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Create bootable USB flash drives [closed]
I want to create some bootable USB flash drives as per below.
Windows 10 Legacy BIOS (MBR) Bootable MS-DOS 6.22 USB Flash Drive that boots up to a DOS prompt, has access to MS-DOS commands including ...
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"'Windows To Go' can only be installed on a GPT partitioned drive if it has the FIXED attribute set" when flashing Windows To Go on drive with Rufus
When I try to flash Windows 11 To Go (technically it's not actually Windows To Go, it's like a pseudo-Windows 11 To Go (it's still Windows 11, but it's not actually Windows To Go, rather something ...
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Windows won't boot after power cut. Windows installation USB won't boot either
A few months ago, a very brief power outage occurred while I was using Windows 10. It lasted less than a second and when I turned my computer on again, it booted into Ubuntu, which was installed on an ...
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Windows 11 bootable media fails with NFTS_FILE_SYSTEM BSOD
I'm building a brand new PC. I've downloaded and run the official program to create a bootable USB key.
After correctly setting up the boot media first in UEFI, the PC boots for a few seconds, and ...
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Lenovo B50 OS windows7 need USB to boot every time
I am facing a strange problem. I installed Windows 7 on my laptop (From DVD) after installation system did not boot just Lenovo and the black screen again and again.
I re-installed Windows from a ...
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Bootable device not recognised when connected to a USB 3.1 port
I have an external SSD that I'm trying to boot Hackintosh(macOS) on my laptop Acer Aspire 7 A715-75G but the SSD or any other device that I connect like USB its not recognised. But if I connected it ...
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Gaming rig endless boot loop, will not install windows. Will not load usb ISO installer
I've built a light gaming rig a little over a year ago. Recently it was on and just restarted on its own to the msi splash screen. It started to attempt an automatic repair on its own. Then it just ...
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Does right-click Format option remove MBR from USB flash drive?
As I can understand, if we format a USB flash drive by Rufus and copy to the drive Windows ISO files by Rufus, later delete all the ISO files from the drive by Del key, the drive would be still ...
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Adding a FAT Partition to a bootable USB having persistence
I created a Kali bootable USB using the steps mentioned in the official docs here, and then added persistence as written here. Currently the USB is having 3 partitions, as such:
(The other 1MB ...
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Starting Linux from USB while having Windows in hibernation
Is it possible to do this and if so, how?
I want to supend/hibernate my Windows 10 on my laptop and boot a linux (Ubuntu) from an external USB SDD.
My problem is: currently when i want to start the ...
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How to create a boot USB flash drive with DOS and GPT/UEFI?
I need to run a DOS application from the flash drive on boot, so I can create a backup image of the main hard disk. I have been doing this procedure for many years so far, but my new laptop is ...
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I updated UEFI firmware and now can't even boot into Windows RE from a USB
My PC came prebuilt from a vendor when I bought it 2-3 years ago with UEFI firmware version 1823 on it, and two days ago I updated the UEFI firmware version to 3122 and this is what happened:
I ...
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Windows to go failing to boot when changing usb-C to usb-A
I've got an external SSD which works just fine with usb-C connection and Windows-to-go installed on it.
Unfortunately if I plug it in using the usb-C-to-usb-A converter included with it, my UEFI boot ...
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Why can't i see my USB drive? [duplicate]
I can't see my USB drive (SanDisk 16GB) in the Explorer. The stick has no problem on other PCs but on my Laptop it shows up in cmd or device manager etc. but not in the explorer or 3rd party programs. ...
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Getting horizontal dotted screen when booting windows installer via USB
I'm trying to boot a Windows 10 installer on my laptop (Asus K53).
The problem is when I boot I will get a weird colored dotted screen. I don't understand it! here is a picture of it:
I tried two USBs,...
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