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I see many, many questions written by users having trouble installing Ubuntu in a dual-boot configuration on their UEFI-enabled PC, that are being marked as duplicates of How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?. This would appear to be a problem, because this "canonical question" is actually about installing Wubi-style, not true dual-boot, which is a whole other thing entirely. The user cannot possibly glean anything useful from the question they are directed to.

Here are a few examples:

I see many, many questions written by users having trouble installing Ubuntu in a dual-boot configuration on their UEFI-enabled PC, that are being marked as duplicates of How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?. This would appear to be a problem, because this "canonical question" is actually about installing Wubi-style, not true dual-boot, which is a whole other thing entirely. The user cannot possibly glean anything useful from the question they are directed to.

Here are a few examples:

I see many, many questions written by users having trouble installing Ubuntu in a dual-boot configuration on their UEFI-enabled PC, that are being marked as duplicates of How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?. This would appear to be a problem, because this "canonical question" is actually about installing Wubi-style, not true dual-boot, which is a whole other thing entirely. The user cannot possibly glean anything useful from the question they are directed to.

Here are a few examples:

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Why are we marking these UEFI questions as duplicates of the wrong question?

I see many, many questions written by users having trouble installing Ubuntu in a dual-boot configuration on their UEFI-enabled PC, that are being marked as duplicates of How do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?. This would appear to be a problem, because this "canonical question" is actually about installing Wubi-style, not true dual-boot, which is a whole other thing entirely. The user cannot possibly glean anything useful from the question they are directed to.

Here are a few examples: