how to make dual boot

How to make dual boot windows 8 and windows 7


If you are a user of windows 7, but you are not sure to upgrade your system to windows 8, dual boot must be help you chose your desire operating system. You can use windows 7 and windows 8 both at a time. To configure your pc as dual boot you need to create new partition to install windows 8 to your windows 7 operating system.


Follow here step by step >
Create a new partition in windows 7
Step 1: In Windows 7, press Win+R, then type "diskmgmt.msc" and press enter to start Disk Management.

Step 2: To install  Windows 8, you first need to shrink one of your  volume. In Disk Management, right-click on your hard drive and select Shrink Volume, then choose how much space to shrink.

Step 3: Once the shrink task has completed, right-click on the unallocated partition, then select New Simple Volume. Go through the New Simple Volume Wizard and make sure to format the new partition in NTFS and give it a volume label, like "Windows 8."






How to install windows 8

Step 1: insert your bootable cd/dvd/ or flash drive.  Restart your windows and start windows 8 installation.

Step 2: when you see the below screen to chose the type of installation, choose custom installation.

Step 3: for installation location chose the new partition you created before.

After finishing installation boot menu will appear both windows 8 and windows 7. By default windows 8 will start automatically after 30 second. 



Here you can set windows 7 as your default operating system by clicking on (Change defaults or choose other options") from the boot menu.

Windows  8 activator

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