Open your internet browser and navigate to https://rufus. akeo. ie/ Download the newest version of the Rufus. Click the “Rufus. exe” file in your downloads folder and follow the instructions to install Rufus.

Click Select to the right of the drop-down menu labeled “Boot Selection” Click the Ubuntu ISO file you downloaded. Click Open.

Click Ok if you receive an alert that says “HybridISO image detected”. Click Ok to acknowledge that all data on the USB drive will be written over.

To convert GB to MB, multiply by 1000. For example, 40 GB is equivalent to 40,000 MB.

Click the Windows Start menu. Type Control Panel and click the Control Panel icon Type Power Options in the search bar in the upper-right corner. Click “Choose what the power button does”. Click “Change settings that are currently unavailable”. Make sure the box that says “Turn on fast startup (Recommended)” at the bottom is not checked. Click Save changes.

Click the Windows Start menu. Click the Power icon. Hold “Shift” and click Restart. Click Troubleshoot. Click Advanced Options: UEFI Firmware Settings Click Restart.

If you want to boot Ubuntu from a separate hard drive from your Windows install drive, you will need to open your computer and disconnect your Windows hard drive during the Ubuntu install process. [3] X Research source

It may take a minute for Ubuntu to boot from the USB drive.

Alternatively, you can select Minimal installation to install only a web browser and some basic utilities.

Ensure that “Download updates while installing Ubuntu” is also checked.

Alternatively, you can select “Install Ubuntu alongside Windows 10” if the option is available. This may make the install process a little easier.

Type the amount of space in MB next to “Size” (I. E. 4000 for 4 GB). Ensure “Logical” and “Beginning of this space” is selected. Select “Swap area” in the drop-down menu next to “Use as”. Click Ok.

Select the remaining partition you want to install Ubuntu on. Click the plus (+) icon below the list of drives. Ensure “Logical” and “Beginning of this space” is selected. Select “Ext4 journaling file system” next to “Use as”. Select the dash “/” in the drop-down menu next to “Mount point”. Click Ok.