Questions tagged [microsoft-windows]
Use this tag for questions about dual-booting Windows and elementary OS and other Windows related issues after dual-booting. Questions about Windows are off-topic (head to SuperUser)
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Install Elementary's desktop on Bash for Windows
I'm using this open source to boot to a linux desktop straight from my Windows LogonUI, using the WSL.
My preferred linux desktop is of course elementary.
How do I install elementary's desktop on my ...
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Can I swap the close bottons from left to right: Gnome
Just like this post I have been traditionally a windows user and would like to have my buttons on the right hand side.
I couldn't find org.pantheon.desktop.gala.appearance button-layout but did have ...
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Windows 7 gets started automatically after installing elementary OS, I cannot see options to choose OS
Windows 7 gets started automatically even after installing elementary OS. In short I am not getting an option which OS I want to run/select.... windows 7 gets started automatically and I am non ...
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Can elementary Loki be added to MS Active Directory?
Can elementary Loki be added to MS Active Directory using something like Centrify?
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How to make disk Partition?
I was using windows 10, then I installed Linux Elementary OS. During the installation, I deleted my windows. Now my elementary is working fine, just I want to install windows back cause I have work ...
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"Installer crashed" during install process on a dual boot UEFI Windows 8.1 64-bit laptop
I've encountered a couple of problems whilst trying to install Elementary OS alongside my existing Windows 8.1 installation. I've resolved one but hit a wall with the other. I really appreciate any ...
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How to re-install windows without breaking my eOS
I would like to install Windows 10 in my second partition, but I don't want to break my ElementaryOS install.
I have all ready break my windows install (yesterday) so I don't want to make mistakes.
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I'm thinking of completely uninstalling Windows 10 and using Elementary OS full time but I have a couple questions
Will the Fn function keys be able to work fully?
Also, I have a full 1080p HD display but its a bit peculiar. The screen will dim and brighten on dark/white backgrounds. I disabled this so it ...
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I maybe corrupted my BIOS
So the thing is that I was running a live elementary USB and wanted to use GParted to do some partitioning on my other USB but Gparted interrupted me constantly with the error that GPT table was ...
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Time wrong since dual-boot installation
I created an eOS live USB and set up a dual-boot partition so I can boot into Windows 10 or eOS. The problem is that the clock on Windows is one hour behind the real time whenever I boot into Windows. ...
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UEFI dual boot won't dual boot
I have a work laptop that had an encrypted partition with Windows 7 and I wanted to dual boot it with Loki. I installed Loki, but during the installation process it told me that I couldn't install it ...
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Tried to dual install Loki with Windows 7, but it says no other OS detected. Any advice?
I've never installed an OS on my own before, so I'm hesitant to erase Windows completely. I've read a couple of guides on how to partition and swap during installation but I'm not confident that I ...
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Elementary OS doesn't recognize my partitions
I know this question has been asked like a million times, but I am yet to find an answer.
I have Windows 7, though my computer itself came with Ubuntu(Dell). I didn't have much experience in it, so I ...
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Does elementary OS work inside Hyper-V?
I have a problem regarding installation elementary OS on virtual machine using Hyper-V
I am green at using Linux, it is supposed to be my linux distro exclusively for Ruby(on Rails) development. I ...
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elementary OS Freya not detecting partitions
I am trying to install elementary OS 0.3.2 (Freya). However, when I try to do this, it does not detect my Windows 10 partition. I can't upload a picture, but even though I have 2 partitions in /dev/...
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Installing elementary OS on XPS 15 9550 with Intel SSD in dual boot Windows 10
Hi everyone I'm trying to get elementary to run on my new laptop a Dell XPS 15 9550 with a 500GB SSD with Windows 10 already installed.
First it got always stuck in the elementary logo screen but by ...
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Problems installing over Windows 10
Having some troubles installing Linux on my desktop computer, just wondering if anyone might be able to give me some sort of direction.
Basically had a great experience with Linux, terrible one with ...
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Making it work more like Windows [closed]
I appreciate it's not Windows, so please don't shoot me down, but after using Windows for 20 years, and trying Linux numerous times, it's never gotten anywhere close, except now, with elementary. It ...
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Make Win + ↓ minimize the current window
When using Windows (10) I can press Win+↓ to minimize the current window.
In elementary OS freya I cannot do it and instead it opens the virtual desktops
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Make elementary OS freya boot in 20 seconds
My laptop is dual-booting Windows 10 and elementary OS.Windows 10 boots to the desktop (Chrome opens instantly) in just 20 seconds (including POST which is only 1 sec) while elementary OS Freya takes ...
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How do I remove elementary OS and put Windows back on? [closed]
I don't want elementary OS on my computer anymore and just want Windows on it. How do I remove elementary OS and wipe the hard drive to put Windows back on via a USB?
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How to get HP laptop to boot rEFInd
I installed rEFInd after GRUB2.Then I ran bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path \EFI\refind\shim.efi in Windows 10 and disabled secure boot to get it to boot into rEFInd.But when I booted into Windows 10 my ...
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Additional windows of an application open in wrong display
I'm using elementary os with a dual display setup. Following is the arrangement.
Let's say there's a Firefox window opened in the bottom screen. Then we click on some link and another Firefox window ...
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How to install elementary OS Freya using rEFInd
My computer currently has Windows 10 installed with secure boot ON and 100GB of unallocated space.The disk formatted as GPT and CSM off in firmware settings.
Now I would like to install elementary OS ...
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My keyboard is not working on elementary OS [closed]
My built in type cover is not working on Freya (0.3.2) running on the Microsoft Surface Pro 3.But my trackpad works perfectly. Both keyboard and trackpad work when using Windows 10 Pro.
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WiFi dropouts with router but not with mobile WiFi hotspot in elementary OS
Recently I dual booted my laptop HP Pavilion Notebook ab219tx with Windows 10 and elementary OS 0.3.2. At first it connected to my WiFi but poor signal and internet speed is also very slow even ...
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Laggy keyboard input on elementary OS compared to Windows 10
On my computer keyboard input has a 1> second delay compared to Windows 10 which has 0 delay.
The computer is a Sony Vaio VGN-NR120E and it has always been like this
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Install alongside windows 10 UEFI
I noticed the latest version of Freya (0.3.2) has some fixes for GRUB and EFI.
Yet I would like to know the right way to install it on dual boot with Windows 10.
I've seen many tutorials with ...
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Install Windows 7 and erase Elementary OS [duplicate]
I would like to try to use only Elementary OS for my dayli worklow, so I want to erase disk and insall Elementary OS. But just for safety reasons: Is it possible to install Windows 7 after that?
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VBox Kernel driver not installed (rc=1908)
I am trying to install Win10 64-bit in VM using VBox. Here is error message when I try to start the VM for the first time, after allocating space and other settings:
Kernel driver not installed (rc=...
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How can I install Windows (10, probably) alongside my existing elementary OS?
Note that this is not about installing elementary OS (I already have a functional system that I would like to keep). I simply want to install Windows alongside it.
My laptop is 64 bit, and UEFI (I ...
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Installation Problem [duplicate]
I know how to install Ubuntu along side Windows,but I do not know how to install Elementary OS alongside Windows
So,Guys Please Help Me
Tell Me If the installation for dual booting Ubuntu with ...
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Can't access Windows 10 after dual boot
(First of all, I'm totally new to this)
I've installed elementary OS alongside Windows 10 (shrinking the main partition of windows with a new empty partition of 100GB, and then installed Elementary ...
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Is it possible to install Freya on a laptop with mixed-mode EFI and eMMC flash?
So I'm thinking about installing elementary on my ASUS X205TA netbook. It has several features that make it very difficult to get a working Linux installation going. Because of the lack of hardware ...
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Can I install Freya alongside of Windows 7?
I am using windows 7 for my main works. now I am learning Freya gradually to move my entire things to Freya. But now, I am practicing with it. So, I want to install Freya alsongside Windows 7.
How ...
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How can I make an installation USB for Windows 10 in elementary OS?
I have no problem with making Linux Live USBs, but how do I make an installation USB for Windows in GNU/Linux?
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What to do when elementary OS freezes?
What is the equivalent of Ctrl + Alt + Del from Windows on elementary? A keyboard short cut that gets special handling and will allow to unfreeze desktop environment / kill resource hogging processes.
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Dual Boot Windows 10 with elementary OS
I have elementary OS (Freya) installed on my system, as the only OS, but now I will like to also install Windows 10 and make the system dual boot, I do not want to loose my files or settings on the ...
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The grub-pc package failed to install into /target after installtion [duplicate]
After installing elementary OS at the end I got an error.
My laptop originally had dual-boot with windows 8 and Ubuntu 14.04. I decided to replace Ubuntu 14.04 with elementary OS Freya, so I cleared ...
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Does the installation process automatically create a new partition?
Does the installation process shown in elementary OS webpage automatically create a new partition?
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How can I share my home folder between an elementary OS laptop and Windows 10 desktop?
I have a laptop with elementary OS Freya. I also have a desktop PC with Windows 10. My desktop PC is situated at my workplace, and sometimes I need to continue work after office closing time on my ...
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elementary OS as Xen host?
I've been considering running elementary OS as my primary OS instead of Windows, but I do have a couple of questions regarding virtualization (or even dual-booting).
Let's put this into context, I've ...
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Dual boot, elementary OS not detecting windows partition [duplicate]
I'm trying to dual boot on my laptop Win 10 and elementary OS on the same SSD. The problem is when I go to install elementary OS (something else option) my Win 10 partition doesn't appear so I cannot ...
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Dual-boot with Windows 10 [duplicate]
Installed Windows 10 normally in UEFI and then Elementary OS Freya. During installation I have created swap and root partitions.
Now I can't get GRUB to show up. What I've done to try to fix this ...
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Will upgrading to Windows 10 affect my dual-boot setup?
I'm not eligible, yet, to update to Windows 10, but I'm considering updating as soon as the update is available.
As you might understand as a developer I use both OS's, but elementary OS is my main ...
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elementary OS disappeared. What should I do to prevent this again?
I booted up my computer and I went right to Windows. Normally, it boots asking me if I want to boot to elementary OS or Windows. I tried booting multiple times and manually tried to go to elementary ...
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Windows no longer available in boot menu after installing elementary OS Freya
I installed elementary OS Freya from a LiveUSB (I didn't have to disable anything in the bios, I just pressed F12 and chose the USB option) after shrinking my Windows partition by 100GB. I allocated ...
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Can't mount Windows partition r/w anymore
After a recent crash (but recovery and correct reboot afterwards) of my Win8.1, Freya is no longer able to mount the NTFS partition. When I try that I get the error that Windows is in the suspended ...
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Prepare for dual-booting with Windows
I have a Lenovo Helix with Windows installed. I want to install elementary OS along side it.
I have searched this subject and get different responses and to be honest I don't really understand what I'...
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