Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
I recently decided to dual boot CachyOS with Windows 11 on my brand-new Asus Zenbook, and while the installation process was mostly smooth, I ran into a few minor issues—Windows boot entry disappeared from GRUB after setting up dual boot and I had difficulty logging into the live session.
In this video, I walk you through my entire experience, from preparing the system and tweaking BIOS settings to partitioning the drive and installing CachyOS.
But the real challenge came after the installation—figuring out why Windows wasn’t showing up in the bootloader and how to fix it.
🚀 What I cover in this video:
✔ Using Ventoy to create CachyOS live USB
✔ Changing BIOS/UEFI settings to boot from live USB
✔ Figuring out how to log in to the live session
✔ Installing CachyOS alongside Windows 11
✔ Troubleshooting the missing Windows entry in GRUB
If you’re planning to dual boot CachyOS with Windows, this video will help you avoid the same problem and keep your system booting properly.
Command used to update grub:
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
More on missing Windows entry in Grub: itsfoss.com/grub-os-prober
text version of this video: itsfoss.com/dual-boot-cachyos-windows
Let me know in the comments if you've faced similar issues!
I recently decided to dual boot CachyOS with Windows 11 on my brand-new Asus Zenbook, and while the installation process was mostly smooth, I ran into a few minor issues—Windows boot entry disappeared from GRUB after setting up dual boot and I had difficulty logging into the live session.
In this video, I walk you through my entire experience, from preparing the system and tweaking BIOS settings to partitioning the drive and installing CachyOS.
But the real challenge came after the installation—figuring out why Windows wasn’t showing up in the bootloader and how to fix it.
🚀 What I cover in this video:
✔ Using Ventoy to create CachyOS live USB
✔ Changing BIOS/UEFI settings to boot from live USB
✔ Figuring out how to log in to the live session
✔ Installing CachyOS alongside Windows 11
✔ Troubleshooting the missing Windows entry in GRUB
If you’re planning to dual boot CachyOS with Windows, this video will help you avoid the same problem and keep your system booting properly.
Command used to update grub:
sudo grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
More on missing Windows entry in Grub: itsfoss.com/grub-os-prober
text version of this video: itsfoss.com/dual-boot-cachyos-windows
Let me know in the comments if you've faced similar issues!
