[PLUG] Dual booting Windows/Linux on relatively recent hardware

[Richard Owlett]

On 04/29/2022 09:26 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I have not used Windows since WinXP and Debian Stretch were current.
> A couple I know (Retired Pastor and his wife) have a Windows computer 
> with a years long history of problems. As part of my support for their 
> missionary work, I intend to replace the hardware with a refurbished 
> laptop.
> 
> It must run Windows as that is what they know and some software provided 
> by the missions agency is designed for Windows. It *will* dual boot 
> Linux to make my life simpler and allow testing some ideas that should 
> eventually make their life simpler.
> 
> *MY QUESTION*
> What should I be reading to install Debian along side Windows that will 
> likely have UEFI and possibly Secure Boot? The last time I dual booted 
> Linux/Windows it was on a legacy BIOS system.
> 
> TIA

My question triggered a VM related discussion.
*HOWEVER* I must deal with reality.
There are external constraints. The primary OS *will be* MS Windows.
Anyone have an answer to my question?
TIA