Take the 2-minute tour ×  I have a laptop with two partitions-
one with a Windows 8 Pro, and the other with a BackTrack5 Linux
OS. I can easily switch between the two, provided that I restart
the laptop.  Is it possible to run the Linux in the background
but boot into Windows 8? I know that I can virtualize Linux via
Hypervisor, but I need full hardware control to use BackTrack5
efficiently, and Hypervisor forces me to use legacy drivers and
no usb access.  My Galaxy Note can do this, boot via Android,
run BackTrack5 ARM in the background, then VNC into it.  (can
anyone think of a better title for this question? and better
tags too..)  share|improve this question What is your end goal
of using both OS's at the same time? –  txtechhelp Dec 4 '12 at
7:53 My Job Description is C# Application Developer and I use
Visual Studio 2012. However, I also assist my coworkers as a
Security Consultant, and I need BackTrack's toolset with full
access to the hardware to do so. I usually just restart my pc
and boot the other