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Install Ubuntu 24.04 from a Ventoy USB drive. Get the desktop ISO, find your boot menu key, fix the Secure Boot error and go through the Ubuntu installer with the extended selection and erase disk.
Install CachyOS from a Ventoy USB drive. Get the Desktop Edition ISO, find your boot menu key, fix the Secure Boot error and go through the CachyOS installer with Limine and GNOME.
Install Bazzite from a Ventoy USB drive. Pick your GPU type and the GNOME desktop, get the ISO, find your boot menu key, fix the Secure Boot error and go through the Bazzite installer.
Install Arch Linux from a Ventoy USB drive. Get the x86_64 ISO, find your boot menu key, fix the Secure Boot error, then run the archinstall script with ext4, GRUB and the GNOME desktop.
Install Omarchy 4.0.6 from a Ventoy USB drive. Get the ISO, find your boot menu key, fix the Secure Boot error, go through the text installer and finish setup.
Install NixOS 26.05 from a Ventoy USB drive. Get the graphical ISO, find your boot menu key, fix the Secure Boot error, choose the installer options with GNOME and finish setup.
The real Windows workstation this channel records and edits on - Ryzen 9 3900X, Asus TUF X570 motherboard, 64GB DDR4, dual GPU (RTX 5060 Ti + Arc A770), four drives. Direct hardware, no virtualization layer.
The host workstation used to run QEMU/KVM guest VMs for multiple tutorials: Ryzen 9 9950X, X870 motherboard, 64GB DDR5, NVMe storage.
Microsoft's business-oriented edition of Windows 11 — adds BitLocker encryption, Hyper-V virtualization, Windows Sandbox, Group Policy management, and Windows Update for Business controls on top of the Home edition, used as the baseline environment for ElectronixZone's Windows 11 tutorials.
Full-featured desktop virtualization software from VMware for running virtual machines on Windows — free for personal, non-commercial use since 2024.
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Complete Ventoy guide: what it is, which install guide to follow for 11 Linux distros, Windows 10 and 11, the steps, boot tips, NVMe drive and FAQ.
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