2 os on one drive, what happens with a second?

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Hi, I've just bought a brand new laptop for university without an installed os. I'm thinking about installing an m.2 where I'll put important programs and both os with a partition and using the 1tb hdd to store less demanding programs, music, films, etc.

I've read that files stored with linux and windows are incompatible with one another. That would mean that I would have to do a partition in the hdd right?(please take in mind that I have close to NO IDEA on drive partitions)
 
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No, you will be fine if you set up 2 different partitions, You need 2 serperate disks to install 2 OS, unless its gpt. In order to do this you will have to install your OS onto the m.2 and an OS onto your HDD, make sure they are both the same partition scheme, One MBR, master boot record you can only have 1 boot loader, Using GPT partition scheme you can have multiple efi boots.

You will be 100% okay and not ahve to worry as long as both operating systems are on seperate drives, OR on the same drive partitioned into a GPT with UEFI boot.
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No, you will be fine if you set up 2 different partitions, You need 2 serperate disks to install 2 OS, unless its gpt. In order to do this you will have to install your OS onto the m.2 and an OS onto your HDD, make sure they are both the same partition scheme, One MBR, master boot record you can only have 1 boot loader, Using GPT partition scheme you can have multiple efi boots.

You will be 100% okay and not ahve to worry as long as both operating systems are on seperate drives, OR on the same drive partitioned into a GPT with UEFI boot.
 
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OK, m.2 installed with NO hdd connected, First make sure you have a UEFI VERSION of your windows install, If you can please put it on a USB to install it, This is much more efficent, less room for errors.

Now turn on computer, choose the install as your boot device, Go through, install onto your m.2
now connect the HDD leave the m.2 as it is
Reboot, now with HDD installed, BOOT FROM UEFI install again, install it onto the HDD, make sure its in GPT partition scheme.
After its done installing, Restart
Both drives connected choose what you want to boot from and boot up.
Also yes, when it is done this way you will have troubles with files, thats why I recommend ONLY having 1 OS at all times unless you put them onto the same m.2

I can get much more technical, But i need to know if you just want your boot on the m.2 with your imnportant stuff, and the HDD as essentially a backup? if so you DON"T need an OS on your HDD, That will only lead to problems in the future.
Install 1 OS onto the m.2, If you want multiples, install onto the same m.2 just make sure its GPT.

 
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