RELATED: Beginner Geek: Hard Disk Partitions ExplainedĮven if you only have a single hard drive, you can have multiple operating systems on that hard drive. You could also boot an operating system - like a live Linux system or a Windows To Go USB drive - from external storage media.
There’s no limit to the number of operating systems you he installed - you’re not just limited to a single one. You could put a second hard drive into your computer and install an operating system to it, choosing which hard drive to boot in your BIOS or boot menu. Your computer’s operating system is generally installed on its internal hard drive. When you boot your computer, the BIOS loads the boot loader from the hard drive and the boot loader boots the installed operating system.
