I've spent more desktop-hours than I care to admit wrestling with Windows quirks, updates that bork drivers, and the slow creep of "feature" changes that don't feel like improvements — so when I first booted a Linux live USB, selected a completely different desktop environment from the login...
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If you’re thinking about escaping Windows 11’s telemetry creep or simply want to test a modern Linux desktop without committing, installing Linux alongside Windows — or replacing it entirely — remains the most practical option for most users. This guide walks a careful, practical path through...
Dual-booting between Linux and Windows, or even between two distinct Linux distributions, offers the best of both worlds—the versatility of Linux and the familiarity or specialized needs addressed by Windows. Yet, every dual-booter at some point confronts a daunting scenario: suddenly, one of...
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- Dual boot system; Windows 11 & Ubuntu
- I run Ubuntu most of the time but a couple of days ago I re-booted in an attempt to login to Windows, but didn’t get my Grub screen. Last boot to Windows was fine with no issues back a couple of weeks ago. during the first recent boot attempt...
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Yesterday I was installing Linux Mint on a USB key, I repeat, ON, from another live USB key, and at some point GRUB took the place of the Windows Bootloader. I am not sure when, as everything was installed on the USB key, with the bootloader was to be put on the USB key, I even...
For years, the Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) has served as the linchpin for multi-boot Linux systems, making it an ever-relevant component for tinkerers, professionals, and those daring enough to run Windows and Linux on the same hardware. But a recent flurry of updates—spurred by both...
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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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Overview of the Incident
In a surprising blunder, Microsoft's latest monthly patch update has inadvertently rendered many dual-boot Windows and Linux systems inoperable. Users of these systems have found themselves confronted with a distressing error message: “something has gone seriously...
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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...
Hi, I have a windows 10 machine installed with a dual boot of manjaro linux. I have grub installed as the boot loader.
Now, the issue is that my windows 10 updates doesn't complete. I wanted to try and start up in safe mode but there's no options at all.
Windows 10 boots normally and fine but...
I have dual OS installed one linux manjaro and windows 10 and it uses grub v2.02 bootloader.
It shows windows 10 in the list to boot but when selected it goes to a dark screen with text saying cannot detect any OS on device. Make sure to unplug
any device that's connected that has no OS then...
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So last night I waste two of my life trying to install Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla which was Ubuntu 20.10. Anyway, the first of install nothing booted properly, the second round it did but had issues and I could not boot up windows, the third round it finally installed and I then had to install a...
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I thought I'd be clever and 'have a go' at installing Android on my Windows Machine 'not a good idea' as half way through the installation it threw its legs up and decided it was not going to install. Now when I boot into Windows 10 I get GRUB and have to EXIT twice...
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after installing Prime OS using easybcd Windows 10 option is not shwing in Grub menu...i am unable to enter in windows 10. when i try to reboot it only shows 3 options-Phoneix OS,Prime OS,android....there is no option to enter in windows 10...i used Easybcd to install prime os...please help me...
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not gonna waste your time
so i dual booted my windows and kali linux
everything worked fine but linux kept stopping for every 2 mins .. so to fix it i went and pressed e on kali linux in grub loader at start and i added nouveau.modeset=0 in command line.. thats a temporary fix
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Hello, I have some experience setting up Windows Linux Dual boot, but unfortunately yesterday I ran into a problem. The grub menu does not have Windows 7 on it, and I don't know how to get it on there. I installed a new version of Linux onto an old laptop. The laptop does not have UEFI, it has...
Below in my screenshot I have marked the W10 installation, W10 bootloader, and Linux install. For some reason, every time I install W10 it decides to install the bootloader on a seperate drive. When I boot into the linux drive grub shows W10 but I am unable to boot into it. I am able to boot...
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Hi!
I have a problem. I have installed Debian 10 on my computer as second OS next to my Win 10. After this the Debian was my default system to boot into, but I wanted my Windows as default, so I went on and made some modifications after tutorials that I can't remember, and now I couldn't boot...
Currently running a dual-boot system on a Lenovo Yoga 730 with manjaro and windows 10.
Upon restarting and allowing Windows Update to upgrade to the May 2019 update, I get a stop error with INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE.
Initially, GRUB menu wouldn't appear, but has now appears but will not boot...