Recently I tried out Ubuntu in a virtual machine, and I really liked it. I want to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 10, but because Grub overwrites the Master Boot Record, I'm scared that I might not be able to restore it if I want to remove Ubuntu for some reason. I read about it online, and found that I can create a seperate boot partition in the installer. Does that mean it keeps the original Master Boot Record, and if i uninstall Ubuntu it will automaticly switch back to it, or still overwrites it? (Sorry for my bad english, I'm not a native english speaker.)
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Not knowing the partition table on your hard disk where resides windows 10, i think you should take in consideration an installation of ubuntu in a usb stick with grub installed there (in the usb stick) and booting from that. In that way your hard disk with windows 10 will remain untouched. Is not an elegant solution but is clean and painless. In the meantime you will learn a lot of things of Linux using both operative systems and then with more confidence and practice in Linux you will decide what to do. (My english is a litle rusty, pardon me).
Cheers.
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