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can anyone guide me how to install wubi on W8.1. I have heard that there is a UEFI related issue on W8.1.

ngng
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    WUBI is not maintained or recomended. Either try a virtual machine or a real install. – xangua Feb 21 '16 at 14:50
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    Avoid Wubi or try a community supported version from [here](https://github.com/hakuna-m/wubiuefi/wiki). – ngng Feb 21 '16 at 15:13
  • To the people voting to close the question: It's important to **keep it**, so other users can know Wubi's not supported. Please keep it open. – Eduardo Cola Feb 21 '16 at 15:37
  • @Eduardo Cola I agree with you that this question should not be closed. I am currently working with a Wubi installed Lubuntu 15.10. I use Wubi on a preinstalled Windows 8.1. – ngng Feb 21 '16 at 15:47
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    Possible duplicate of [Windows installer for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS onwards](http://askubuntu.com/questions/449486/windows-installer-for-ubuntu-14-04-lts-onwards) – DJCrashdummy Feb 22 '16 at 09:05

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Last hour, I installed Lubuntu 14.04.4 with Wubi on a preinstalled Windows 8.1 for a friend. It worked without problems. These were the neccessary steps for me, which could be also a guide for you.

  • Download

I downloaded lubuntu-14.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso from official release site and wubi14044r302.exe from the community supported Wubi site

  • Run Wubi

I ran wubi14044r302.exe from my Windows download folder. In the same folder was the downloaded iso. I chose Lubuntu, user name and password and because there was only one Windows drive, I selected "C:"

  • Installation

I pressed button "Install" and because I downloaded iso manually, no further download was needed and only few minutes later, I rebooted the system.

  • UEFI firmware

I pressed the function key I read in the online manual of the notebook. Then I saw a menu entry with "Windows Boot Manager" and "Lubuntu". I selected "Lubuntu".

  • Secure Boot

I saw an error message "access denied" but I could perform MokManager and imported the MOK key. After that I selected "continue" but it booted into Windows. After a second reboot I selected again "Lubuntu" and now the installation was completed.

  • Completing installation

No further issues, I just waited about 10 minutes until a third reboot. I selected again "Lubuntu" and now I saw the freshly installed system.

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