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    GPT To MBR

    Hi, I installed Win 11 on MBR because it was just the beginning of GPT and the opinions on how to convert it were very different and I stayed with the standard I knew (MBR) and now I wanted to update my OS but copy of Wind 11 is on GPT I have a Windows 11 image, but it is a Windows 11 image in...
  2. Windows 11 Reinstall Windows 11

    Hello, I need shortly to reinstall Windows 11 in my Laptop. Everything is official. How I can do this without problems? I know that I have to create a PEN bootable with Windows 11. My problem is what questions the system ask that is easy to me respond and do the Job untis the end. Thanks for...
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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...
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    Windows To Go deactivates applications?

    Hello, I want to use Windows To Go technology, but there is a problem. After I create WinToGo, it boots well, but then most of the applications that require an activated license say they are now deactivated, and I need that to not happen. PC 1 - Win10 Pro source disk Stick 1 - Aomei Partition...
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    Windows 10 Power on Gives Two Windows 10 Options

    I had to do a re-install of Windows 10 on my older laptop (HP X360). I used the Windows Media Creation Tool to install a basic system. Everything seems to be working and I have installed most of the programs, address book and Favorites that I need. BUT, one thing that I don't understand is when...
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    Windows 10 Help for installing

    Basically, bought a new laptop which did not come with preinstalled windows. I wanted to download a windows 10 (installer?) Onto a usb-stick, but since it was in Fat32 format, it did not allow any files larger than 4gb on the drive, i formatted the drive to ExFat to allow me to put the 5.4gb...
  7. VIDEO Windows 11: Create bootable USB for unsupported PCs with Rufus

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  8. Windows 10 Windows 10 home freezes after update 21H1 ver. 19043.1288

    Hi Windows Forum I have been experiencing some rather annoying issues with my WIndows 10 Home Edition. At random times it either gives me a blue screen where it says "Your PC closed unexpected, please restart" or just this evening after opening Battlefield 3 while having a administrating program...
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    Windows 10 Troubleshooting Acronis Cloning Issues with Secure Boot on New Laptop

    Hello. I do a lot of cloning on all my machines, so far so good. I recently planned ahead and got a new laptop, to be able to go to W-11. Of course, I got one with Secure Boot. I am unable to do a clone any more as Acronis tries to boot from its USB media disk. I succeeded in getting rid of...
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    Windows 10 can't boot or recover files

    The problem started when I was getting the BSOD. Now I can't even get that; computer only boots into BIOS or into a bootable USB. When I boot into a bootable USB with SystemRescue (a linux distro) I am able to detect my hard drive (using the command fsarchiver) and to mount it. However, when I...
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    Windows 10 Slip stream SATA/SSD Drivers to bootable USB

    Hello I have a Windows 10 Enterprise ISO that I added to a USB drive by using RUFUS. I disabled “secure boot” to get the usb to boot up to Windows 10 Enterprise, but it doesn’t recognize the M.2 SSD hard drive when it boots up. I assume that the SSD drivers need to be added to the bootable USB...
  12. Windows 10 Windows not booting from USB for Instalation.

    Hello ! I can't install the windows 10 from a USB. I have windows 7 that works fine, and I want to install windows 10 on this laptop. This is what I get. It is like an error and it's freeze. Can someone help me?
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    Windows 10 Installing windows 10 to an old macbook air 2008

    Hi Long shot this but i have an old macbook air, 2008 model, that's been sitting in the cupboard for years, I wiped it to put Linux on it, which is ok, i was just trying it out really, to see what linux was like but i want to ideally put windows 10 on it .... i know it will be slow but its just...
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    Windows 10 How to install minimum WinPE onto USB-Flash drive PLUS portable program + auto-start?

    Assume I have a running portable program on my Windows 10 system. Its works. Now I want to run it from USB flash drive on various computers without leaving traces. At first the USB flash drive should boot a Windows 10 system from it. Then afterwards automatically start the target program (in...
  15. Windows 10 Can't get reset code after forgotten password

    I did an update on my Windows 10 laptop and tried to logon and it wouldn't take my PIN. Tried to do a reset and got the Verify your cell phone number screen Tried to enter it and neither numeric keys nor the regular number keys work. The only other option I have is the use another PC and browser...
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    Yet more problems

    So I'll give intro of what I did in windows 10 before moving onto Linux as this is a Linux forum section. I wanted to run a program in windows, I don't know why but I suspected it might have had a virus or malware in it. I had no intention of running it in windows but may or may not have...
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    Windows 10 How to Upgrade this computer to Windows 10?

    I have a VAIO core i5 laptop that died, seemingly of some sort of hard disk issues (or possibly a virus? ... However, McAfee didn't alert me to any virus problems). I tried lots of fixes (including using a bootable recovery USB that I had created in the past. For some reason, however, that...
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    Windows 8 Reinstall / Product Key Trouble / Upgrade?

    I have a VAIO core i5 laptop that died, seemingly of hard disk trouble. After trying lots of fixes (including using my bootable USB, which just wouldn't work), I finally managed to get the computer to initiate recovery via 'VAIO Assist' and to do some hard disk repair, and then it seemed to work...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 login problem

    A customer has asked me to help him login to his PC (Lenovo IdeaCentre A340-22IWL); here's where I am: At login prompt, customer's last known password not accepted. Customer doesn't know any other password. Attempted to run password remover on USB stick - system will only boot to Windows...
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    Windows 7 can not boot

    Hi I have Windows 7 on an old pc But I forgot my Windows login password And I can't remove the password with Buttable Recovery, Because boot menu does not appear with none of the keys F1 _ F12 I want to install new windows But cannot boot and is error It does not boot at all with the DVD and...