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Windows 10 Installing Windows 10 from ISO file on a Ubuntu
Hey guys, So I have Ubuntu on my PC, I tried it and I don't like it. My PC was originally windows. I downloaded the ISO file, so how can I install it and replace Ubuntu?- RPT
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- bootable usb disk management dual boot installation iso os replacement partition setup guide ubuntu windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Update copies entire C: partition as an update???
Hi. I've reinstalled win 10 on a few computers this month and the first update that comes along (a very time consuming one) copies the ENTIRE c: drive system partition's worth of date again to do this update??? The old partition info is put in a folder called "windows.old". What do they do this...- Shayla Blackthorn
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- bloatware c drive partition reinstall space storage system update upgrade windows 10 windows.old
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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recovery media and media creation
My hp recover manager cant locate my recovery partition I bought laptop with pre-installed genuine windows 10. Can I create a new media for windows installation through media creation tool and install windows using it.Will my windows be activated automatically on connecting it with internet (as...- Chetan Dashora
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- activation digital signature installation media creation partition recovery software windows 10 windows recovery
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 W7 Toshiba 645D-S4040 I did an overwrite fresh W7
It was acting like virus, so I i did a fresh and killed (Totally overwrote) the mfr installation. I got the disc from craiglist for 15 dollars. At least it removed all names and puffery from the operating system. It worked on two others so seems valid. Even gives key #. Q1: I do not have all...- rickshaw
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- c drive clean install drivers ebay installation network connection newbie overwrite partition tech support toshiba usb transfer virus removal windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Windows can's boot after Ubuntu install
Hello, I attempted to install the Ubuntu 16.04 Linux operating system alongside windows 10 for a dual boot setup, unfortunately things didn't work out as well as I had hoped and now, I can only boot into Ubuntu with varying degrees of success and no internet access as I don't have the proper...- kevin567
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- dual boot partition ubuntu windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Check of Win 7 partition with chkdsk from WinXP-BootCD possible?
Assume I want to check the partition NTFS integrity of a Win 7 system from a BootCD with WinXP. Is this possible? Or is the WinXP chkdsk utility outdated and NOT usable for Win 7 NTFS systems? Peter- pstein
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- cd boot chkdsk integrity ntfs outdated partition system check utility windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Setting up Drive Partitions for Installing Windows 10
Initial OS Windows XP. 250Gb HDD, 1 Partition C:. 4/2014 upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium. Still using single partition 250Gb C:. A year ago experienced various hangups and performance issues. Ran SeaTools by Seagate. Had HDD failures on long tests. Installed Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250Gb using...- AttilaMagyar
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- build 14393 c partition clean install file management folder organization hdd office setup partition performance issues seagate ssd system partition tutorial upgrade user partition version 1607 windows 10 windows 7 windows forum
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 issue with 'Quick Access' panel on folders
I really didn't expect this. I had a 3tb drive that was partitioned into two smaller drives. I decided to dump both and bring the drive back into a full drive, obviously losing one drive letter. The problem now, is I neglected to delete all the quick access shortcuts. I use these quite a bit...- mindzipper
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- data recovery delete issues drive issues drive management file explorer file management folders partition quick access shortcuts storage system settings troubleshooting user experience volume letters windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Can't boot into Windows after running BitLocker
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...- PKM1111
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- bitlocker boot issues mbr multi-boot partition
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Create a Virtual Read-Only Partition
This is a tutorial to setup a read only virtual partition that can be used to store data that obviously can only be read by users. Local administrators can remove the write protection in the event that new or modified data needs to be added. First off you will need to open an elevated command...- Neemobeer
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- partition read only partition virtual partition windows
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 8 How delete a partition?
Hello, i have windows 8 64bit.. i have 1 partition D 186gb.. my HDD is 500gb.. i want to merge the D partition but i cant, i have try with all programms for partitions but this not fix my problem.. please help me, i dont have space..- gianniscfa
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- 64-bit delete disk management error hdd help merge partition storage windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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“We couldn’t update system reserved partition” error installing Windows 10
Continue reading...- News
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- error installation microsoft partition support system reserved troubleshooting update windows 10
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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Windows 7 Disabling RecycleBin does NOT delete current existing content?
Assume I have an external hard disk with one (backup) partition which is currently mounted as drive Q:\ Now I right-click on the Recycle Bin icon on my desktop, then select Properties--->Drive Q: and enable "Don't move files to the recycleBin. Remoive files immediately when deleted" Much to...- pstein
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- backup data recovery disk cleanup external drive file deletion file explorer file management file system guidance hard drive hidden files partition recycle bin storage system settings tech support user interface windows 7
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Windows 8 Wifi adapter not found, after installing win 8.1
Hi. I just installed Win8.1 on a second partition on my Toshiba Satellite. Now it seems my computer cannot find the wifi adapter on win8.1. I also cannot boot win10 any more for some reason. I think that it is not a hardware issue because, the wifi worked on Win10 right before I installed the...- SwiftyBird
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- adapter boot issues connectivity drivers hardware help installation management network not found partition satellite support toshiba troubleshooting update wifi windows 10 windows 8.1 wireless
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 10 W10-32Bit & Ubuntu Dual-Boot On Acer Mini.
p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Hi everyone, I just got this working last night and I thought it was worth sharing with other forum users here. The interesting part was that the first time I tried to set this up, I downloaded the Ubuntu ISO file from Ubuntu.com official page. I...- BIGBEARJEDI
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- 14.04lts 16.04lts 32-bit 64-bit acer netbook bootable compatibility dual boot error flash drive installation iso partition rufus setup tech support ubuntu usb wifi windows 10
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Windows 7 Unknown Partition Question
It seems that when I got my computer, it had one partition. Then I dug into administrative settings and discovered that I really had four. One was Windows 7 (C:\), which I labeled, one was HP_TOOLS (P:\) and contains a "backup of the bios", one was SYSTEM_ (V:\) which contains a copy of various...- lukewin7x64
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- admin tools backup computer setup data recovery demo files disk management files hp software installation microsoft office ms fix-it partition storage system troubleshooting user experience windows windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Boot disk failure message on first boot attempt
Apologies if I am duplicating an issue here. Just recently I bought a new copy of Windows 10 64 bit and a Toshiba Q300 480g SSD. I removed the old HDD (which was still running XP), connected the SSD and tried to install Windows 10. No luck at all - it did not identify the SSD drive and...- Graham Matthews
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- bios boot issues clean install cloning cold boot disk issues formatting hdd installation partition performance ssd startup support system drive tech help toshiba troubleshooting uefi windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 blue screen error 0x000001d3
Hi.. I m getting error of BSOD ( 0x000001d3,0x000001d8) its happening since last week and I have done disk partition through disk fragmentation Laptop Config: Lenovo G50 , AMD A8 Processor , Win 10 64Bit- Shreenath Gupta
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- 0x000001d3 0x000001d8 64-bit amd blue screen bsod error fragmentation laptop settings lenovo g50 partition system error tech support troubleshooting windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 7 Windows 7 will not update...... Help PLEASE.........
For the past couple of weeks I have been having problems with my laptop, which I initially thought was a virus, and after reinstalling Windows 7 on many, many occasions, it just will not update. I have read, and tried many of the suggested solutions from many various websites, but it just won't...- chris301up
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- community compatibility desktop error formatting help issues laptop microsoft partition recovery reinstall software solutions support troubleshooting update virus windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows 7 wont load with gpt drive plugged in
I got a 5tb drive, and since I wanted it to be one large partition I used gpt. Windows recognized the disk, formatted it, and let me copy files. But when I restarted windows it froze on the "starting windows" screen. I figured out after some messing around that unplugging the drive lets windows...- HyperionN
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- 5tb drive bios settings boot issues compatibility drive access external drive file copy format drive formatting gpt partition large partition loading issues partition startup issues system freeze troubleshooting ultimate usb windows 7
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Windows Help and Support