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HP ProBook 450 G2 - Won't boot at all

Just got a new HP probook, came with windows 8.1. In order to install Debian 8, I disabled secure boot and enable legacy boot. Then installed debian successfully, removed the cd and restarted the ...
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Can't boot into Windows – How do I change a service using console?

I've a serious problem with my Windows 8.1 installation. It won't even allow me to enter the login screen (everything is black). I've installed Aero Glass for Windows 8 (www.glass8.eu) which adds a ...
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Can I use a Vista installation disk to repair a Windows 8.1 system?

Someone I know is having a problem with booting their Windows 8/8.1 system. I'm assuming the boot /fixboot (and maybe boot /fixmbr) command will be able to solve the problem, but I don't have a ...
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Windows 10 installer don't recognize SSD (and Ubuntu does)

I have a problem with SSD (Intel 535 series). I've replaced with it a dvd-drive in my laptop (Asus L551LN). So now I have my old hdd in the old place and new ssd in the dvd-drive place. The problem ...
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PC boot loop bug, how to enter bios if none of the 'F' keys work?

A laptop (Samsung NP270) was running OK but after several Windows updates on windows 8.1 it started an endless boot loop, showing 2 screens First screen: Windows logo Second screen: BSOD saying ...
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How can I make a windows 8 recovery drive - CD - using Linux Fedora?

My HP 250G3 Windows 8(.1?) computer one day didn't boot - "Boot Device Not Found (...)" The hard disk drive tests passed. When I press F11 during startup, nothing happens. Now I have only a old Linux ...
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Can't boot from USB Stick on USB hub anymore

So a while ago I've created a bootable USB stick with Kali Linux (with encrypted persistence) on it. Since I wanted to use it with a mouse on my Surface Book 3 I have bought a USB hub (Kali Linux has ...
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Laptop boots extremely slow; black screen

I have a Toshiba Satellite L50-B-2G9, which takes hours to boot. Initially I had Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu 15.10 installed side-by-side and switched between them regularly. I noticed it took longer and ...
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Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller Boot

When I turn on my PC this message comes up: What should I do to try to fix this?
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Use BCDEDIT to configure PXE boot as default boot option

I have a lab full of computers using UEFI that I want to always attempt to PXE boot before all other boot options. However, after automatically imaging a PC with Windows 8.1/Windows 10, the UEFI boot ...
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Veracrypt decrypt multiple drives at boot

I want to encrypt my C:\ and D:\ drive using veracrypt. And have them both decrypted at boot. C:\ hosts my OS (win8.1) and D:\ holds most of my installed applications since C:\ only has 90GB of ...
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Dell Inspiron 15z not shutting down due to Intel Rapid Start Technology driver

My Laptop consists of 500GB HDD , 32GB SSD and 6GB RAM A few days back, I accidentally uninstalled the Intel Rapid Start Technology driver. After that, my laptop started beeping 5 times at start-up. ...
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Windows 8.1 stuck in a boot loop says boot device unknown

I have a Digiland DL808w 7" tablet running Windows 8.1, I recently forgot my password and decided to erase the whole tablet. After erasing the tablet got stuck in a boot loop. Now it only shows the ...
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Unbranded Tablet AMI BIOS does not list boot options

I recentyl purchased an Unbranded Tablet from ebay that had some licensing issues with Windows 8.1. My solution was to take an image from another unbranded tablet(exact same machine) and boot from ...
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Windows 8.1 won't boot

My computer, running Windows 8.1 has suddenly decided not to boot any more, showing me just a black screen (no errors or anything). It's a HP Pavilion 500 141ea. When I turn it on, I get the HP logo ...
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