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There are few things I'd suggest more than keeping Windows and Linux installations WELL separated. I've had windows update EFI entries for the whole system more than once, leaving the linux OS unbootable.
Yeah, this is a thing. Make sure you have a recovery usb key handy, and you'll need to follow the POP os bootloader recovery document.
So if Linux just 'disappears' after a windows update, don't fear, just do the bootloader recovery process.