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How to auto-boot my Windows 10 machine only on weekday mornings?
I haven't been able to find a way to do this. I'm leaning towards it being impossible, but thought I'd ask here as a final resort.
My motherboard is a Gigabyte X299 UD4. The UEFI supports auto boot, ...
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BIOS boot priority lists not showing up
I have a laptop running elementary OS for a month now. Currently, I have to install Windows for an app and my system is pretty low-end so I can't use Virtual Machine
I want to install Windows from ...
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Can updating Dell Firmware 'unlock' BIOS booting?
The firmware shows that the Legacy boot mode is not selectable (greyed-out) for some reason: I suspect that it was somehow configured this way by the previous owner. I have identical machines: it is ...
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Used mbr2gpt tool on a (I think) non-UEFI machine, can't boot anymore
I found out that an old desktop I had is still working. Last time it was used it had Windows 10 installed, although the hardware is almost 10 years old. I decide I want to have a dual boot with ...
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Cannot boot Fedora on one PC
I've problem with my Fedora 32 boot.
Firstly, sorry for my ignorance in this topic and sorry if I wrote something wrong.
What's going on?
I don't see it as bootable in my Asus UEFI BIOS UTILITY, but ...
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How does the video BIOS fit in the boot process?
I'm trying to understand how the boot process works and the differences that exist between legacy BIOS and UEFI, but when it comes to the video BIOS, I can't find much information except a small ...
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I have an asus p5g41c l mx which requires some help in booting with nvme sad
I have an asus p5g41c l mx
Please tell me if I could use an aourus rgb nvme m.2 ssd as my boot drive
I don’t think the motherboard has uefi bios
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Why UEFI bootable disks take the first boot priority in UEFI BIOS?
I see several times that in Mainboards with UEFI BIOS every bootable media with UEFI option automatically takes the first boot priority, I want to know what's the reason for this behavior and how to ...
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How to launch built in efi shell?
I have a Lenovo ThinkCenter with American MegaTrends (AMI) UEFI with UEFI shell v2.0.31 I think. From clover bootloader, there is an option to launch the shell and I'm able to enter it. However, from ...
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What are the options for booting from usb when the legacy boot option is not supported by the bios?
On a Dell Inspiron 3493 laptop with a Windows 10, 64 bit preinstalled, I have tried to test some Linux distributions (Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon 32 bit, Linux Lite 64 bit last version). I created ...
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Enable Built-In Administrator Account UEFI/GPT from outside Windows 10
I have an HP Pavilion 570 Desktop PC running Windows 10 with a UEFI BIOS and GPT partition. The computer is part of a domain.
History: We had our AD directory box keel over, so we had to replace it. ...
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Fedora UEFI and BIOS
I am a bit confused with that BIOS/UEFI thing on Fedora.
I have dual boot Windows 10 (on my SSD) and a freshly installed Fedora 31 Workstation (on my HDD).
When I check the BIOS Mode in Windows is ...
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Make pc let you choose UEFI or legacy, on startup
I have doul boot windows 10 and ubuntu on my dell laptop, but the ubuntu is on the Legacy and the windows is on UEFI. So i want to choose UEFI or legacy every time i start the computer.
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For every OS boot, a BIOS reset (apply defaults) is required to get Windows to boot. What is wrong?
Recently, we installed an SSD on an HP ProOne 440 G3 which came with an HDD.
After the installation, we cloned the HDD on to the SSD.
Now, once we boot Windows, get work done, and shutdown, or ...
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BIOS update or System Factory Restore - Lenovo ThinkPad x1 Carbon 5th
I have erased my OS and now I can't manage to install other system or update the BIOS.
Windows 7 I tries a couple of images but it doesn't even boots.
Windows 10 enters in the installation mode but ...
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