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Upgrade to larger SSD UEFI vs. BIOS
I want to upgrade my SSD to a larger drive. My HP Probook 450 G3 is running Windows 10 64 bit, and has UEFI disabled, running in BIOS mode. I have created an image on an external USB 2TB drive using the Windows 10/7 backup app. To restore that image on the new SSD, I need bootable media, but...- gliebisch
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- backup bios bootable usb hp pavilion media creation tool restoration ssd uefi upgrade windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Would This Reset/Wipe my Bootloader Files?
I was trying to eliminate the possibility of corrupt bootloader files. Laptop wont boot windows. I have a Lenovo laptop, I used the Bios NOVA button to access Lenovo One Key Recovery and re-install (?) windows back to the factory version. By doing this would you assume that I would have solved...- pacificsurf87
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- backup bios bootloader corruption data loss drivers factory reset installation iso laptop lenovo partition recovery system restore tech support troubleshooting update windows wipe
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Uefi multiboot has boot manager on every drive
I have installed windows 10 on three different drives and windows 11 on one drive. To install windows on each I had to remove the other drives from the PC. However this has created a bootloader on each drive and my system is now totally confused. I select the drive on sata port one as the main...- IanHHH
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- bios boot issues boot manager bootloader computer setup configuration disk management drive selection easybcd efi multi-boot os installation partition recovery repair sata troubleshooting uefi windows 10 windows 11
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Veracrypt Corrupted UEFI
Asus 2012 UEFI 16GBDDR3 Laptop N56V(z) Veracrypt version from april 2023 Win10 22H2 Pro Encrypted C Windows system partition, then deleted all partitions on disk, then in UEFI, removed Veracrypt boot entry option. It never booted since then. It is always black screen, 100% black, nothing else...- SavorySilicon
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- asus bios cmos battery laptop motherboard uefi
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Help with Gigabyte Mobo and Secure Boot
I have a Gigabyte X570 Aurous Master mobo. PC health check says that my PC can't run Win 11 because I don't have secure boot. I've looked in the BIOS (under Boot menu) and I don't see secure boot anywhere. Would anyone know, does the Gigabyte X570 Aurous Master support secure boot?- firewire
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- aurous master bios compatibility gigabyte motherboard pc health check secure boot tech support windows 11 x570
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Change boot sequence
How do I change the boot sequence in Windows 10? when I used Win 7 the F12 key was used now on my new laptop this function is not here. thanks- longshanks70
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- bios boot configuration f12 key laptop sequence settings startup uefi windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Very Slow Dell laptop with Windows 10 Cured!
Well, I bought a new Dell laptop with WIndows 11 and have used my older Windows 10 Dell less and less lately because it got so slow I lost patience with it. Today I needed to get in it and store some data, so it was so slow I just shut it down and then later went to Dell support and grabbed the...- dustymars
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- bios dell flash player laptop performance slow storage support troubleshooting update windows 10 windows 11
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 11 The creation of the HP BIOS USB Recovery fails
Hello, AMD 2021 Windows 11 HP Desktop Model # S01-aF0134z. There is a problem with the BIOS. To fix that, I am using a secondary working HP Laptop to create a HP BIOS USB Recovery stick, but it is not working. Using the serial number of my HP Desktop, I downloaded the BIOS update .exe file from...- christophersongalvez20
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- amd bios corrupted desktop devices files freezing hardware installation recovery serial number software support technical issues troubleshooting update usb windows 11
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Can't wait install
I have a new USB with windows 10 on it I've ad bad crash and I've tried just about everything. My pen drive is bootable with thru Rufus I have it format to fat32. BIOS recognizes it. But then I get to the installation to partition it doesn't show up. Can I plz get sum help. I even used (freeDOS)...- TrapBaby 808
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- bios bootable crash help installation partition rufus usb windows 10
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 11 Intermittent PC Startup Issues: Freezes, BIOS Defaults, and Login Problems
My PC is not starting up as it should. Sometimes it just defaults to the Bios screen, other times it defaults to the blue sign-in screen but without the p/w box, other times it goes to blue screen and freezes immediately I enter p/w, and sometimes it just starts normally. It can take me 3 -8...- Boomerang Gaming
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- bios blue screen computer error codes freezing hardware intel core i9 login issues memory issues post power cycle sign in software ssd startup system performance tech support troubleshooting user experience windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 11 HP BIOS USB Recovery creation fails
Windows 11 HP Desktop AMD 2021 Model # S01-aF0134z. The BIOS has failed. To fix that, I am using a secondary working HP Laptop to create a HP BIOS USB Recovery stick, but it is not working. I downloaded the BIOS update .exe file from HP website, using the serial number of the HP Desktop. When I...- SavorySilicon
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- bios bsod cmos recovery uefi
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 11 Why can’t I enable or disable Secure Boot?
Hello, I don’t know if this is even the right place to ask this, but frankly I am out of ideas. All I want is to be able to enable/disable secure boot. Now I spend about 10 hours already scouring the internet to find a solution. Nothing works. No BIOS GUI even looks like mine. So I come to you...- TrueLocomo
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- bios secure boot
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 11 Bitlocker Recovery after UEFI update, no Key
Lenovo Yoga 920-13ikb bios 5NCN41WW currently with Win11, likely upgraded from Win10 in the past From approximately 2017-2018 “You need to enter your recovery key because Secure Boot policy has unexpectedly changed.” Helping someone with their Laptop, it was working fine no problems, I went to...- SavorySilicon
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- backup bios bitlocker checkpoint updates data recovery device encryption encryption key firmware issues lenovo local account microsoft account oem recovery rollback secure boot tpm uefi windows 11
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Computer crashes during gaming
My computer keeps restarting while playing video games, but not while browsing Chrome or other applications. I've been monitoring temperatures while running Heaven Benchmark at high settings, and the CPU doesn't get hotter than low 70's, and the GPU doesn't get higher than mid 60's. I've updated...- mlow25
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- 0x00000124 bios bugcheck computer cpu crash drivers event viewer gaming gpu heaven benchmark psu restart temperature video games
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 11 using Asus Q-Installer to update drivers after disabling it, updating BIOS.
I disabled Asus Q- Installer in the BIOS then updated this BIOS. Now I was considering enabling this installer after this firmware update to quickly update drivers.- Peterr
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- asus bios drivers firmware q-installer update
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Kingston SSD sometimes isn't recognized by Windows or BIOS
I got my computer like 2 weeks ago, it's good but there's one problem. For a boot SSD I chose the Kingston NV1 since it's cheap, it's M.2, and it's 500gb, however it's not doing much booting right now because every time I try set it as boot priority it just loads back to my temporary windows...- Kanye Central
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- bios boot boot problems kingston ssd
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 pc never restarts, requires power cycle
ok, so i have a Z87M MSI board with 16gb of gddr 3 ram with a 4690k cpu. i also have tested with different cpu, ram and gpu with exact same results. Anytime i hit restart via the windows menu, it never restarts. it goes black and just sits there. the onboard troubleshot number says 00 and there...- LT72884
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- 4690k bios black screen boot bootcode computer issues cpu gddr3 hardware testing motherboard msi pc maintenance power cycle ram restart tech support troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 How to detect from within Win10 if "Fast Boot" is enabled (in BIOS)?
Users can disable "Fast" Boot" in BIOS. But is there a way to check from a running Windows 10 if "Fast Boot" is currently enabled or not? Assume the local Windows 10 Pro was previously installed WITH enabled "Fast Boot" in UEFI-BIOS. Later (after installation) I disabled "Fast Boot". Will this...- tobwen
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- bios configuration fast boot installation performance registry settings troubleshooting uefi windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 W. XP installation error in the middle - how can I remove W7 from disk on key (USB STICK)
HI! I tried to install Windows XP 2005 (from an original recovery disc) on an old Laptop (Medion MD 41300, 32 BIT) but it failed due to the fact that it didn't copy a few files (messages while installing). Now I am stuck in between (endless loop). XP tries to boot, but is messaging in between...- SEHRUM
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- 32-bit bios boot disk management error file copy files installation iso laptop loop medion recovery reinstall tech support troubleshooting usb windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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VIDEO How to Enter the BIOS / UEFI on Windows 11
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- bios uefi windows 11
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- Forum: The Water Cooler