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dual ( 7 / 10 ) boot question
i'm building a new windows 10 desktop to replace current windows 7 desktop but since all my software is only guaranteed to run on 7 i plan to build the new desktop as a dual boot ( 10 + 7 ) first and then eventually ( in a year or two ) convert to 10 only.
i haven't purchased any parts yet but i will be using intel X299 platform, tentatively Asrock X299 taichi motherboard and either 2 or 3 Samsung 960 Evo M.2 SSDs 250 GB each in RAID 0.
so the plan is set up the raid with total 500 GB and create a 100 GB partition for each windows with 300 GB unallocated space. the unallocated space will allow me to expand either partition as needed in the future. then eventually i will remove the windows 7 and its partition.
the question is what would be right way to do that - should i install windows 10 first or windows 7 first ? ( to make sure the 10 continues working once 7 is removed )
if removing windows 7 partition is too dangerous i would have to go with 3 X 250 GB SSDs and a total of 750 GB space in which case i would never need the extra space freed from windows 7 and i could leave both OSs forever but it would be a waste of extra $150.
i hope the question is clear, if not - let me know.