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Copy/paste intermittently doesn't work on Ubuntu and macOS but fine on Windows 10, ideas on what could cause?
I have a computer where I dual boot the newest version of Ubuntu 22.04.3 and Windows 10. I also have a work laptop Apple MacBook that's fairly new with M1 chip. The issue I'm facing is inconsistent ...
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Installing windows 10 on blank thinkpad
i am helping a freind install windows on their thinkpad using a usb stick i went into the bios and put usb on the top of the boot oreder turned it on and lo and behold ubuntu booted so i went back to ...
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Can’t boot from USB on Windows tablet
I have a Windows tablet ZTE W105 that I want to install Linux on. The tablet finds the USB stick but when I boot from it nothing happens, it just restarts and returns to Windows. I have tried changing ...
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The Ctrl keys are stuck
The two Ctrl keys of both my laptop and USB keyboard seem to be stuck. They are pressed automatically. I have tried restarting the Windows, unplugging and replugging them, uninstalling and ...
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Flashing cursor when trying to boot from Windows 10 Bootable USB - many attempts to fix failed
I've tried many different forums where questions have been asked about this and answered, but I can't seem to find something that works for me.
Recently I wiped and repartitioned my SSD (partition ...
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Ubuntu 20.04.1 (host) and windows 10 (guest). No USB's detected on guest with virtualbox ( 6.1.10-dfsg-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1)?
I installed extensions pack (6.1.10-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1) and guest additions(though this is not required for getting USB's working across guests).
Shared folders, shared clipboard, webcam, audio (in and ...
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W10 usb sound system makes ticking sounds
Here's a problem I am having for few months now:
Using USB Creative Katana soundbar connected to updated Windows 10 pc with newest software, firmware and drivers.
Few months ago I started hearing '...
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Bootable Windows 10 USB doesn't boot up in Linux
I want to install Windows over Linux. I followed these instructions (https://itsfoss.com/bootable-windows-usb-linux) to create a bootable Windows USB. I got the Windows ISO from here (https://www....
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I mounted an Ubuntu VHD in Disk Manager on Windows 10 can this be cloned to USB and booted from?
Because the GPU cannot be accessed in Hyper-V, I'm going to need to create a separate means of booting my computer into my Linux image. I'd rather have the image stored on a removable USB so I'm ...
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How to fix dual boot Ubuntu/Win 10
I installed Ubuntu along Windows 10 on my Acer PC.
When I first inserted USB into the pc, I couldn't change the boot order and boot from it before I changed BIOS into legacy from UEFI. In Legacy ...
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Trouble mounting USB devices to Windows 10 VirtualBox VM
I am experiencing issues connecting USB devices to my Windows 10 VM on VirtualBox.
My host is a Dell Inspiron 15 laptop running
a fully up-to-date Kubuntu 19.0 (Disco Dingo).
I have also installed ...
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Can't install Ubuntu from USB
Coming from Windows 10, I want to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
My current system specifications:
Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon (4th generation)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-5200U CPU @ 2.20GHz (4 CPUs), 2.2GHz
64-...
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Need to create image ISO from USB stick, possible?
I'm trying to install windows 10 on Virtualbox, which is on a Ubuntu 18.04 OS, and I have a bootable USB with windows on it.
For some reason VB is not recognizing my USB so looks like I have to get ...
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Dual boot Windows 10 (on HDD/SSD) with Ubuntu 14.04.5LTS (on USB) - can't boot without USB inserted
On a Toshiba P35W-B3226 with Windows 10 installed to internal SSD, I have created a dual-boot Windows 10 / Ubuntu 14.04.5LTS machine with Ubuntu 14.04.5 installed on a 64 GB USB pendrive. I used Rufus ...
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Microsoft Windows 10 pro reinstallation
I am in the mist of fixing a installation problem. Originally, I had installed ubuntu 16.04 and booted in BIOS mode and everything works fine. Now, I am required to make a dual boot system with ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 to Windows 10
I have only Ubuntu on my PC and, after 2 years, I have to return to Windows. I have three question.
How do I create a bootable USB with Windows? To create the USB with Ubuntu I've always used the ...
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Installing windows 10 over Ubuntu16.04 LTS; W10 Installation USB not being read
Like the title states, I have downloaded an iso for Windows 10, and etched it on an 8GB USB flash drive. My purpose is to get rid of an Ubuntu 16.04 LTS installation; and install a brand new Windows ...
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Why does Windows 10 show issues after booting into Linux?
The situation I have is that I have Windows 10 installed on my PC on the SSD disk, with the bootloader also installed on the SSD, next to it I have a data HDD meant for Windows. Today I've created an ...
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Windows 10 USB installer cannot boot
I want to install windows 10 on my Ubuntu machine, of which I recently installed. I downloaded and burned the windows 10 iso from microsoft's website onto a 16gb usb stick.
When I tried to boot from ...
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USB stick autoejects itself directly after insertion
Yesterday, my USB flash drive came up with a strange behaviour: It autoejects itself directly after insertion.
The device is a Sandisk Cruzer 32GB. The last action I did was removing autostart.ini ...
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Flash drive works in read only, not on read/write [duplicate]
I have a 32GB Imation flash drive with a physical read-only switch.
A while ago I used it to install Ubuntu, and to do so I created a bootable USB. It worked, I installed Ubuntu, everything worked ...
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Booting from USB in win 10- What are the factors involved?
I got an Asus laptop recently, and it cannot boot properly from USB at all. Ubuntu, Clonezilla and Minitool Partition Wizard all crashed while booting. Curiously, they all crashed DURING boot, as in ...
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If I Install Windows from from USB, will Ubuntu be removed from my harddrive completely?
I need Ubuntu gone from my harddrive, is it possible that if I install Windows from USB that Ubuntu will be gone and Windows will just overwrite and replace it?
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Can boot anything except windows
Although my bios is correctly configured i can boot anything from USB except Win installation USB i used rufus and the win program to place the iso into the USB.
I installed Ubuntu perfectly from the ...
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Creation of Windows 10 install USB, no boot
I just downloaded the 64-bit Windows 10 ISO, and trying to create a pendrive installer (since my computer doesn't have an optical drive). The system I have available is Ubuntu 14.04, which is the same ...
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