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Can we install 3 OSes in a system in legacy mode?
I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu 16.04 installed in my system. Both are installed as legacy.
Now I want to install Elementary OS in my PC and don't want to remove the other operating systems. I read on the ...
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Installing rEFind for Windows 7
I'm trying to switch from Windows 7 to Arch Linux (used it in a VM for years now preparing to use it 100%).
First thing I'm doing is to have the computer boot using rEFind.
I tried to install it ...
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How to configure dual boot in Windows 7 UEFI setup menu
How to configure dual boot in Windows 7 boot menu, to boot Linux from external USB SSD drive? Asus X55A laptop, with UEFI firmware interface, Win 7 Home. Can't figure out how to configure that from ...
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How to install Windows and linux on separate drives so that their booting is independent
I've a system with a UEFI firmware, to which I'll be adding two drives. I wish to install Windows 7 on one and a linux distro on another. I would like it set up such that if one drive were to be ...
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Dual boot stopped working after temporarily changing BIOS settings
I have a laptop (Toshiba Portege Z30-C) where I dual boot between Windows 7 Pro and Linux Mint 18. Today, in an effort to test a bootable USB, I changed the boot BIOS from "UEFI (legacy)" to "CSM Boot"...
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Repair Ubuntu boot loader from Windows
My windows 8 is installed on the C drive. I installed ubuntu on the D drive. By mistake I chose the boot loader to load from the C drive while installing ubuntu.
Then, restarted and it directly booted ...
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Windows 7 changes my uefi default boot when it starts
I installed Windows 7 in a HP Compaq 6300. First I disabled secure boot and enabled legacy mode. Then I installed Ubuntu in other partition. Ubuntu detected some uefi partitions and let me create / ...
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Ubuntu install on disk with Windows 7 UEFI
When I'm trying to install Ubuntu on computer with UEFI and Windows 7, I see no partitions!
But when I'm running Ubuntu in live mode file system detect all partitions right (screenshot below). What ...
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Linux on UEFI - how to reboot to the UEFI setup screen like Windows 8 can?
makeuseof.com explains that Windows 8 certified hardware has a new way to enter the UEFI setup screen (equivalent to BIOS). From How To Access The BIOS On A Windows 8 Computer:
No longer do we ...
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