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Installation or use of multiple operating systems on a single computer.

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Can you dual boot 2 installations of Windows 11?

Say there's a case where you want a secure installation of Windows 11 and another normal one for games and less secure stuff. Could one install Windows 11 on one drive and then encrypt it with ...
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Why will my trackpad and keyboard not work with dual booted Kali Linux on Mac?

Due to my current circumstances, I need to dual boot Kali Linux on my MacBook Pro (2018). I managed to burn the image onto an external flash drive and load to the desktop in the Kali OS. My problem ...
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Windows 10 fail to boot with 0xc0000001 error code

Introduction Hello, I'm running multiboot installation on machine with UEFI. I have Windows 10 and Ubuntu installed, managed by Grub at startup and I have laptop working like this for about half a ...
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Dual Boot Windows (any Version) + Linux (any Distribution) with GPT/UEFI, full system encryption and shared partitions

I didn't think that my requiremetns were too special, but my search really didn't yield too many results, so I still got some quesitons unanswered. Basically I'm getting new hardware and will do a ...
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How to fix E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock. It is held by process 1044 (packagekitd)

Recently, I have bought a 64GB SD card for dual booting Ubuntu on my computer. It works at first, but when I try to run sudo apt upgrade It gives me this: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/...
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Is there a way to disable a hard drive in the UEFI?

BIOS allowed to disable specific hard drives. However I don't seem to find information about how to do it in UEFI. I would like to dual-boot, but I strongly prefer each Operating System (Which will be ...
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Windows sometimes doesn't boot after Ubuntu 16.04 dual boot installation

After installing Ubuntu alongside Windows 10 on my computer (Ubuntu on a hard drive, the grub and windows 10 on a NVMe drive), sometimes Windows will not boot all the way, and boots slowly when it ...
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Microsoft Aniversary update broke my refind bootloader

I had Windows 10 and Linux installed together. I used UEFI. My setup have been complicated. First I installed Windows, disabled Fast Boot, then installed Manjaro with Grub, but I prefer rEFInd, so I ...
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Windows 10 ISO in Grub2 Multiboot

I'm attempting to create a multipurpose AIO USB stick for everyday use. So far I've been able to get Mint, Tails, And Hiren's boot cd all successfully working off of one device similar to the tutorial ...
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Shared NTFS logical partition unaccesible from Windows 8.1

I asked this question a while ago but it got lost, so I deleted the previous one and created this new one with updates from the comments. I just installed Windows 8.1 in a partition of my Lenovo ...
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What is the use of the [BOOT]/Bootable_NoEmulation.img file on several boot images?

I've seen a file called [BOOT]/Bootable_NoEmulation.img on several boot images, and always wondered what it's use is. Neither found a suitable magic number nor could Google help me so I ask here. It'...
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Windows 8 does not hibernate without boot menu installed

I run a quad-boot with Fedora, Ubuntu, ChromiumOS, and Windows 8. I have discovered that Windows 8 will no longer hibernate - it just brings me back to the lock screen. When I run it from command-...
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Is it possible to install Debian within a Windows filesystem in the same manner as Ubuntu can be installed with Wubi?

I have a Windows 7 laptop whose hard drive has four primary partitions out of the box. The first partition is labeled "SYSTEM" (209 MB NTFS) and seems to contain the Windows boot loader. The second ...
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Haiku panics at boot "vm_page_fault: unhandled page fault in kernel space"

This is my first time installing an operating system other than Windows, so I'll try to put in extra detail in case I made a stupid mistake somewhere during the process. I downloaded Haiku from the ...
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Selecting entries in boot manager without using keyboard

My goal is rather simple to put in words: I want to install Windows and Chrome OS in dual boot on my Surface Go 2 and be able to select entries in the boot manager without having to use a physical ...
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How do I change UEFI boot order when the BIOS (the firmware) does not have that option?

I want to change the boot order to default to rEFInd but the system always boots to Windows 10 and I have to use F10 method to boot into Linux via grub and rEFInd. I want to boot into rEFInd by ...
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Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon - Hibernate doesn't save data

I recently dual-booted my Windows 10 machine with Linux Mint 19. When I realized that I couldn't hibernate my PC to switch into Windows without losing all my open windows, I did a quick Google search ...
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Is there any possible way to move OS from SSD to HDD? SSD has dual boot

I have SSD and HDD on my laptop. I made partitioned the SSD and installed Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18 in SSD (dual boot). My SSD size is only 250GB (both OS installed here) and HDD size is 1TB. Now I ...
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Reboot into second OS, retain state

I have a dual boot system using Ubuntu and Windows 10. I regularly have to reboot into Windows so my son can play VR/other games. Yes, my son. Is there a way to retain the state of my Ubuntu OS ...
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Grub: execute other MBR (VeraCrypt)

I have installed Windows and encrypted it with VeraCrypt made a backup of the VeraCrypt MBR (actually everything up to the first partition: dd if=/dev/sda of=/some/file bs=512 count=2048) installed ...
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How to boot into ubuntu directly?

I am dual booting Ubuntu 15.10 and Windows 10. The problem is that the system boots directly into Windows. There is no grub menu shown during startup. In order to boot into Ubuntu I have to press ESC ...
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Virtualization-enabled dual-boot linux with universal access to data folder/partition

My situation: I want to setup my work laptop as a Windows + Linux dual-booting system (probably Windows 7 and Ubuntu) with the possibility of running the Linux installation as a virtual machine from ...
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Triple boot 3 OS's on 3 separate SSD's

I am attempting to set up a system with 3 separate OS's (Windows 7, 8.1, and 10 TP) all on three separate SSD's. I can currently boot into each one if I use a boot override via the UEFI BIOS on my ...
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Dual Boot and Virtualize the Same Partition- Kali Linux in Windows 8

I am trying to virtualize an existing partition, as detailed in this article, as described here in the VirtualBox manual. The Kali install is on a logical partition on the same disk as my Windows ...
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Create a bootable hard disk drive containing multiple OS

I have a portable 1 TB hard disk drive. It contain various folders and it also contain the setup for windows 7 x86 and x64. I also plan to download Ubuntu and backtract later. I also have other files ...
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Black Screen, Blinking Cursor after cloning from HDD to SSD

(I'm aware there are similar questions, but from what I've seen I've already tried the fixes suggested.) How I got into this situation: I'm running a Macbook Pro (Which means a hybrid GPT/MBR setup) ...
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Dual boot and disk encryption

I need to dual boot these: Unencrypted Windows 7 partition Encrypted Linux partition (/ and /home) I was thinking to erase the entire disk then: Install Windows 7 then install a linux distribution ...
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Wireless Driver Not Working Ubuntu / OS X dual boot

I'm using a MacBook Pro 10, dual-booting Mac OS X 10.6.8 and Ubuntu 11.04. Ubuntu is working well for all intents and purposes, except there is no internet connectivity, due to the fact that Ubuntu ...
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Windows 7 + Ubuntu dual boot + conversion to GPT

I have received a new Lenovo T420 laptop with Windows 7. The disk now contains: a hidden SYSTEM_DRV boot partition (1.17 gb, 400mb used). I'm guessing this is the EFI partition, the laptop comes ...
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User folder access when dual booting Win7 & Win8

I've got Win7 & Win8 in a dual boot configuration. When I try to access my Win7 User folder from Win8 I get permission errors. I understand that my user accounts in Win7 & Win8 have unique ...
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repair boot with encrypted partitions

I am trying to repair my system boot with boot-repair. I used to have a dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu and installed Manjaro alongside. Unfortunately, Windows does no longer show in the boot menu. ...
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VeraCrypt dualboot 2x Windows 11 on the same disk

I have Laptop with an SSD where I have created 2 partitions and installed Windows 11 Home on both of them. One of the partitions is already encrypted with VeraCrypt and I can easily boot both systems ...
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how to prevent Windows dual boot from changing BIOS boot priority

I have dual boot running Windows and Endeavour OS, and it will usually boot nicely into GRUB and I have my 3 seconds or whatever to select Endeavour, my recovery partition, or Windows. However, each ...
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Attempting to set up dual boot of Linux Mint 20.2 on MacBook Pro, but GRUB fails to install

My work recently gave me a new MacBook Pro to use. Since my last experience with Macs was in 1997 when I was 10 years old, I quickly decided to set up the MacBook to dual boot Linux Mint, as that's ...
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Hard Drive Recovery and mounting

I have an internal hard drive(SSD). This drive is not double booted, but triple booted (Windows, Ubuntu, Kali). It is partitioned in such a way that windows has 60% of the drive, and Ubuntu/Kali have ...
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How more secure is using Shim/PreLoader than having Secure Boot disabled?

I have my doubts on how secure is using Shim/PreLoader to allow booting Linux with Secure Boot enabled. My doubt comes from the fact that it seems to me Shim's MokManager and PreLoader's HashTool can ...
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POP OS systemd-boot/kernelstub remember last boot OS (as in GRUB)

Please, how do I set systemd-boot/kernelstub (/boot/efi/loader/loader.conf) to remember last booted OS? In GRUB its easy by GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true ... but in POP! OS... How? Thanks!
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How do I make Dolphin of KDE Plasma search for files in Windows partition from dual boot Kubuntu 18.04?

I have dual booted Kubuntu 18.04 with Windows 10. In windows 10 I have the Windows OS on the C: Drive and Data on D: drive. I intend to share the D: drive as the common data drive between Windows and ...
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Delete second EFI System Partition (same disk as the first ESP)

I recently installed Arch Linux in dual boot alongside an existing Windows 10 (Windows 10 was pre-installed on my Dell XPS 7590) in UEFI. When it came to partitioning, I've created a 300MB partition ...
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Migrating windows partition of a dual boot to an ssd

Let me describe my storage. One HDD of 1To (/dev/sda) one hold SSD of 64 Go (/dev/sdc) A new SSD of 465 Go (/dev/sdb) These are the partitions of my hdd (/dev/sda) : I have Three systems : A ...
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UBUTU 16.04 Dual boot error [busy inodes on changed media or resized disk sdb]

I have a Dell Inspiron 7567 with windows 10 installed. I've been trying to make a partition (via windows disk management) and installing ubuntu 16.04. After the installation is finished and I reboot ...
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Dual Boot: "Invalid partition table" & cannot boot into Windows 10 anymore

I recently re-did my system setup, having two separate SSDs because Windows usually tries to screw Linux installations up if it's on the same physical disk. HDD layout HDD0 | nvme0n1 | Samsung SSD ...
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Veracrypt loads Grub bootloader instead of booting Windows after decryption

tl;dr: When I enter the password for my encrypted Windows partition, the Grub bootloader on another partition is loaded instead of booting Windows. What is responsible for what is done after Veracrypt ...
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How do I install Phoenix OS to dual boot with Windows 7?

I have an older PC (1gb ram and Intel G33/G31 express chipset family graphics), on which I want to play android games like Clash of Clans and PUBG, but emulators are laggy and their performance is not ...
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Missing drivers to install Windows 7 on Ubuntu 18 Thinkpad

I am trying to install Windows 7 on a dedicated partition on a Thinkpad T460s that is currently running Ubuntu 18. I created the partition with gparted, and I created the bootable USB using Rufus from ...
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Can I create a bootable USB drive for BOTH Windows 10 and Linux?

I am seeking to create a bootable USB drive which will allow me to boot into either Windows 10 or Linux, as needed. I have a 512Gb WD MyPassport SSD and a MacBook Pro. I currently have my 128Gb ...
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Linux CentOS 7 doesn't allocate over 1024 KiB space for /boot partition

So this is a problem, that I have encountered the second time now. I am having machines here running dual-boot on Windows and Linux OS. I have managed to successfully install dual boot systems ...
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(Dual boot) Windows 7 asks for recovery key after update

I have an HP Zbook 15 G3 with 2 x Samsung SM961 nVME SSD's installed. One SSD has Windows 7 Ent installed and is protected by BitLocker. The second SSD has Windows 10 Ent installed but is not (...
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Dualboot Win10 & linux: where to install bootloader?

I have a Lenovo Y520 laptop, and want to install ElementaryOS (ubuntu based) alongside it. Windows10(SSD) only boots in uefi, and linux(HDD) only in legacy mode. (SSD is only visible in bios in UEFI ...
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Dual boot using BIOS with caddy not working while with other hdd

I have a two systems at my Laptop 5742 Acer: Windows 7 at caddy ssd 128Gb instead CD-ROM. Ubuntu at sshd 1Gb inside sata port laptop (standard place). I want to have dual boot using BIOS boot menu....
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