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How to create Boot Menu Entry in UEFI Settings using bcdedit w/o copying existing {bootmgr}
Note – This thread How to add UEFI image boot option in BCDedit? is similar but the answer there is irrelevant as it does not describe my case.
This thread How remedy situation with two EFI ...
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How to get the true textual verbose "No GUI boot + OS boot information" working again in Windows 10?
I find myself frequently needing much more information at Windows 10 startup than what we can seem to coax out of it now. It used to be possible to go into msconfig and select some options to get the ...
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Why can't I just dd the Windows 10 ISO to an USB stick?
Why can't I just use isohybrid and then dd the Windows 10 ISO to a USB stick and boot it, and call it a day?
What is so special about this ISO?
Most posts refer to either using a Windows machine to ...
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Is there a way of scripting the "Roll Back Driver" feature of Window's Device Manager?
I need to roll back my graphic cards drivers once in a while(It's a long story.) and I have tried scripts using devmanview which worked great for disabling and enabling my drivers(and uninstalling it) ...
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Why does disabling ATA fix "run_interrupt_driven_hooks still waiting after 60 seconds for xpt_config" in FreeBSD?
Why did it work?
Why did the 5. step solve the problem? What is so special about disabling ATA which removed the run_interrupt_driven_hooks still waiting after 60 seconds for xpt_config error?
My ...
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Easy way to recover Windows.old folder after Windows 8 PC Refresh?
I recently did a Windows 8 PC refresh, hoping it would solve an issue I'm having, which it didn't. Now I'm hoping there's an easy solution for undoing the refresh.
Is there an easy way to recover any ...
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USB Wireless Adapter recognized by `lsusb` but not by `ifconfig` on Linux
I am experiencing some issues with an Wireless Adapter. Long story short:
I have a USB Wireless Adapter: AWUS036ACH (chipset: RTL8812AU)
drivers are up to date: (i.e., apt-get install realtek-...
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Windows 10 Black Screen on boot, no cursor, no safe mode, nothing
Last night I was just minding my own business when my monitors kept going black for a few seconds, then turning on again and I noticed that windows was trying to update. Finally it went completely ...
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"Windows Startup Settings" missing from Windows 10 Repair media
I recently created a Windows 10 image using the Media Creation Tool. I intended to use it for getting into safe mode in another computer, but the "Windows Startup Settings" option is missing from the ...
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Wi-Fi extender randomly loses connection
I own a TP-Link repeater (TL-WA850RE) which connects via Wi-Fi to my main device (router & AP) and extends the range of my Wi-Fi to rooms that can't be reached by the AP of the main device. The ...
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Is there any way to get a 'Watched' Tag for Video files in Windows Explorer?
Is there any way to add a watched tag automatically on video files in windows explorer for the videos that are partially/completely watched? Something like youtube.com does.
If partially watched and ...
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Process tree CPU history usage, process tree memory usage (aggregated) on Windows 8.1
This question is general for Windows OS, but I would like to see a software for Windows 8.1, since this is what I use.
I'm looking for software, that will take a process tree (e.g. Chrome.exe ...
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Debian 7: "Failure of key exchange and association"
I'm installing Debian using the Live CD with GNOME and the non-free packages. The internet works just fine when using the live CD, but when you try to open the installer and select a network, it gives ...
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How to change 'timeout' of the UEFI boot manager from Windows 8?
How can I change the 'timeout' setting of the EFI boot manager from within Windows 8? I am trying to dual-boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu and I would like to be able to choose one or the other OS at boot ...
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Cannot Switch Users in Windows 8.1
Today, I decided to test some new software I'm developing on my PC under a non-admin account.
I've run into a huge problem, though: I'm unable to switch accounts! I have the Guest account enabled and ...
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