Arch + Windows Dual-Boot

Boot the Arch ISO, connect to the internet, then run:

Copycurl -fsSL https://bootable.sammyjoyce.com/install.sh | bash

Or with wget:

Copywget -qO- https://bootable.sammyjoyce.com/install.sh | bash

Run from the Arch Linux live ISO to install or repair Arch alongside Windows.

Copy# Download and run
curl -fsSLO https://bootable.sammyjoyce.com/archwin-linux-side.sh
bash archwin-linux-side.sh

# Or directly (review first!)
bash <(curl -fsSL https://bootable.sammyjoyce.com/archwin-linux-side.sh)

Features

• Auto-detects ESP (prefers one with Windows Boot Manager)
• Auto-detects or prompts for Linux root partition
• Installs base system with pacstrap (or repairs existing)
• Configures systemd-boot with Arch + Windows entries
• Sets up fstab, locale, timezone, user, sudo, NetworkManager

Modes

Copy# Fresh install (auto-detected if no existing Arch)
bash archwin-linux-side.sh

# Repair existing installation
bash archwin-linux-side.sh --repair-only

# Non-interactive with options
bash archwin-linux-side.sh --root /dev/nvme0n1p5 --esp /dev/nvme0n1p1 \
  --hostname myarch --user myuser --timezone Australia/Sydney

Run from Windows (as Administrator) to prepare for dual-boot.

Copy# PowerShell (as Administrator)
irm https://bootable.sammyjoyce.com/archwin-windows-side.ps1 -OutFile archwin-windows-side.ps1
.\archwin-windows-side.ps1

Features

• Disables Fast Startup (prevents filesystem corruption)
• Disables Hibernation (prevents ESP issues)
• Configures Windows for UTC hardware clock
• Optionally shrinks Windows partition
• Diagnoses existing dual-boot setups

Modes

Copy# Setup mode (default) - prepare for Linux install
.\archwin-windows-side.ps1

# Diagnose mode - check configuration without changes
.\archwin-windows-side.ps1 -Mode diagnose

# Repair mode - fix common issues
.\archwin-windows-side.ps1 -Mode repair