To access files on a Windows partition from Linux, you must: 1. Create a directory to mount the Windows drive, such as "/mnt/win". 2. Mount the Windows partition using the correct filesystem type, such as "mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/win" for FAT or "mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /mnt/win" for NTFS. 3. You can then navigate to and list the contents of the Windows drive from the Linux directory.