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can anyone guide me how to install wubi on W8.1. I have heard that there is a UEFI related issue on W8.1.

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Last hour, I installed Lubuntu 14.04.4 with Wubi on a preinstalled Windows 8.1 for a friend. It worked without problems. These were the neccessary steps for me, which could be also a guide for you.

  • Download

I downloaded lubuntu-14.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso from official release site and wubi14044r302.exe from the community supported Wubi site

  • Run Wubi

I ran wubi14044r302.exe from my Windows download folder. In the same folder was the downloaded iso. I chose Lubuntu, user name and password and because there was only one Windows drive, I selected "C:"

  • Installation

I pressed button "Install" and because I downloaded iso manually, no further download was needed and only few minutes later, I rebooted the system.

  • UEFI firmware

I pressed the function key I read in the online manual of the notebook. Then I saw a menu entry with "Windows Boot Manager" and "Lubuntu". I selected "Lubuntu".

  • Secure Boot

I saw an error message "access denied" but I could perform MokManager and imported the MOK key. After that I selected "continue" but it booted into Windows. After a second reboot I selected again "Lubuntu" and now the installation was completed.

  • Completing installation

No further issues, I just waited about 10 minutes until a third reboot. I selected again "Lubuntu" and now I saw the freshly installed system.

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