This will take you into the Windows Recovery Environment.

Then hold down the SHIFT key while clicking Restart.

This is the button in the lower-left corner of your screen that looks like the Windows logo.

Now that you have your Linux distro on a USB, here’s how to Warning: This will erase all the data on your drive, so make sure to back up any important files. Might take some time, so be patient if the progress bar gets stuck. Then wait for Rufus to mount your ISO file onto your drive.

If you get a pop-up message asking you to select a mode that you want to use to write the image, choose ISO.

Under Boot Selection, click the Select button and choose the ISO file you downloaded earlier.

If you don’t know which drive to use, eject all other drives until you only have one to choose from.

Open Rufus and select your USB drive from the Device list.

You can find the latest version of the application here. This will erase all the data stored on your drive, so make sure to back up your files before you begin.

Insert the USB drive into your computer.

They are free to download from each distribution’s main website. Some of the top options are Ubuntu, Mint, or Fedora.

Download a Linux distro in ISO format.

Here’s how to do that: How to Make a Linux Bootable USB Once you have a designated space to install Linux, you’ll need to write a Linux Distro onto a USB thumb drive or external drive 4GB or larger. It is recommended that you set aside at least 20GB (20,000MB) for Linux.

Then choose how much you want to shrink your drive.

This will usually be labeled as the C: drive. If you have more than one drive, make sure to choose the one that says Primary Partition.

Right-click on your main hard drive and select Shrink Volume.

Then type “DISKMGMT.MSC” in the search bar and hit enter.

This is the magnifying glass-shaped icon in the bottom-left corner of your screen. How to Partition a Hard Drive in Windows 10

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