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Bootloader can't detect Deepin OS
I installed Deepin OS using Deepin boot maker and it installed successfully. After installation there was Reboot Now option. I pressed on this but bootloader didn't detect Deepin OS. But I could boot ...
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os-prober fail to find Windows 10
I got 2 hard drives
Samsung nvme SSD (Linux)
Kingston SSD (Windows 10)
Boot options:
Storage: UEFI
Fast Boot: Disabled
Firmware options
Boot menu
This is working:
Fist I installed Arch Linux to ...
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Can't install Windows 7 from USB (GRUB)
After 7 years of using windows 7 i decided to reinstall because it slowed down considerably. Used Rufus to create a USB using the ISO that i used to install it in 2013. But now when i try to boot ...
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Dual-boot windows 7 + linux black screen during boot
Currently I am encountering an issue with my dual-boot (Windows 7/Fedora) Dell laptop.
Few days ago when i was doing some works using Fedora, the system was suddenly frozen. From then, when I turn on ...
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How does Ubuntu install on a hard drive with Windows already installed
I know someone who has just installed Ubuntu onto a harddrive which already had Windows 10 as the main operating system. Now there is the option on startup via Grub to either boot Windows or Linux.
I'...
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installing Mint GRUB on: the HDD (with Win7), or, on the Caddy SSD (with Mint19.1)?
++ I am a beginner, I need your help please, to illustrate this issue:-
++ In the case of dual Boot, with Win7 (on HDD of an old Laptop, Ram = 2+1) as primary, and Mint19.1 (on Caddy SSD) as ...
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I enabled Bitlocker on Win7 and now I can't boot Windows from Grub (Linux works). How to recover?
I have a computer that was setup to dualboot between Win7 and Kali linux using Grub, which worked fine. Now I enabled Bitlocker on the Win7-partition and now it won't boot. The error message is ...
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Installed XP after 7. Repair bootloader
I've installed Windows 7 and then XP (unfortunately in this order). Off course, now I have not access to Win 7 inside bootloader. Win XP starts automatically.
I'm trying to find an easiest way to ...
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grub loaders in /boot/efi/EFI can't boot windows, /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi can, grub installs the one that can't
I'm running ubuntu 18.04 (kubuntu, but who's counting) on a dual-boot system. Its grub menu was always able to boot windows 7, but suddenly, the windows entry in grub no longer works. When I select ...
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Remove boot option in Windows Boot Manager that is not listed in bcdedit
I've accidentally installed grub2win in order to configure a multiboot setup witch a Linux distro. I've figured out that the correct way is to create an EFI partition and install the 'real' GRUB. This ...
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How to remove GRUB from Windows 7
Someone really messed up the build machine here. Looks like they tried putting ubuntu on it, failed, and left it all porked up. And I cant figure out how to fix it. I do not have a windows disk but ...
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Move Windows 7 (OEM) into Virtualbox on ubuntu
I got a laptop with pre-installed windows 7, and kept using this for some time along with ubuntu in dual-boot-mode.
Now I want to move the windows-7-installation into a virtual-box, running in ...
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How to get rid of grub boot loader from external HDD
For a while, I tried Linux Ubuntu as my OS. Like any OS, Linux has its drawbacks, some of which are a big issue for me. So I went back to Windows 7.
To prevent modifications to my system while I was ...
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How to install Windows 7 from SSD?
I need to install Windows 7 from SDD (since I don't have optical drive nor a USB stick). I currently have Linux Mint 18. What I already have done:
Created 7000 MB NTFS partition.
Copied there 4.7 GB ...
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OS boot manager runs instead of grub (legacy boot)
I installed windows 7 and Kali Linux in my laptop, but when I turn on the computer, it starts Windows automatically. For Kali to start, I have to enter the boot order menu, and select laptop hard disk ...
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