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I see that it is quite common to dual boot Windows 10 and Windows 7 for folks who feel a need to retain the old familiar OS. That is also the case with folks who are using Linux OS's. It is hard to dump Windows 10 even though Linux has turned out to be quite functional.
I found an alternative to the dual boot solution. I bought a 120 GB internal SSD for under $40 and loaded Linux Mint 17.3 to it. It is in my desktop pc as well as the original drive with Windows 10. I bought a $31 120 GB USB 3.0 external hard drive to back it up. Now I can sell the pc if I wish and take my Linux SATA 3 SSD along to install in the next one. One more way to skin a cat.
I found an alternative to the dual boot solution. I bought a 120 GB internal SSD for under $40 and loaded Linux Mint 17.3 to it. It is in my desktop pc as well as the original drive with Windows 10. I bought a $31 120 GB USB 3.0 external hard drive to back it up. Now I can sell the pc if I wish and take my Linux SATA 3 SSD along to install in the next one. One more way to skin a cat.