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    Create and Use a Bootable Windows 10/11 Recovery USB to Repair Startup

    Create and Use a Bootable Windows 10/11 Recovery USB to Repair Startup Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20-30 minutes Introduction A bootable Windows recovery USB gives you the tools to fix startup problems, run offline repair utilities, restore system images, and — if needed —...
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    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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    Mastering Windows and Linux Dual-Boot: 5 Essential Tweaks for Stability and Reliability

    Dual-booting Windows and Linux on a single computer remains one of the most effective ways to enjoy the best of both operating systems without compromise. Yet, as many seasoned users discover, simply installing both operating systems is only the beginning. Ensuring they coexist harmoniously...
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Booting a cloned disk

    Hello! I'm trying to clone my 512GB SSD to my much larger 4TB USB hard drive, without disrupting the other partitions. I've tried cloning 3 different ways: GParted, Macrium reflect cloning, and Macrium Reflect image and then restored to the drive. In each case I cannot boot. Though the clone is...
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    • boot issues boot problems bootable media cloning data storage disk management efi partition file system gparted macrium reflect partitioning recovery screen ssd system recovery tech support troubleshooting uefi usb drive volume selection windows boot manager
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows won't boot up from ssd unless hdd unplugged

    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...
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    • boot boot manager cloning dell laptop disk partitioner dual boot efi partition fedora grub hdd linux problem solving recovery partition ssd storage upgrade system configuration troubleshooting uefi windows 11
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    NVME partition, loss of speed and life span.

    Hi guys, Does partitioning an NVME with extra D:\ partition cause loss of speed and life span? On google the answers were not straight to the point. I am worried mostly about loss of speed! Someone mentioned the D: partition will be in essence a virtual drive, thus the loss of speed. Can you...
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    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 10 Boot Manager Not Found after secondary drive replaced

    I did a fresh install of Windows 10 on a new Samsung SSD drive several months ago. I have a second drive in my system which is my data drive. I've had no issues for several months. Yesterday I decided to replace my secondary drive with a bigger drive. When I powered up my computer I get a...
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 How can I change SSD Disk1 to SSD Disk0

    On my laptop Asus HDD is Disk0. I have installed Windows on SSD but Recovery Partition is on HDD (Disk0), also EFI System Partition. My laptop has only one SATA port so I cannot change to other port SATA. In BIOS settings in SATA configuration I have only two options, AHCI and Intel RST Premium...
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    • ahci asus laptop bios settings disk management efi partition intel rst recovery partition sata configuration ssd windows installation
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 8 UEFI/secureboot preventing linux bootup, can I remove it but still have windows 8.1 work?

    Okay now I have an issue with windows, namely secureboot and UEFI. This is not for my computer but for my fathers machine. As an early birthday present I got my father a HP Pavilion laptop that came preinstalled with windows 8.1 but he didnt like it and wanted a dual boot. So I gave him Ubuntu...
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    • bios boot manager compatibility dual boot efi partition grub hp pavilion installation issues linux operating systems partitions secure boot startup issues support system settings troubleshooting ubuntu uefi update problems windows 8.1
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 HDD that worked under Vista suddenly gone?

    I have three large hard drives in an external USB enclosure - one 1.5TB formatted as NTFS, and two 1TB both formatted NTFS (I think). All three disks worked perfectly under Vista and, from time to time, on a Mac I also use at home. I recently upgraded my PC to Win7, and suddenly, two of the HDD...
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    • data recovery disk management efi partition external drive hdd ntfs storage issues usb enclosure vista windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 New to Partitioning....

    Hey everyone.. I'm new to this stuff and want to know what type of partition i need to create to multiboot... I want to be able to run either xp or windows 7... I know how touse the command prompt to be able to create a partition but i don't know what type of partition to use.. Do I make an EFI...
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