Installation of Ubuntu 24.04 taking too long

**mussassa** · 2 Weeks Ago

Originally Posted by tea for one

It is advisable to use Windows tools to shrink Windows partitions.
Then, reboot into Windows and allow chkdsk to run.

How old is your HP Pro 3520?

My HP Pro 3520 is about 10 years old.

**tea for one** · 2 Weeks Ago

Originally Posted by mussassa

I am afraid to interrupt the installation and not been able to boot Windows, I will wait a few more hours, reinstalling Windows also took some time, not as much.

What is the position with your PC now?
Did you stop the installation of Ubuntu?
Can you still boot into Windows 10?

**oldfred** · 2 Weeks Ago

It was in 2012 that Microsoft required vendors to install Windows 8 in UEFI boot mode to gpt partitioned drive.
Most Windows 7 installs were to MBR(msdos) partition drives in BIOS boot mode.

Early UEFI often had issues and UEFI needed updates & Linux had to create some work arounds for UEFI that worked with Windows but did not necessarily follow UEFI spec.