multiboot

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...

After months of frustration for power users and enthusiasts, Microsoft has addressed a lingering issue that, for nearly a year, turned the simple act of dual-booting Windows 11 with Linux into an exercise in futility for many. With this critical bug finally resolved as part of the May 2025 Patch...

I am multibooting 3 drives (1 Win10 and 2 Win11) the boot manager on one win11 drive is selected in bios. It works but in addition to the named drives it also lists the three efi partitions which are unbootable -of course. I am not sure why they are there and they are a nuisance. How can I...

I have installed windows 10 on three different drives and windows 11 on one drive. To install windows on each I had to remove the other drives from the PC. However this has created a bootloader on each drive and my system is now totally confused. I select the drive on sata port one as the main...

I've made a mistake on a cpu that has both windows 10 and 7 in different partitions. I was moving files between partitions and ended up moving windows operation system's files. Now I can't startup neither with windows 10 or 7 Is there a way to chose with windows to startup by using the dos system?

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Hello so I haven't used windows really since 2006, being a Mac user, but a huge fan of gaming, but fed up with having to buy the latest consoles every couple years... Xbox 360 original, 360 slim... xbox one to Xbox s/x and now the Xbox series gen. So I got my holiday money for 2020 summer...

I have a laptop which multi-boots between Windows7 and Windows8. I share an NTFS partition between the two OSs. If I boot into Windows8 and make changes with files in the shared NTFS partition, everything works fine and I can reboot into Windows8 with no problems. If, however, I subsequently...

Hello. I have 3 drives in my PC: SSD with Ubuntu HDD for downloads etc. - no OS HDD with Windows 8.1 partition & Windows 7 partition & 1 empty partition When I start my PC, the GRUB2 menu shows up and I can choose whether I run Ubuntu or Windows. When I choose Ubuntu, it normally starts up...

Hi, I need some help with a few multi-boot questions. I know how to set up two versions of windows with a boot menu but there are a few technicalities I need to understand. To better explain here is what I need to end up with 1) A windows 7 partition encrypted with its own encryption key...

Hey, so recently I wanted to play some older games that did not work on any windows 7+ so I wanted to install windows vista as a multiboot system, now I saw that there was this warning: Warning You must install the older operating system first, and then install the more recent operating...

Hello, I'm trying to install multiple operating systems on my laptop. Right now the primary OS is Windows 7 x64 with a second OS installed of Windows 8. I'm trying to install Windows Server 2008 as a third OS to boot to. I'm getting an error message saying the dick already contains the maximum...

Hey Guys , i Just Wanted To Know If Any Of You Know Step By Step How To Dual Boot Windows Vista With Windows 7 Already Installed , i Tried To Do This One Time , But Ended With No Boot Manager Due To Not Understanding Well The Steps . Please , Any Help Will Be Appreciated , Thanks In Advance ...

Greetings, You're my last hope before formating my computer ! :tongue: I had some BSOD, since several months... It occurs during a game : Left 4 Dead 2 (Steam) In fact, I hear someone speaking with microphone and then... the sound bugs (like freezing loop), and blue screen coming, reboot...

Hi Folks, I'm posting this to illustrate how I replaced\removed XP from my system in favor of Win 7. First some background. I've been using Win 7 since the beta as part of a multiboot setup on my Acer laptop. The other MS OS was my old XP install. My old XP was located at the...

Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony Link RemovedWindows 7 and Ubuntu, despite their opposing missions, can get along like best pals on a single computer. Here's how to set up a dual boot system that lets you enjoy the best of both worlds in perfect...

Hi, after installing win7 ultimate on an additional HDD, neither of my windows 7 installations will boot anymore. XP does. I was using windows 7 evaluation copy until yesterday, when I bought additional HDD and installed 64 bit Ultimate on it. No changes were made to the old HDD with win 7...

Okay, I found a way to install windows 7 on my pc, VIA multiboot, but how do i copy my mcafee protection from my vista, to my win 7 or activate it with my win7? any help? thanks

I'd like to keep Win7 but mostly use XP until I can resolve a number of Win7 issues. My Win7 version is Home Premium so I can't use Windows XP Mode. Can I just install XP in a separate partition and do some kind of multiboot? Thanx.

I have RC1 (Ultimate) installed on a second hard drive. (XP, Vista,Ubuntu on the first HD mulitiboot). I am buying Win 7 Pro. Can I install this over the RC1, or must I do a clean install ? I would like to preserve my multiboot situation, which is controlled from Win7 RC1. The computer...