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Understanding why Windows boot fails when EFI partition is moved
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I got a new computer with a HDD. I put SSDs in it and made RAID1, then started installing Windows Server 2022. I wanted to use SSDs and a HDD for data. I noticed the HDD already had some ...
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Repair EFI/GPT Bootloader for virtual Windows 10
An interrupted system update caused the Windows 10 Pro on my virtual machine to get into a Diagnostic and Repair Mode loop and I am trying to fix. I need to access and use a certain program that is ...
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Cannot repair bcd because the windows installation cannot be found
I'm trying to rebuild my BCD but my windows7 installation cannot be found.
So far, I have typed these commands from the Windows7 install DVD (which I booted in UEFI mode) :
X:\sources>chkdsk /r c:...
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Can Windows 10 have a partition type of GPT with a UEFI boot mode?
Can Windows 10 have a partition type of GPT with a UEFI boot mode?
You'd need to ask somebody from Microsoft why they tie their
partition table type (GPT vs. MBR) to their boot mode (EFI/UEFI vs.
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how to get boot parameters for GPT with UEFI
Wikipedia redirects "Windows Boot Manager" to the Windows Vista Startup Process. To avoid a problem dual booting Windows 10 with Linux, I would want to note the UEFI and GPT configuration from a live ...
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How do edit the contents of my BIOS boot list?
So the other day I installed Windows 7 on a GPT disk. It works fine. Today I went to boot off my Linux Live USB and I noticed Windows Boot Manager was in the list. I use a traditional BIOS and it ...
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I want to expand a partition on my boot SSD, but there is a Recovery Partition and EFI System Partition in the way. How can I get around this?
Here is a screenshot in Windows Disk Management showing the partition layout on my disk:
I wish to expand the Windows partition (C:\ drive, "Boot") into the 16 GB of unallocated space. However, ...
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installing 32-bit windows: diskpart convert mbr error
I have an efi-based 64 bit system with win 8 pre-installed. I want to downgrade to 32-bit win 7 and so I booted up a bootable win 7 usb and opened command-prompt with shift+f10. I used convert mbr ...
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