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Questions tagged [dualboot]

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Windows 11 TPM dual boot

Does the fact that Windows 11 requires TPM and Secure Boot mean that we can no longer have a dual boot setup with let say Linux for example?
Abdelhakim AKODADI
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How to enable BitLocker when booting Windows 10 from a non-Microsoft boot manager?

My setup I have ThinkPad P1 Gen 3 laptop and want it to dual boot Linux and Windows 10. For that I want to use a boot manager supporting both Linux and Windows; currently I'm using rEFInd. I also want to have Secure Boot on and have my Windows drive…
Robert Kusznier
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Do I have to make a partition before installing dual-boot Ubuntu?

I am trying to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows 10. On the guides I have seen online, people generally make a disk partition prior to installation. Then on the installation screen when they are asked whether to install alongside Windows, erase Windows,…
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How does UEFI decide whoch efi file to boot into?

Is there like a default EFI file setting or something. I have a disk drive with Linux on it, and multiple efi files. My computer cant boot into it.I have another disk drive with windows and multiple efi files and even folders. How does uefi decide…
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How can I safely disable Intel RST?

I want to dual-boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04. But I can't do it because I have Intel RST on. So how can I turn it off without causing any harm to system? I have Lenovo IdeaPad laptop, which has one disk. Thanks.
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How to DUPLICATE a dual boot SSD (to a larger SSD)?

I've finally got my system EXACTLY the way I want it. MacBook 2012 - internal 500GB SSD running Mojave and Windows 7 (nothing to do with "bootcamp", just a separate bootable partition - I press the option key at startup and tell the machine which OS…
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How to access WSL files from an Ubuntu Dual Boot?

I have a dual boot set up with two separate hard drives: one for Windows and one for Linux. I also use WSL for light development work. I want to know if it is possible for me to access the WSL files from the Linux hard drive. Ordinarily, I could…
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Does booting work in pairs like BIOS/MBR, UEFI/GPT?

Disk 0 - It is a HDD. It's partition style is Master boot record. (MBR) It's the disk in which I wanna install Linux and dual boot. Disk 1 - It is a SSD. It's partition style is GUID partition table. (GPT) It's the disk in which Windows 10 is…
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Dual Boot Windows 10/11 Bluetooth Pairing

TLDR: How can I change a bluetooth pairing key in Windows to be the same as the one in another Windows installation? I have tried to export the .reg from one OS and paste to the other, but no luck. For work-related issues I have to use Windows 10…
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Trying to dual boot Linux using an SD card

Context: I am trying to dual boot with windows and linux on my Laptop. My laptop has a built in sd card reader, however there are no options or methods through bios or other services that would allow me to directly boot into the sd card. However,…
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Dual Boot Windows and Linux on separate physical drives

I have a UEFI-based system. I want to have a Windows–Fedora dual-boot configuration such that both systems are isolated from each other. Here is what I mean by the term isolation: Both systems should be independent of each other. If I remove the…
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Error : no such partition, entering in grub rescue mode

I am using Windows 10 and Ubuntu in my laptop. My windows was getting updated and during that process it was restarting several times. While restarting 2nd/3 rd time grub ran into problem. I am getting error: no such partition and then message:…
abhijeet chavan
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Cloned Windows 10 hangs in black screen with cursor

I cloned Windows 10 from a HDD Partiton into an SSD Partition. The SSD has 2 Partitions: one (1st) is Windows 7 (manually installed) and the other is the cloned Windows 10 from previous HDD. I created the entry in Boot Menu, transfered the Boot Menu…
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How to delete extra OS entries from bios

I had an dual boot installation with windows and ubuntu. Recently, my ubuntu installation grub failed. I tried repairing it which brought a new entry into my boot selection screen. Eventually I deleted ubuntu and installed a new version of Ubuntu…
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how to install pop!_os alongside windows

I would like to install pop!_os (basically a reskin of Ubuntu with some convenience features added) alongside windows 10. So far, I have installed windows 10, using about half the space on my ssd and leaving the rest unallocated, to be used by…
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