Hey guys, I’ve been using Linux Mint and Windows 11 via a dual boot setup on two laptops for a while.

I hardly ever use Windows 11, except on my work laptop, so I want to delete it from my personal laptop.

How can I do this? What is the safest and easiest way, and what should I bear in mind?

Thank you in advance for your answers, and have a sunny day!

  • thatradomguy@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Boot into the Linux system, launch the given partition manager or install gparted, locate the Windows partition (will probably show NTFS file system), and just delete the partition. If you can, it may let you then reclaim the free disk space. Depends on your layout. Of course, as many would tell you, only do this unless you’re sure you’ve backed up any important data from the Windows partition…