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[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

And that's exactly why my Windows install is locked away in VM hell. Fucked with my bootloader twice and I said never again.

I even set up a custom boot option that autoloads the Windows VM and passes through all USB and auxiliary storage devices in a lightweight Linux environment, so other than the brief Linux boot log, it feels exactly like a native install, 10/10 recommend