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Are you yearning to dive into the world of penetration testing and cybersecurity without sacrificing your current Windows setup? Enter Kali Linux: the go-to OS for ethical hackers and cybersecurity professionals. With its plethora of pre-installed tools and features, it becomes vital for anyone...

In a recent edition of the Overkill Digest newsletter, author Kevin Wammer dives into the fascinating intersection of handheld gaming and desktop functionality—specifically, his exploits in creating a colossal 65-inch Steam Deck while booting into Windows 11 from Gaming Mode. This article, “#67...

Okay so yesterday I installed Ubuntu in my laptop, thru flashing Ubuntu 22.04 on a pendrive and then loading it, allocated 100gb to linux and booted. At that time, I can access both windows and linux while booting. A window was coming which let me choose between linux and windows everytime I...

The Asus ROG Ally X has caught the attention of gamers and tech enthusiasts by promising a powerful handheld gaming experience. However, recent reports indicate that it performs better on SteamOS than on Windows 11—raising questions about the best operating system for this hardware. This article...

On August 27, 2024, Microsoft released the August 2024 Windows Non-Security Preview Update, designated as KB5041587. This update is specifically aimed at Windows 11 users on version 23H2 and 22H2, encompassing OS builds 22621.4112 and 22631.4112. This article provides an overview of the changes...

The latest Windows update has raised significant concerns for users who operate a dual-boot setup with Linux. This article delves into the implications of this update, specifically focusing on the Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT) setting that has caused considerable disruptions. With a...

My Manjaro PC stopped connecting with my monitor after an issue-free month or two. I was trying to install windows, but since the IRST driver didn’t work and the four methods of creating a windows-friendly partition didn’t work, I tried cleaning the SSD in the windows USB boot. After I rebooted...

As many users grow frustrated with Windows, the allure of exploring alternative operating systems is becoming increasingly popular. One of the top choices among these is Linux Mint 22, a user-friendly Linux distribution that aims to provide a smoother and more efficient user experience compared...

Hello folks, I have an old dual boot Windows PC. One OS is Win XP which is on one HDD (has 2 partitions), the other one is Win 7 which is on another HDD (has 2 partitions too). I believe the boot manager was on the Win XP HDD since the dual boot menu was always shown from there. However, the Win...

Intel© Core™ i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz × 8 32.0 GiB RAM Windows 11 Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon PM991a NVMe Samsung 512GB KINGSTON SA400S37480G Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 I have a 2 yr old Dell Desktop PC. Windows 11 is installed on the Samsung 512 M.2 NVE drive, Linux Mint 21.3 is...

Hello all! The backgrounf to my problem is as follows: I had some problems with my windows 10, and wanted to dual boot windows with Ubuntu. Thus I thought that I was gone move all of my files to an external HDD, then factory reset my computer, and then proceed with the dual boot setup...

Would like to include Ubuntu to my setup in Windows Dual Boot Manager, but to no avail. 3 pictures included, where I have the mix of Win10 and 11 in the manager, and Ubuntu can be found down in the options. Pic. 01: I want Ubuntu to show up here, within the selection of Win10 or Win11. Pic. 02...

Hey guyz. Its been 48 hours since the door for windows is locked, I tried dual booting windows 7 for some project purpose... But since then windows have kept me stuck in BIOS and the loading error page since then. IMP NOTE: It won't reset, nor any commands in terminal helps, tried bunch of...

So I recently bought a new PC (W10) for flight simulation. My little sister wants to use it for browser games, many of which are known to put viruses on the disk. I decided the best option would be to put a separate OS (might as well be W11) on a separate drive and run a dual boot, so that it...

I have three drives two with win 11 and one with win 10. One of the drives is older and two are newer which were installed after the older drive. I cannot seem to change the bootmanager. Wwwindows was installed on each drive independently but when I put them together the boot manager on drive c...

I've reinstalled Windows 11 several times, but the problem persists. After launching an application, it goes to the background with 0% CPU usage. It can open after 5 or more minutes of waiting, but it's very unusual for my PC. At some point, it just happened, and now I don't know what to do. I'm...

I have a laptop with one main partition with Windows 10 and a second partition that I want to install Windows Vista on for testing purposes. I'd prefer 64-bit but 32-bit is fine if necessary. When I try to install Vista with an x64 SP2 disc, I get an error saying I cannot install due to the...

I have a 2 year old computer that is running Windows 10. I made a new partition to dual boot Windows 11 about a year ago, installed Win11, tried it for a few days, and removed it because it was extremely slow. I figured I would give it another try a few weeks ago. It would install, and put...

Greetings! I have windows 11 pro running on a dell laptop i had an nvme storage upgrade few months ago so i cloned my windows onto there, which created two identical options for windows boot manager in the bios boot selection menu , yet windows will always load up from ssd.. everything was...

Hey everyone. So I was playing around with some linux distros installed on the same disk (I know, I know, not ideal, but I only have on SSD on my laptop) and now Windows update fails, and I think it's because of the changes the linux installations made to the bootloader, since major Windows...