How to Dual Boot Kali Linux and Windows (in 10 minutes)

[@davidbombal]

How to dual boot between Windows 11 and Kali Linux - I'll show you all the steps - how to download the ISO, flash a USB drive, create space on your hard drive, configure the BIOS to boot correctly and install Kali Linux - basically all the steps to get Kali installed and working in a few minutes. // Documentation // Dual Booting Kali Linux and Windows: www.kali.org/docs/installation/dual-boot-kali-with-windows/ Dual Booting Kali Linux and MacOS: www.kali.org/docs/installation/dual-boot-kali-with-mac// Install Kali on Mac Hardware: www.kali.org/docs/installation/hard-disk-install-on-mac/ // MENU // 00:00 Intro 00:49 Software Kali 01:29 Software Rufus 01:40 USB setup/install 02:41 Disk management 04:04 Going into the BIOS 05:24 BIOS settings 06:21 Installing Kali 08:27 Error solution 09:00 Installing Kali 09:22 Boot options 09:53 Boot into Windows 10:22 Boot into Kali 10:32 Kali updates 10:58 Kali upgrade and packages 11:56 Outro // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal KZbin: kzbin.info kali linux dual boot windows 11 windows 10 dual boot windows kali linux dual boot kali linux windows 11 laptop Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel! Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only.

[@usamasattar1139]

Here's a tip to not run into issues while installation. Always select to write image in DD mode for Linux OS.

[@RealLexable]

A dualboot by ChromeOS and Linux would be interesting

[@ebenezermamabolo2063]

My biggest problem with dual boots has always been the booting of windows after. It then takes forever to boot to windows and kali respectively. How do I resolve that?

[@umairtambe565]

Why Kali Linux ?

[@ammarnagarji]

I have done the installation of Kali Linux 3.8gb many times.I know the full process but when it comes to the installation of Kali Linux full(i.e of 11gb) The tools are never fully installed and there are lots of other issues can you please make the video on how to install the full version of Kali

[@ClowNSoundZ]

If you have to watch this .... And you're learning from this..... And you didn't know this before..... Dude/Dudette and everyone in between, I'm proud of you. Don't stop checking in on videos like this or actively searching for videos like this.

[@abdullahistanbuli6108]

i applied this and ended up screwing the boot config 😵‍💫

[@iNeedVitamins]

You sound like a paid bot

[@kathleenhensley5951]

I'm a widow.. .I've let updating my linux/windows machines slide, but with Windows becoming more an more intrusive, it's time to fill in the holes in my knowledge terrain

[@K41.x777]

bro you are way better than bob who 200 replies somthin 😂 appreciate you 👍

[@iNeedVitamins]

@@kathleenhensley5951 Giggity

[@dirtbag77]

As always, great content David. This was one of my first projects a few years ago when I was starting my cyber-security journey. Everything went well until I decided to create a separate partition for other personal files and I ended up corrupting the grub bootloader for my Kali partition, which ended up being a nightmare trying to repair. I was able to fix the grub bootloader and learned alot. My recommendations for anyone with less experience, first backup windows before trying this dual boot process. Second, I recommend doing this on an external hard drive and installing kali all by itself. It's been the best decision I've made. It basically makes it a portable OS that you can just plug in to any computer and boot it right up. There's a million ways to do this, but this was the best choice for me.

[@scottspa74]

Great recommendation to backup windows first. 👍 As for installing to external drive, you're still gonna first have to go into EUFI on any computer you plug into and allow for 'boot from USB', right?

[@pnp346]

Vote for external USB drive since in that case bitllocker still can be used

[@dirtbag77]

@@scottspa74 Once the external drive is plugged in you can boot from it in a few ways. You can manually choose it from your UEFI drive menu or restart your computer from the Recovery settings and choose EFI usb device. I have noticed that when updating kali it will add the boot entry for you to the windows bootloader which allows you to just select it and it boots right up. I didn't have to mess with any settings on my UEFI either. If that makes any sense

[@dirtbag77]

I did this with windows home edition at the time so bitlocker was not an issue. @@pnp346

[@phantom2993]

i think i corrupted my bootloader too, now ive lost my win 11😂

[@HowgazG194]

David is the Cyber Tech uncle everyone needs !!!! Thank you for your service

[@MaxSestero]

You are amazing how you can create concise and understandable content! I’ve been trying to do this for some time now. you made it so easy!

[@davidbombal]

Thank you! Keep practicing and it'll get easier :)

[@pdrumsOSILAMA]

How did u unchecked d top 10 box and default box ​@@davidbombal

[@ShazzadHasan-v2r]

​@@davidbombal can I use hibernation and sleep, if I am using dual boot?

[@dvddisk]

Thanks for this amazing video! If anyone gets an error stating that the disk is not available or is being used by other processes, you can try this: > show advanced format options > remove "quick format". Worked for me, had to wait an hour though.

[@darrylltaylor3164]

i am getting the same type of error. what process or where in the process would this be at?

[@georgejones5019]

I'm going to go ahead and just add this to my Home Lab Playlist really quick.

[@kshitijkapoorr]

Make the playlist public already

[@BlackB4rt]

100%

[@davorfister]

Ye and also if u plan to have more than 1 pc im your home lab buy a swich box(its like 30 bucks)

[@Coral_pepe]

I already did

[@abdullahabosw8178]

شكراااا اقسم بالله اكثر من ٢٠ مقطع في اليوتيوب بدون اي فائده ،، طلعت الفايده عندك 👍👍👍

[@WewAuction]

اي ولله صح كلامك يا برو😂

[@Hokagi-pu9ih]

بلله سوال لما سوا partition part انا ما طلع عندي المساحه الي سويتلها shrink ليش ؟ ولا هاي المساحه ع الفلاش ؟

[@georgehere4yt349]

Thanks a lotttt brother , I was trying 4 days to make this work on my pc and I didn't knew that I need to uncheck these 2 options and I clicked wrong buttons later and I damaged the boot files of my pc and after 2 days I decided to try again and it worked ! Appreciate your work !

[@СерыйСерый-т6с]

These particular errors were probably caused by Windows 11 virus protection app(it scans files while Rufus process it), as it treats some of Kali's standard packages as malicious and prevents Rufus from copying it to the USB. So then the installer can't find those files and throws out error message. I've done this recently and then retried creating the new volume with virus protection off and it worked fine with our any errors.

[@theundead6490]

you're right!

[@mxalltheway]

Its the same with win10

[@Foufoulefilou]

after installation on can it reactivate the antivirus or it continues the detector?

[@theundead6490]

@@Foufoulefilou you can reactivate the windows defender after flashing the iso file with rufus

[@vyacheslaviskanderov2130]

Yea you can reactivate it​@@Foufoulefilou

[@DialloThierno-k2x]

Bro this method is insane! Really appreciate the help getting me started on Kali as I was thinking of buying another laptop.

[@CDHH1972]

Brother thank you for all the information and knowledge you pass on to us. I'm new to all this I.T. world.

[@ahmedsabriz]

I believe the error happens due to Windows defender quarantining 4 packages while they are being written to the usb. If restored, the error will disappear. 8:59

[@nikhilverma3028]

Thanku so much man i have been stuck in the select and install software for a long time and i have serach so many video but didn't get the result but by watching ur video i have successfully installed it

[@narendrashrestha4764]

Thank you David for this great content on how to install and operate dual OS . I have been trying to configure installing kali on my laptop which you have covered well on this video. This video perfectly matches my requirements. 😊

[@LofiBeatsRadio]

I was used to do this with my old laptop having two different SSD's, but that laptop broke a few months ago and bought a new one with only 1 M2 SSD, so I splitter this SSD in two partitions and that's it! Just make sure you set Kali Linux as main boot on the bios as this one contains grub.

[@nawroza22]

hi, I have a question about dual boot system, since you said that you are familiar with. I need to install ubuntu with windows 11, and I released some 160G for this purpose. is this space enough for running some applications like OMNeT++ on my ubuntu OS? BTW, OMNeT++ requires at least 8G memory to work.

[@LofiBeatsRadio]

@@nawroza22 yes that's enough ☺️ let's say 40gb would be enough per OS

[@nawroza22]

thank you, :) @@LofiBeatsRadio

[@nawroza22]

another question if you don't mind, I have three partitions on my windows11 C, D, E. So, when I install ubuntu is it automatically takes the unallocated space for installing second OS? @@LofiBeatsRadio

[@LofiBeatsRadio]

@@nawroza22 nope, you will need to use advanced options and select the correct partition. If not you will be prompted to use entire disk space and you will remove the already existing os.

[@mrcrackerist]

Here is some notes * Instead of installing kali using a Live boot USB/NVME would be better as Kali is insecure for install, this way you can just use the BIOS boot selector. * As a alternative would be to install normal Debian and install the tools on that install instead. * You can add secure boot to Linux so this is only needed for the install.

[@davestorm6718]

For many machines, particularly Lenovo laptops, you also have to switch from UEFI to Legacy in the BIOS or the screen will be garbled when attempting to install. Drove me bonkers!

[@ShadrackBenitez]

For everyone having problems finding the disks you just formatted for Kali, make sure to enable AHCI mode in your bios before installing Kali.

[@_j_a_s_e_e_r_c9970]

Thanks man

[@mrfunkin202]

what if my bios doesn't have it?

[@eushamubin890]

Should’ve been on THE VIDEO. LOST WINDOWS:(

[@IAMT4505]

I don't understand why so many people do this, you can directly go into Boot Menu and do a one-time boot from a different drive without even going into BIOS and changing the Boot order. On my laptop it's F1 for BIOS & F10 for Boot Menu. I also done this to multiple users since I'm the tech of the family, and every singe Laptop/PC I used has a specified F-key to boot directly into Boot Menu for one-time boot from a different drive. EDIT: For ASUS laptops the key combination to boot directly to the Boot Menu is ESC + Power Button.

[@YahayaAbdul-Kudus]

Great job boss❤

[@davidbombal]

Thank you so much 😀

[@jeffinaughe3448]

​@@davidbombal🎉 please I got questions for you David... can my pc get infected by malware or virus when browsing from a dual boot, widows or kali ?

[@usee1235]

Thank you for the video, it worked perfectly. I learn a lot of stuff from you, we need more people like this

[@WINDOWS_TRICKS]

thanks but I cant shrink more than 6.5 giga... I have about 400 gb free!!! why and how to solve please

[@alimanoun]

Disable paging and system protection

[@Chris-sg4oy]

Still an extremely helpful tutorial. Thank you so much! As a sidenote, I was installing on a Razer and needed to turn on Nvidia Optimus in the BIOS, otherwise Kali would show a crazy flickering yellow screen. Hope that helps anyone else with that issue!

[@timcrook5569]

For anyone who's partition is not showing in the kali installation menu, Switch from RAID TO AHCI. Fore you do that, make sure you have a usb to reinstall windows after that. I think there's a workaround that lets you change it without reinstalling windows but Idk it maybe David can shed some light on it.

[@Enteramon]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I was struggling for so long trying to figure out why I wasn’t seeing the partition

[@timcrook5569]

@@Enteramon happy to help!

[@ahmedelmansii]

Turn on safe boot before switching from RAID to AHCI

[@subby4226]

you couldn't have made it any simpler, top man!

[@twipplanner2472]

Thank you. But isn't there the danger of windows overwriting on an update so the dual boot does not work?

[@robin2274]

No because the bootloader is from Kali Linux and not windows, you can also manual boot into both

[@jreverie7018]

For people not getting the boot option choice after installation, each laptop should have a key for you to choose which operating system to boot from. for example for my msi laptop my key to select what OS to boot from is F11, from there I can go to kali or windows. Hope this helps

[@issamboutallaa8722]

a great explanation as always. Can you make a Dual Boot MacOS and Windows ? Thank you

[@davidbombal]

Thank you! Great suggestion :)

[@AnotherSkyTV]

​@@davidbombaldual boot linux and openbsd? Lol

[@davewilliadatech5208]

Fantastic video! I watched David over the last couple of years randomly. As an Applications Specialist who wants to move more in the cloud/Networking/Security space.

[@ItalianoItalo-wk5zf]

Great content David ! By the way, is there any kind of hypervisor as light as ESXi , but that could show on the screen at least 2 VMs like Windows and Kali on a 10 year old laptop screen ? Something like a "light proxmox" ? That would be awesome, wouldn't it ?

[@techrazor3280]

I always dual boot since the days of winXP. Earlier I had to use third party boot software like Bootitng.... Etc But now all Linux distros (almost) use grub which is extremely intelligent and modern, it takes all the hassle of dual boot on itself.

[@BobStallmanArchUser]

Quick tip from a IT expert. If you need a video to show you how to dualboot you should not use Kali.

[@jayeshgudaghe3923]

Why.??

[@jayeshgudaghe3923]

Please elaborate...

[@Ozzys-World03]

It's 2023. Why would you

[@BobStallmanArchUser]

@@jayeshgudaghe3923 theres nothing to elaborate it's a distro for pentesting or "hacking" but you need a video to show you how to dualboot it ??? On top of windows???? Lollll

[@computerbytes537]

@@BobStallmanArchUser still dont get you lol

[@darkmoon_360]

OMG!!! GREAT TIMING!!! I NEEDED THIS TODAY AND BOOM!!! WE HAVE A VIDEO ABOUT DUAL BOOT!!!!!!! Thanks David..❤🔥

[@lankyluke]

I would have liked to see you talk alittle more about the advantages of dual boot as well as some ideas on how to transfer file between the too (from Kali to windows or the other way around) but other then that I need to try this at home

[@StevenKell]

This. I came to find out why you would even want to dual boot in 2023 besides not having enough RAM and CPU to use a VM. I myself run Pop as my base OS and everything else on VM.

[@lankyluke]

@@StevenKell I was looking at this so I would have 100% of the devices resources available when doing things and so I don't get side tracked to play PC games 😁

[@ritizadhikari7984]

@@StevenKell wlan0 is not showing in my laptop? although i am connected to wireless network it just keep showing ethernet ? why is that so?

[@docmalitt]

if you use Etcher instead of Rufus, then there will be no issues with any checked software for Kali. (In my case, of course... At the beginning had the same problem )

[@subhanad8]

thank you sir i am frusted from from a problem watching you it become solved thanks once again❤

[@metalfiregametime652]

I have a dedicated hard drive for installing Linux. I learned a long time ago to always make sure Linux will be installed on my second hard drive and grub will be installed on my windows drive :)

[@yaserbasaad7984]

welcome back - "hand on practice"

[@Lunar.Fox.]

Thank you very much I have a not so good laptop with no dedicated gpu running windows 11 so it was an idea I had to use a less bloated os and it works better then windows does thank you for helping me your instructions were very clear!

[@ElQuillafricano]

Thank you very much for the instructions David, it is always good to refresh the memory.

[@vireshthakur3614]

Thanks for this simplified explanation 🙏

[@MrChili1496]

i got the red screen before that stage, but got passed it just by retrying, nice guide

[@SudhirDas2109]

Tat was awesome.. David unchecking the top 10 during installation n additional software made the day as I was getting struck there…

[@averagemarco]

great video man, helped me out a ton.

[@whoisAPT38]

Btw if your duel boot goes to windows instead of Kali just change boot order, sounds simple but some people might not know

[@anassrafiai]

Same

[@si4v45h]

It's not the first time that I imagine something and I need to learn it and the next couple days david posts it!

[@rationalbushcraft]

I usually make a custom image with the kali install scripts so I get just the things I use. For me most of the time I am just doing CTF stuff and bug bounty stuff so for example I don't really need the forensics stuff like sleuth kit. I'm betting some of your viewers would like to see how that works. Maybe they just want to build a Kali forensics lab or something like that.

[@jros9915]

This is an awesome video! Wish I had this available when I learned how to do it. Triple boot Windows, Kali, and Mint

[@berthold9582]

The option to use all available space is not the right one, use "manual" mode

[@brahimbelmouhand9888]

You posted this vid way too late (for me at least), my PC is already dual booted but still a good and entertaining video to say the least! Keep it going man ❤

[@brahimbelmouhand9888]

The problem for me in dual booting is when I shut down my PC when operating kali it freezes a dragon image

[@nafizalzakaria3511]

Easy, quick and effective. And thanks for the error solving trick.

[@davidbombal]

Thank you. And you're welcome :)

[@KHALIDBOUARFA]

Thanks man, ive struggling with the install of kali . Now its installed .thanks you

[@i_Kruti]

This is what I wanted....!!!!

[@Raven_704]

it worked i finally have kali linux in my windows 10 and i thought that my laptop lenovo legion y520 wont work in it i cant install windows 11 in it but kali linux yes you can just trust me follow his steps and do not skip it will work i want kali because of the terminal and i want to code that's why i downloaded kali on my computer

[@itellyouwhatlad]

Brooo you are the goat i tried your old video but that didn't work and this worked broo thank you

[@brytheitguy_]

Great video as always! I miss my XPS from my last job. I dual booted Windows and Pop Os on it

[@UsmanMalik-ot6jj]

hatsoff to you sir a true life saver

[@Katashtrophie]

I currently run Kali on a VM but have dual booted other Linux distros in the past ..... VM seems more convenient to me.

[@amrgaming3735]

For those who needed to uncheck top 10 tools and default tools - simple way is that u write in dd image mode rather than ISO mode in rufus .

[@clipperyx]

Thank you this Tutorial helped me ❤

[@alifadel7976]

Finally ❤️🔥🔥🔥 Thank you so much sir 🌷

[@davidbombal]

You're welcome!

[@ABDULKARIMHOMAIDI]

Thank you man for these valuable videos

[@PubgPeaks]

Thanks for video. If you choose DD mode in rufus instead of ISO, you wont face that error in kali install

[@JAMESBOND-vf3rt]

I have enjoyed the video and installed kali in pc. Thanks man❤

[@chrissshan]

heads up make sure you have your bitlocker key handy or suspend bitlocker on your drive ahead of time in case you need to reboot into windows

[@KenBrynie]

very detailed video! I'm newbie to Windows and 0 knowledge in Linux

[@g6h48]

bro thank you so much I was about to buy a rasbery pi 4 just to put kali linux in. Left you a sub and a like

[@66fy]

Perfect video exactly what i was looking for 👌🏻

[@davidbombal]

Glad to hear!

[@cmStudios256]

I really like the way you do cyber stuff.

[@valentinhristov2254]

Thanks you very mach. This video was so useful and interesting. Wish you all the best and I will keep liking your videos.

[@abadvibesguy2232]

Hey David ,I've been trying to find some recent videos of you talking bout ccna specifically in this year,but couldn't find. I've heard there's some changes in the exam itself ,are you maybe going to make a video touching that topic again ? would be appreciated for us who are willing to go back ,are the same books valid ,courses etc,or is there something entirely new ,you know ,just the good old informative video on CCNA in 2023/4 Btw I'm enjoying your podcasts with different people ,especially cybersec stuff,so much fun and so much to learn,keep it up ! thanks for all the effort you put into your content !

[@Hixeta]

Hi David.. should be re-enable secure boot in BIOS and how doing it and not doing it will affect the system hardware, software and security of the computer. I followed your steps and dual booted, it worked fine. I just had to use mini tool partition wizard to shrink my partition volume to make space.

[@hilmiwali]

What is the difference between between this and use it in virtual machine?

[@Yuri-h2o]

🙏 for video. Interested in topic: how to boot kali with uefi secure boot on? That is the modern question

[@Zolodar]

I totally agree - I was looking for a way to properly get both a Windows installation and a Linux installation on different drives working on the same PC, both in UEFI mode. I guess I'll need to search elsewhere and do some trial and error, since the internet is littered with tons of inaccurate, misleading or confusing information on the topic.

[@AbdoKnn-wd5jt]

I don’t have the 'use the largest continuous space' option in the partition disks menu, and when I try to partition manually, the partitions are not showing up on my screen. Please, I need help there is just the usb drive !!

[@i_m_veer_singh]

Hi David, Big fan here! Love your videos- as always they always hit the mark. 🎯 Just got a quick question: is there a smooth way to make a remote machine dual-boot into Windows and Kali Linux? Every time I reboot to switch OS, I lose my remote connection from my Windows 10 machine. Would love to have your insights. Cheers 🙂

[@mohamedahmed_ae]

You made my day happy 😁

[@Randomdump737]

How long does it take

[@LOKARiOKENTON28]

This tutorial is awesome and reliable, thanks! 🎉

[@jakhan3067]

Absolutely a very informative instructional video my friend.

[@OiOChaseOiO]

Hi David! Thanks for the video! Quick question, why Kali and 9 months later do you still recommend Kali or do you recommend we use a different version of Linux? Cheers!

[@subhransusekharswain4202]

Superb helpful video, thanks very much ✨👌

[@AC-ny6pe]

At the end of the video you did not mention if there is any need to change back the bios to its original settings? is there anyneed?

[@SezzzSimon]

Great explanation, worked perfectly! thanks...

[@hichemseba6443]

I have installed Kali Linux from your channel, and I would like to set up a dual-boot configuration with my Windows 11

[@betterfly7398]

The reason there was a failure is most likely the same reason as mine. Windows removed a whole bunch of tool related files and flagged them as severe/high when I was using Rufus to setup Kali on the drive.

[@siragabdrhman2258]

David you are Amazing in IT field

[@armypurple_lilac]

Thanks a lot sir this video really helped me.

[@thecurious6721]

Hey David. Thank you for the cool video. One question for you. A lot of people learn from but how do you learn? Where did you learn it? 😊 Thank you

[@samiramir91samor78]

You’re the best prof, Thank you so much

[@larrytoruan8918]

Amazing David ! However, I dare you to encrypt them by using both Windows'es Bitlocker and the Linux LUKS.

[@happylinuxguy]

I believe linux will support secure boot now, it used to be an issue. You didn't have to turn of intel's raid and use AHCI mode? That usually prevents it from seeing the drive. Unless they've updated something recently or you already had it disabled.

[@QuikRay]

Dual boot doesn't mean having 2 OSes on your computer. It means using the same boot partition for both boot loaders...and that's a big no no when it comes to putting a linux distro on with windows. In this case always use a separate boot partition for linux, and, that may not be possible if you are using a legacy system.

[@kokikocky4319]

I always used dualboot, because for virtual I needed a much "better" computer, which I didn't have until recently when I bought a computer with a better CPU and more RAM, and now I'm researching various linux distributions, as well as other virtual OS....

[@thehourofwisdom3136]

Ive been out of the tech game so long.... last thing I dual booted was Windows Vista and mac OS, I have never even heard of Kali Linux until today. 😅 I do remember Linux though.

[@HerDarkiee]

I can't turn my secure boot off

[@gopikrishna679]

can you show us how to triple boot, specifically install kali after having windows and fedora?

[@nexuscore8654]

Hello David, thank you very much for this tutorial, but maybe you know how I can fix the problem "This machine's firmware has started the installer in UEFI mode but it looks like there may be existing operating systems already installed using "BIOS compatibility mode". If you continue to install Debian in UEFI mode, it might be difficult to reboot the machine into any BIOS-mode operating system later. If you wish to install in UEFI mode and don't care about keeping the ability to boot one of the existing systems, you have the option to force that here. If you wish to keep the option to boot an existing operating system, you should choose NOT to force UEFI installation here." This happens in Kali Linux disc choose installation stage. I cannot choose any disk except a flash drive with Kali installation media.

[@KamoliddinRakhimov-l3x]

i have problem with running linux if i choose between linux and windows boots linux my monitor is going to sleep mode what should i do with that