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Repair Windows EFI system partition from linux live OS

As part of my project I am working on a ubuntu based live os that can be used as system rescue disk for linux as well as windows. Basically it will be used as a rescue disk in case of boot failures. ...
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Primary vs secondary HDD slots, what are the performance effects

What's the difference between the primary and secondary HD slots in a laptop? On a clean OS install. If I have identical 500gb SSDs in the primary and secondary Drive slots on a M6500 workstation, ...
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Can i Install an operating system in SSD?

I have only 250GB SSD in my laptop. There are already 2 OS, Windows and Ubuntu. Now I want to install kali Linux. Obviously I can't install it in this condition of my laptop. So I decided to Buy new ...
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Can Bitlocker be used in a dual boot system with Windows on one drive, Linux on another?

My workplace allows for remote logins to the company network, with certain prerequisites for securing a computer before making the connection, one of which is that Windows must be used to make the ...
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Windows 7 Virtual PC + Linux Ubuntu

I've installed Ubuntu inside a virtual machine running on Windows 7's Virtual PC. One thing I've noticed right away is that it has to capture the mouse and not all the hardware works as expected. I ...
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I am stuck in grub

Ok , i was running windows 7 dual boot with ubuntu , everything was fine.I tried to install windows 10 (while dual booting) i ran setup.exe everything went fine it installed about 30% , it restarted (...
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Prevent Ubuntu 14.04 from locking on virtualbox if Windows is locked

I have installed an Ubuntu 14.04 VM with Virtualbox on Windows7, When I lock my Windows session, then get back to it, Ubuntu session inside the VM is also locked, How can I prevent Ubuntu VM from ...
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laptop screen blinks continuously, Ubuntu and Win7 Display settings show's there is a connected external monitor

The screen blinks continuously (Usually, On startup. It blinks when it show's there is another monitor connected or if that same monitor disconnects), it shows that an external display is connected, ...
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Windows 10 has removed the GRUB menu

I have installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 10 in dual boot. Windows 10 was already installed, and I manually installed Ubuntu from a bootable USB. Dual boot was working properly and I was able to ...
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Lenovo Y410 restore grub

I have an old Lenovo Y410 Centrino Duo core. I have triple boot (no UEFI) windows xp, windows vista, linux partition. I tried to install Lubuntu, as Xubuntu gave me desktop problems. There was an ...
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Virtualbox on Linux without windows manager and win 7 as guest

is there a possibility for having a host system without gui (e.g. ubuntu server) and have a windows 7 guest fully working? The guest system should not be working in headless mode, I need a full ...
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Can I add free space to Win7 partition in Ubuntu dual boot setup?

I'm not sure why this free space is there, but if I extend the Win7 partition to use the space, I get a warning that it may mess up my mbr. Obv not critical to fix this, but I like to keep things tidy....
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Expand OS Partition inside Extended partition

Originally Win7 --> dual booted with Ubuntu 20.04. Shrunk win partition and want to grow Linux into that unallocated space but no luck. Tried everything incl booting from usb Ubuntu 19 and easus ...
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Is (Ubuntu) Linux file copying algorithm better than Windows 7?

Windows Copying is a real mess ever since Windows Vista. Even Microsoft claims they've improved the performance, from a user perspective, it's not quite visible. Even with single file the copying ...
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How to extend linux display(Ubuntu 19) onto a windows 32 bit

I was considering to use my old laptop as a second monitor. Although, I have been able to do this on windows using spacedesk but did not find any alternative for it on Linux. I currently have windows ...

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