Questions tagged [bootable-media]
For questions about bootable devices such as Flash Drives, CD/DVD or Hard Disks.
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recreated iso from files/folders of an extracted bootable iso but it is not bootable
I have a bootable iso file of a disk imaging software. I have tested this and it boots without a problem from my multiboot ventoy flash drive both in UEFI and MBR modes. I checked that it shows as ...
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Can't install windows 11 with bootable stick
I'm trying to install a fresh copy of Windows 11.
I created a bootable USB stick with Microsoft Creation Tool and I tried Rufus tool too. I tried another USB stick too. Here are the contents of my ...
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Does Ubuntu have a “boot override” function like in the Win10 recovery options?
Windows 10 has a function to boot from a USB Flash Drive after restart using some kind of "boot override" function, which probably bypasses the usual boot order in the BIOS.
Can I find ...
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My internal hard drive only appears in the windows operating system
Does anyone have an idea why my disk only appears in windows.
I have tried to install kali linux, wifislax, chrome flux and many other systems, but the problem is that the internal disk of the device ...
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We can't make bootable macOS Mavericks bootable USB flash drives anymore?
I've been using macOS Mavericks (10.9.5) for years and have done quite a few times of re-installing using bootable USB flash drive, made by using the terminal commands. However today I tried to create ...
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What would the best practice be for installing any OS onto an external drive that could boot and run or install for use on a Lenovo Thinkcentre m82?
I first got the desktop from the scrap bin at my old job, it had no ram or internal hard drive. Just got the ram sticks in mail and now it goes to the recovery menu. I have a win 10 and a win8.1 ...
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Can I export bootable USB disks to ISO images?
I have several bootable USB flash drives lying around - some of them have Linux distros on them and others are Windows recovery drives. The thing is that the number of flash drives for these purposes ...
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How to create a backup for a bootable usb
I have a good usb I use to test and run linux distros. My problem is that I can only ever install one at a time and if i want to test another one I need to delete everything I have. So I tried to find ...
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Can you review deleted data [duplicate]
I created a windows bootable disk using windows media creation and an external hard drive. The HD had files on it that got overwritten. Are these recoverable?
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Is disabling secureboot that bad?
I want to sometimes use Linux, sometimes windows.
I found out that, Puppy Linux is small, I can install it on a USB. But the problem is, if I click on my USB in the boot menu, I have to disable secure ...
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Cannot create bootable USB with Windows
I have a bootable USB drive that I created using dd with Windows 10 downloaded from official Microsoft website and everytime I configure the drive in BIOS as the bootable drive I get an error
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Non-bootable legacy Windows usb pendrive
I am trying to get some vintage laboratory equipment to work. Unfortunately out of my control; the laboratory equipment has software that is written for old Microsoft OS, like Windows XP. The software ...
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Copy Win10 partitions plus a partition from another disk onto new drive
My goal is to copy the four partitions associated with Windows 10, plus a fifth partition that I have on another drive. The Windows partitions are on an MBR drive, the fifth partition is on a GPT ...
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Why will Windows boot from one external drive but not another?
I have read in the past that Windows won't boot from an external drive.
Recently I changed laptops and I now have the old hard drive (V-NAND SATA) in a usb enclosure. It turns out that the new laptop ...
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Bootable USB doesn't show up when used normally in windows
I have a bootable USB with Gentoo Linux on it. My PC regularly uses windows. When I try to plug in my bootable USB to Windows like a normal USB, it doesn't show up in the files. It makes the normal ...
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Windows 10 version 1703 fails to install but recent versions install correctly on a laptop. Using rufus and a bootable usb
So, I have a lenovo y530 laptop. I use rufus to download windows 10 iso and do a clean install with bootable usb. I can successfully install recent windows versions like from 1909.
If I try to install ...
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HP Elitedesk // USB // File System Not Found (3F0)
Hope you are doing fine.
I am having this issue where SOMETIMES my EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini does not detect my USB Drive where I have my system installed. This causes me some trouble because I have to ...
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How to indicate to Ventoy (Bootable USB) to ignore some content in the pen drive?
For some laptops where do not exist the CD-ROM, for boot purposes can be used Ventoy
A New Bootable USB Solution - sadly so far is mandatory apply just only once time a formatting process to the pen ...
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What determines the X:\Sources content of Windows Setup Command?
I wanted to modify the default bootable Windows 11 installation media by adding new file in the sources folder. I know how to do it (I have the "patched" ISO file already that boots ...
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UEFI Boots from HDD via boot option, but not the HDD's boot option
I have two boot options representing my HDD, one is "Debian," which boots off my HDD normally and launches Debian. The other is "HDD0," which instantly fails to boot (Under a ...
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How to burn a .bin image to a USB flash drive in Windows 7?
I’m running Windows 7 and have a .bin file that I need to burn to a USB flash drive. It’s the Chromebook recovery image for my HP Chromebook 14-q063cl.
So, as far as i know, the dd command isn't ...
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Feasibility of using existing Windows install for external Windows environment
The core Windows files should be the same across all Windows installations of the same version (except user-dependent files like Program Files or the Windows registry). So, is it possible to create a ...
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Issues trying to boot Hirens BootCD on a HP with TPM and Bitlocker enabled
I am trying to boot Hirens BootCD on a HP with TPM and Bitlocker enabled. The boot will freeze after initializing the boot process. Secure boot is disabled. Neither secure boot nor without secure boot ...
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Reboot and Select proper Boot device despite correct boot order
I am trying to reinstall Windows 10 on an Asus R503C. I have created a bootable usb drive on my linux machine by mounting the .iso on the usb with sudo mount -o loop ~/win10.iso ~/myUsb. Now, ...
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Booting windows from usb taking forever
So, I ran into a BCD error and had to boot from my recovery USB in order to access CMD to rebuild the BCD.
But my laptop takes forever to boot from the USB drive and just shows loading screen:
I ...
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Windows 10 Installation Setup Not Starting After USB Boot
The Problem: After booting from a USB device with correct BIOS configurations, the Windows 10 (with Microsoft's official tool) or OEM logo (with all other methods) will only show for a few seconds. ...
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Laptop doesn't detect USB Bootable
I'm trying to fix my laptop because the EFI partition went missing suddenly.
And I bought a USB Drive to boot to installation mode, but when I inserted the USB it doesn't work. I tried inserting it ...
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Get menu.c32 error when installing esxi
When booting esxi on USB via rufus, I get a menu.c32 error, as far as I know, to fix this error, you have to select the yes option.
But after this, I will encounter connection errors and failed ...
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Is it possible to create bootable USB stick by copying unpacked files?
What if instead of using special soft like Unetbootin or Rufus do the following way.
Unpack Iso, then select and copy files to the stick via file manager. Will such stick be bootable? If so then what ...
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Can files on bootable USB stick be overwritten with no reformatting?
Let's say I'll create a bootable USB stick. Can a system on HDD modify, add or delete files on boot able stick without reformatting? If so, will use of SD card with USB adapter be good idea, as they ...
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From VirtualBox VM (.vdi file) to a USB bootable ISO image
I have set up a virtual machine with Xubuntu Linux in VirtualBox.
The disk is 4.5 GB a .vdi file.
How can I make an IMG or ISO file from this, such that I can then write it into a bootable USB flash ...
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Cannot boot windows from usb, but linux works
I seek for technical understanding. I was able to solve my issue using a DVD, but would like to understand it.
I have an old laptop here (Medion Akoya E7212, to be precise). I tried getting Windows 10 ...
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No bootable device, hard drive missing
Acer E15 laptop
Win10
Sequence of events
Blue screen of death
power off/reboot
No Bootable Device
BIOS HDD shows 'None'
boot with windows recovery usb
Tried all windows recovery options, none ...
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Install Windows 10 on iMac7,1
I got an old iMac7,1 with complete erased HDD. I wanted to install Windows 10 on it, but have problems.
When I created a bootable Windows 10 USB Stick (worked on an other laptop without a problem) and ...
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create windows 10 install usb on ubuntu
I have an ubuntu 20.04 installation and am trying to multiboot windows next to it.
I've created an usb drive (8gb) and downloaded the windows 10 iso.
Formatting the usb flash drive with "exfat&...
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How safe is it to install chrome OS flex in a usb without affecting your main system?
So I have windows 7 (Ik, I have ancient PC), I have installed Kali Linux through a bootable USB before. I installed chrome OS using their official site and following the instructions but my whole PC ...
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ArchCraft/Manjaro won't boot from USB
I am running a Lenovo X1 Carbon. I used Rufus to write a USB(16GB Storage "CruzerBlade").
I open the Lenovo Boot menu where I select to boot from my USB, but it doesn't work and goes back to ...
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Installation of new OS blocked on laptop
I own this laptop, which I got from a friend, who got it from some corporation who didn't want it back after quite a while ... point is: I can't ask anybody who might know what is going on with this ...
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My PC gets a blue screen when booting Windows installation Wizard through a bootable USB
I finished building my first ever PC build about 5 days ago now and since then, I've not been able to boot a Windows bootable USB to install Windows 10 without getting a blue screen in a matter of ...
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Bootable USB Flash Drive Detection Issue on the BIOS
Nowadays, I am trying to update my desktop computer, which uses Windows 10 Pro 32-bit version, to Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (By the way, the desktop is eligible for such an operation.). For that goal, I'...
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Macbook Pro 2011 stuck on white screen, while Windows 10 completely boots
MacBook Pro (early 2011) has a white screen problem. I booted it with Windows 10 USB installer and formatted the HDD completely. It works fine (I haven't installed any driver yet), but it stuck at ...
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System won't boot from USB (x86)
I have a Lanner FW-7551
I'm trying to install OPNSense, but it won't boot from my USB.
https://i.imgur.com/hrEOcPz.png
I was able to get into the bios and it recognize the USB.
https://i.imgur.com/...
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Is there a way to have multiple "bootable images" on a USB stick and choose between them?
Since my little double-sided USB key (micro and USB-A) has 16GB (it's also got some tiny Android files), I was wondering how to manage multiple instances.
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Clarification on using Rufus to create a bootable live FreeDOS USB drive
I am attempting to use Rufus to make a USB flash drive bootable. However, try as I might, my system refuses to boot from it, although it once did (see below). I have made sure legacy boot mode is ...
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Add Sergei Strelec's WinPE to existing Usb boot UEFI for W10 setup
It is possible to have on the same Usb UEFI,Windows 10 setup and other bootable like Sergei Strelec's WinPE?
thanks
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Windows 10 System Image(for backup)
Actually I have been wanting to create a full system image as backup for my Windows 10 PC as it has started giving troubles to me.
And I want full system image as backup as I don't want to reinstall ...
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Can modern PC's boot installation disc from internal SATA Blu Ray/DVD drive through sata-to-usb enclosure?
Does booting operating system installation discs from Blu ray sata drive through SATA-to-USB enclosure work?
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Can't choose which HDD to boot from. Old drive not showing up in msconfig boot tab
I have attached an image that shows my system information, my disk management, and my msconfig boot tab. This is very weird to me: previous versions of Windows allowed me to enter a menu at startup ...
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Convert EXE to a bootable ISO image
I have an exe file which i want to convert into ISO as a bootable image.. (like an OS which may run on a VM)
Is this possible by any means?
btw, i have:
Windows 7 SP1
in x86 laptop
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How to partition new Windows 10 install without losing space to non-contiguous volumes
Every time I've installed Windows 10 via bootable USB I end up with a volume on the left side of my C: drive which I am able to delete, however, it remains as unallocated space which can't be merged ...
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