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Why does a computer slow down when left running for a long time without restarting?
I am currently using Windows and see that I need to reboot my PC time to time, without which it feels slow. That is if I keep running it for 4 - 8 hours without restarting, it'll start to slow down ...
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Moving OSs from 1TB to 2TB
I have a 1TB nvme drive with windows and linux installed. The partitions look like this:
partitions
Now I would like to move both these operating systems to a 2TB nvme. How do I do this without ...
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Is there something that would allow a Windows application source code to be recompiled to Linux? [closed]
Think WINE but recompilation. Think Cygwin but the other way around.
If not, what are the challenges getting in the way?
Edit: I'm looking for something that works like WINE but can get me better ...
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Can Windows (or some other OS) Detect that some other OS was running between reboots?
Let us say we have a Dual Boot Machine. Or we have a Linux LiveCD in the CD Drive.
We are running Windows & select reboot or Hibernate.
The Machine exits the OS and goes back to the Booting ...
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how to install Windows on a Dell from 2015 that only came with Linux [duplicate]
I want to install Windows on a Dell (from 2015, the Precision Tower 5810).
The machine came only with Linux installed on it.
Is this possible, and if so, how would I acquire Windows for this?
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Are the Windows factory reset files stored on the ROM of laptops shipped with Windows?
Was just wondering since I have a Dell laptop which came shipped with windows, I've installed several version of Linux on it and have always had the option to factory reset it to Windows through the ...
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Can I switch my operating system from Windows 10 to the latest version of Ubuntu?
I do a lot of 3d rendering and hardware-heavy work on my computer. The hardware itself is in good shape but Windows 10 won't stop freezing programs and takes forever to load files. I've heard that ...
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Why is WinPE called an operating system?
WinPE is essentially the Wizard that installs Windows but it is classified as an Operating System. This is a good description.
My question is why is it called an operating system?
I can see that it ...
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Will factory reset bring back my windows and solve the booting problems?
So initially I had Windows 10, then I installed OpenSuse Tumbleweed for dual boot. But for some reason I am not able to boot into windows and I can't see the option of Windows in the BIOS either. Now ...
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installation of kali linux in windows
I have twice "disk". One is my windows I have another unallocated disk. Should I make it a volume to install Kali Linux?
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Downloading on Virtual Machines
Let's say I am using Linux and I have Windows virtual machine. Is it possible to download a Windows only program and run it? If yes, will the data of it stay in the machine after I close the machine?
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Do Operating Systems need to know which is the hardware architecture on which they are executing?
Maybe this is a basic theoric question, but I have no idea of the answer and haven't found information of this.
Do Operating Systems (imagine Windows or Linux distros) need to know if they are ...
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How can I install and launch Windows Server in dual boot?
I my Server, I have a sda disk, on it I installed a Windows Server 2008, and a CentOS7.2 system.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 209717247 ...
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Can i install Windows 10 dual boot Ubuntu correctly via Linux "install alongside" option?
I have Ubuntu 16.04 installed without important data. I want to have Ubuntu 16.04 dual boot Windows 10. I read that doing this dual boot is better from windows. I want to install Windows 10 with ...
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How to get Ubuntu back alongside Windows as operating systems?
I initially had both Windows 10 Home and Ubuntu installed as operating systems on my PC. When I have opened the PC, it displayed me a purple display where it was to choose between Ubuntu and Windows. ...
