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Questions tagged [dualboot]

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Windows 11 TPM dual boot

Does the fact that Windows 11 requires TPM and Secure Boot mean that we can no longer have a dual boot setup with let say Linux for example?
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How to enable BitLocker when booting Windows 10 from a non-Microsoft boot manager?

My setup I have ThinkPad P1 Gen 3 laptop and want it to dual boot Linux and Windows 10. For that I want to use a boot manager supporting both Linux and Windows; currently I'm using rEFInd. I also want to have Secure Boot on and have my Windows drive…
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Do I have to make a partition before installing dual-boot Ubuntu?

I am trying to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 10. On the guides I have seen online, people generally make a disk partition prior to installation. Then on the installation screen when they are asked whether to install alongside Windows, erase Windows,…
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How does UEFI decide whoch efi file to boot into?

Is there like a default EFI file setting or something. I have a disk drive with Linux on it, and multiple efi files. My computer cant boot into it.I have another disk drive with windows and multiple efi files and even folders. How does uefi decide…
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How can I safely disable Intel RST?

I want to dual-boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04. But I can't do it because I have Intel RST on. So how can I turn it off without causing any harm to system? I have Lenovo IdeaPad laptop, which has one disk. Thanks.
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How to DUPLICATE a dual boot SSD (to a larger SSD)?

I've finally got my system EXACTLY the way I want it. MacBook 2012 - internal 500GB SSD running Mojave and Windows 7 (nothing to do with "bootcamp", just a separate bootable partition - I press the option key at startup and tell the machine which OS…
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How to access WSL files from an Ubuntu Dual Boot?

I have a dual boot set up with two separate hard drives: one for Windows and one for Linux. I also use WSL for light development work. I want to know if it is possible for me to access the WSL files from the Linux hard drive. Ordinarily, I could…
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Cloned Windows 10 hangs in black screen with cursor

I cloned Windows 10 from a HDD Partiton into an SSD Partition. The SSD has 2 Partitions: one (1st) is Windows 7 (manually installed) and the other is the cloned Windows 10 from previous HDD. I created the entry in Boot Menu, transfered the Boot Menu…
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Will restoring Windows 10 from restore image destroy Linux ext4 partitions?

Reinstalling various Linux systems I have affected the efi partition that was used by all systems of the same drive, including Windows. Restoring Windows from a restore point doesn't work but I have a image created for the same purpose on a separate…
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Ubuntu boots, Windows doesn't on New PC with old SSD

I installed a new motherboard, cpu and ram but unfortunately my Windows won't boot. I have dual boot - Elementary OS and Windows 10. Elementary works just fine, but when I select Windows in the boot loader (grub 2) my screen either freezes or goes…
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Switch between dual boot systems

I'm configuring a PC with Windows 10 and Windows 7 dual boot. This PC is shared among some users that some of them need Windows 10 and some of them need Windows 7. The users are not expert and having troubles to switch them. What is the simplest way…
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How can I convert my partition from GPT to MBR and make my system dual boot Kali and Windows?

I want someone to help me how to install Kali on my laptop and want to know how to convert a GPT partition to MBR. I searched on YouTube but most of the popular tutorials didn’t work. Even after successfully installing it not booting in Kali rather…
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Bluetooth stops working after some time Ubuntu 20.04.01 LTS

I have a Lenovo Ideapad 330-15arr. I have Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installed on the same SSD and I use grub2 for dualboot. My problem is that whenever I boot over from Windows, bluetooth works, but after like 2 minutes of mouse inactivity (i…
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Error : no such partition, entering in grub rescue mode

I am using Windows 10 and Ubuntu in my laptop. My windows was getting updated and during that process it was restarting several times. While restarting 2nd/3 rd time grub ran into problem. I am getting error: no such partition and then message:…
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Which partitions should I delete after removing Ubuntu?

My laptop has two disks: Disk 0 is SSD (Windows) and Disk 1 is HDD (Data). Then I created a partition (Partition 16 in the picture) to install Ubuntu in Disk 2. A few days ago, I wanted to remove Ubuntu from my computer, so I cleaned the Partition…
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