Can I Have Two Operating Systems on My PC Simultaneously?

Hi, I am running Windows 10 on my computer and want to have Windows 11 on my computer too. Can I have two operating systems on my computer simultaneously? If possible, how can I achieve that?

Yes, it is possible to run two operating systems on a computer at the same time. However, running two huge operating systems side by side, such as Windows or Mac, usually results in considerable resource concerns.

There are many ways to help you run two OS on a PC at the same time. The following are the two commonly used ways to run two operating systems on your computer:

  • Dual boot. On your hard disk, you can set up two operating systems. Each time your computer boots, you will be prompted to select which operating system you want to use. Your device runs on a single Operating System during dual booting; therefore, performance is identical to single boot.
  • Virtual machine. You can run different operating systems as virtual machines on a single PC using programs like VMware Workstation Pro and VMware Workstation Player. The speed of a virtual machine lowers depending on the design of the system because two operating systems are running in parallel.

You must first back up your data in case something goes wrong; then, you should make a separate partition on your hard drive for the new operating system to set up a dual boot configuration. Either third-party software or built-in disc management tools can be used for this. The second operating system must then be set up on the new partition. For that, you need to create a bootable USB drive.

To make a bootable USB, you can use a professional bootable USB drive creator tool, like EaseUS OS2Go, to help you.

EaseUS OS2Go is a professional Windows To Go creator. It can help you install Windows 10 without a Microsoft account and put your Windows 10 on another computer. In addition, it lets you play a Windows game on a Mac computer.

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