Are you sure your approach works for both gaming and audio production?
Are you sure your approach works for both gaming and audio production?
The goal of setting up dual boot is to keep my gaming PC and music production software separate. The DAW requires many licenses and careful management, while the games need a more relaxed environment. I often add mods and customizations for fun, which makes mixing them with serious software uncomfortable. Drivers can be easily reinstalled in games, but fixing audio issues is much harder due to the large number of licenses that need to be deactivated and reactivated. Today’s experience showed both OSes still recognize each other’s drives, but swapping them isn’t possible since they’re both NVME and connected to the motherboard. I’m unsure if it’s worth trying or if I should stick with my current setup. Ideally, I’d use a Mac for audio and keep Windows for gaming, but that doesn’t fit my situation now. What would you suggest?
Prepare a quick USB device, either SSD or NVMe, placed inside a case.
Download the ventoy 1.0.99 archive, unpack it and launch the tool to set up the USB. Then format the Ventoy partition (default exFAT) as NTFS and add a /ventory directory.
Follow the guide precisely.
Refer to https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vhdboot.html for details.
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Upload the Windows 10 .img file into the ventoy folder.
Set up a Windows 11 VM in VirtualBox, ensuring it uses VHD format.
You may build the VM on your local disk or an external USB drive; if using the local disk, transfer the VHD to the ventoy USB after installation.
During startup you’ll need to select the VM’s VHD image to boot. The system will reidentify hardware and install drivers accordingly.
Ventoy notes you can store the VHD on a local drive, though I haven’t tested it.
Check the video for guidance; it’s from a Linux viewpoint.
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBi5bUs9GfI
Thanks for the update. I guess I'll keep going with the dual boot and just make sure it doesn't mess up the other setup for any reason.
It's interesting how these choices come with their own downsides.
An alternative approach involves generating distinct user accounts and configuring local disk access policies
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/a...ic...ive-deskto
Hello!
My situation is quite alike yours.
(I use FL Studio & Reason as my DAWs, along with various VSTs and plugins. And I also enjoy playing shooter games.)
To address your question:
Yes, you're wasting time with dual booting.
Make sure all the programs you're using are genuine (not cracked).
That's it.
I hope this helps...
It operates in the background. Examples include drivers and licenses for Native Instruments, iLok as a license manager, and Waves as another. If these processes are stopped, you might face issues with your plugins. That's why having two separate systems makes sense.
I believe it's okay to do that.
You can delete the drive letter for the drive where another operating system is installed, making it inaccessible.
Don't interfere with any drives in other OS if they don't have an assigned letter.