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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...- SavorySilicon
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- activation aomei application bootable usb deactivation disk signature hardware compatibility hasleo legacy bios license issues portable windows software issues troubleshooting uefi user experience vhd virtual image windows 10 windows to go
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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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...- hawkeye62
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- bios settings bootable usb dual boot hp envy media creation tool reinstall windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- Treieryeet
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- bootable usb exfat file system formatting installation iso laptop tech support usb windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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VIDEO Windows 11: Create bootable USB for unsupported PCs with Rufus
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- bootable usb rufus unsupported hardware windows 11
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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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...- shadows
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- blue screen bootable usb crash error freezes gaming home edition loading screen media creation tool pc maintenance performance reboot repair software conflict system issues tech support troubleshooting update windows 10
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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...- daopa
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- acer acronis backup bios settings boot issues boot priority bootable usb cloning disk recognition error help laptop recovery secure boot ssd support system image troubleshooting windows 11
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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...- marsgorski
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- bios boot issues bootable usb bsod data recovery diagnostics file recovery hard drive recovery tools system rescue windows 10 windows installation
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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...- BoKnows04
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- bootable usb driver integration installation m.2 ssd rufus secure boot ssd ssd drivers usb windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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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?- ecoGame
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- bootable usb error freezes installation laptop support troubleshooting windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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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...- pr501
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- bootable usb compatibility installation linux macbook old devices ubuntu windows 10 work programs
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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...- tobwen
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- application launch autostart bootable usb customization drivers file management installation legacy bios minimal setup optimization portable program tech support uefi usb windows 10 windows tools winpe
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- Skyman1957
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- accessibility acer bootable usb cell phone number password reset pin issues troubleshooting update problems verification windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- anotherwindowsuser
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- bios boot issues bootable usb bootloader corruption drive issues gparted installation linux malware non-bootable repair reset system restore troubleshooting virus windows 10
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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...- Hyakubun
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- bootable usb chkdsk hard drive laptop licensing mcafee product key recovery startup issues system repair tech support upgrade vaio virus concern windows 10 windows 8 windows 8.1 windows installation
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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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...- Hyakubun
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- bootable usb computer issues hard drive invalid key laptop licensing product key recovery reinstall repair disk tech support troubleshooting upgrade vaio windows 10 windows 8 windows 8.1 windows activation
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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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...- xlrtech
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- bitlocker bootable usb data recovery legacy mode lenovo login issues microsoft account password reset reinstall windows windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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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...- hamezare
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- boot issues bootable usb dvd boot error installation old computer password recovery windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows 8.1 install
Hi All, I am trying to install Windows 8.1 onto a new hard drive that is attached to a computer that already runs Windows 8.1 x32. I downloaded Windows 8.1 installation from Microsoft and made a bootable USB. When I type in the Product Key, I get the error code "The Product Key entered does...- TANorman
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- bootable usb error installation product key retail showkeyplus upgrade windows 8.1 x32 x64
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows XP Boot problems with SP3
Recently I installed (from a CD) Windows XP Professional on my computer. The installation went well. When I looked at "About Windows", the box said that Service Pack 1 was already present. Then I proceeded to install Service Packs 2 and 3. Number two installed OK, but Service Pack 3 gave...- Hollandia
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- boot issues bootable usb command line corrupted files floppy drive gateway installation microsoft support ntoskrnl.exe online activation pentium recovery tools service pack tech help troubleshooting windows installation windows xp
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Windows 10 Cannot Reinstall Windows 10 On a Non-NTFS Formatted Disk
Hello! I made the big mistake (head low) of installing Ubuntu 18.04 on my Surface Pro 4 with a complete disk wipe. I tried to reinstall Windows 10 from a bootable USB but it failed because the disk does not have a NTFS formatted partiton and the formatting option was greyed out. Should I do...- MikeyWiteman
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- bootable usb disk formatting ntfs partition reinstall surface pro tech support ubuntu windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support