
IMO though for most people stick these days with GPT - but forget SECURE BOOT unless you are forced to use it -- it's a real pain when you need to backup / restore a system with external media / boot devices.
BTW Rootkit viruses (as are most viruses in general) so "Last Century" -- Criminals get much more money by simple SCAMS these days that just rely on Lack of Brain Power of the average user -- such as "Fake websites", emails with dubious attachments, emails from what looks like official bodies requesting money / passwords etc.
I've used some sites (not allowed to be mentioned here - but Felines and ships with black flags and skull and X-bones might be mentioned !!!) to get TV / movies that are "Geo-Blocked" and aren't likely to be shown where I live --Happy to PAY for content but if the Movie people won't see sense then the alternative is the only option - and THEY lose money !!! -- and can say never got anything nasty from those places.
By all means install / use AV software to protect your system --but threats from "Technology" aren't anything like as dangerous as those hideous scams that people fall into every day.
Remember --The price of Education is expensive -- but the price of Ignorance is Astronomical " -- anon --don't know who quoted that but it's so very true.
Cheers
jimbo