One of the biggest problems with the new laptops that come pre-installed with Windows 8 and 8.1 is that because it is hard to install Ubuntu along side with Windows. Here are a few steps that might help you dual boot Windows and Ubuntu:
[Note: Some of the shortcuts are for HP- laptops]
1. In case you already don't have any OS installed, install Windows 8.1. Automatically windows will erase all the drives and only one OS will be there on your system. In case u have issues in installing windows on a drive, use Shift+F10 when install windows option comes during windows installation and do a disk part and change the disk format to mbr in case its is ext4. Google and u can see how to do it.
2. Partition the disk and save space for ubuntu (raw space).
3. Install ubuntu and use the raw space or any drive whichever ubuntu takes. Sometimes it takes the raw space, sometimes the NTFS drive created by windows.
Now the problem is that Windows 8 will not let any other OS boot and so you will not see the grub when u start your. system. For that do the next step
4. on windows install https://neosmart.net/
This tool will give u the option of choosing ubuntu or windows as your OS when u load the windows. After u choose ubuntu, u will get the normal grub and u have to choose ubuntu again on that.
5. Perform the following steps:
With inputs from Devavrath S and Karan Bazaz
