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An operating system from the Windows NT family of operating systems from Microsoft, released in 2009 and the successor of Windows Vista.

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VirtualBox virtual disk does not resize in GParted

I am running VirtualBox 5.2_18 on Ubuntu 18.04 to host a Windows 7 instance as a guest system. The virtual hard disc is "dynamically allocated" and became too small for what I need to run within the ...
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How to create virtual machine for Virtualbox from extern drive?

I want to create a virtual machine of a windows 7 pro system which runs on my notebook before. It's connected by USB. About 40GB and the whole drive has 500GB. It's an OEM version: It doesn't run ...
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Windows Network Drive with samba disk looks disconnected after start up

I am using Samba under Ubuntu 18.04 It's all good and no problem to use. Only one issue for me is..followed As you see the picture, Windows does not recognize network drive by remote samba(Ubuntu 18....
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Dual Boot - On the same drive as Windows?

I have 2 Harddrives. One of them contains Windows 7. The other has no Operating System. Now I want to install Ubuntu for a Dual Boot. I am just not sure if I should install it on the same drive as ...
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Cannot boot to GRUB screen after installing Windows 7 alongside Ubuntu, even after using boot repair [duplicate]

I had Ubuntu 18.04 LTS installed. Then I dual booted it with Windows 7. After using boot repair from live USB, it showed boot successfully repaired But I still I can't see the GRUB screen and it ...
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Dual Boot: Grub does not show windows anymore

I have a dual-boot computer and used to be able to boot both to Windows 7 and Ubuntu 18.04. Since recently the grub selection menu does not show windows anymore. Booting to Ubuntu still works fine. ...
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Dual boot but now Win 7 does not boot, yet it is listed in GRUB

I know this has probably been answered many times before, so please send me links if you know. I had Ubuntu 16.04 (three years ago), added Windows 7 (two years ago). Setting it up was very hard, but ...
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Connect remotely to Win7 from outside local network

I have Ubuntu 16.04 on my laptop and when I travel, I want to connect it to a Win7 laptop on my local network at home, using Remmina. I have successfully made the connection while both machines are on ...
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Cannot access Windows 7 after installing Ubuntu

I am new to Linux and I had Ubuntu installed using some instructions I found on the internet, I got my drive partitioned and once I had it installed, I can't find my Windows 7.
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A shared folder doesn't mount upon startup of Ubuntu on Oracle VM Virtualbox

I have a PC with Windows 7x64. I installed Oracle VM (v. 5.2.20). In the VM I installed Ubuntu 18.04 and created a shared folder in the VM. The shared folder has name vp and refers to d:\vp folder on ...
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Can't install grub after installing Ubuntu 18.04

Grub doesn't install in Ubuntu 18.04 64 bits (sdb2) because my Windows Pro 7 is in 32 bits (sdb2). Flash drive for boot Ubuntu in UEFI bios, my OS installed are in legacy bios. When I installed grub, ...
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Make Samba on Ubuntu 18.04 work with Windows clients which require digitally signed communications

Due to a recent change of security policies where I work, users' Windows 7 PCs are now configured with Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\...
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Installing Ubuntu Lost Windows

As I was installing bunt on a system which already had Windows 7, I lost my windows 7 booting option. Now I cannot boot. this is the RL I got after running boot-repair. http://paste.ubuntu.com/p/...
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WoeUSB exit code:256 on Ubuntu 18.04

Installation failed! Exit code: 256 Log: WoeUSB v@@WOEUSB_VERSION@@ ============================== Mounting source filesystem... Wiping all existing partition table and filesystem signatures in /dev/...
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Dual boot between ubuntu 18.04 and windows 7 boots straight into ubuntu

I know there are several threads on these but none of their solutions seem to help me. I had WIN7 and Ubuntu 14.04 installed on this computer and dual booting was working fine. Keep in mind they are ...
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Grub can't detect Windows 7

Grub won't detect Windows 7. Output from blkid: /dev/sda1: LABEL="ESP" UUID="AA51-CBCB" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="EFI system partition" PARTUUID="87996d8d-4fbf-4473-a1fd-7a8bf2ca9136" /dev/sda2: LABEL="...
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Replacing OS's in a dual boot [duplicate]

I am running a Linux mint 18.3 and Windows 7 in a dual boot and I would like to replace the Linux mint with Ubuntu 18.04
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My computer is unable to boot windows 7 after installing ubuntu 18.04, but windows is seen in GRUB menu. what should I do? [duplicate]

At the grub menu when I select windows 7, it does not take me there instead, it just returns to the grub menu and ask me to select the OS. I have no problem booting to ubuntu. Would you kindly help me ...
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Clean install 18.04 on top of existing 14.04 in double boot Win 7 + Ubuntu 14.04LTS + Grub

My system is a dual boot Win 7 / Ubuntu 14.04LTS / Grub. My objective is to have a fresh install 18.04 on top of the existing 14.04, given there is the other OS. I found several sources, but mostly ...
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I lost all my linux data on reboot. :( [xubuntu, unetbooted alongside preinstalled windows 7]

I always run my laptop on windows 7, which was already pre-installed. I used UnetBootin to install xubuntu 18.04 alongside windows 7 without a usb/cd. I don't have a usb/cd at the moment. I installed ...
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How can I install Windows 7 alongside Ubuntu 16.04? [duplicate]

I have been using Ubuntu for the past few years and I've finally caved and decided to try to dual-boot Windows 7 with Ubuntu 16.04. But, everything says to install Windows first then Ubuntu with it. ...
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Adjust Windows Storage Allocation for Ubuntu Installation

I am going to dual boot my windows 7 laptop with ubuntu. I would like to know if it's possible to allocate storage from the e drive to Ubuntu while allocating storage
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Installing Ubuntu on ThinkStation D20

I have a Lenovo ThinkStation D20 machine and am hoping to install Ubuntu 14.04 or 16.04. Before I do, I want to make sure that the hardware will support it. I don't see this specific machine listed in ...
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No Wi-Fi adapter found in Ubuntu 18.04 dual-booted with Windows 7

I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 dual booted with Windows 7. My Wi-Fi is working fine on Windows, but in Ubuntu it is showing no adapter found. I tried different methods (searching the last 7 days on ...
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How to install windows 7 to portable hard disk from ubuntu 14.04 [closed]

Is there any way to install windows 7 from ubuntu 14.04 to a portable hard disk?
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Samba share accessible on Windows after SSH connection established via Cygwin?

So I have an unusual problem that I have been fighting with for literally weeks now. Let me establish the following prior to elaboration: The Samba server is running Ubuntu Server 16.04 All the ...
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Cant get past Ubuntu emergency mode w/ Windows 7 dual boot after running Boot-repair

I am new to Ubuntu and I apologize if the answer to my problem is easy, but I assure you all that I have search thoroughly for the answer and could not find it. For the past 5 days I have been trying ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu derivatives.

I tried to install two Ubuntu derivatives with Win7 (Zorin core 64 bit, Lubuntu 18.04) and every time I do, an error message pops up stating "grub install dev/sda failed. This is a fatal error." and ...
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Install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on old Samsung r519

I found a Samsung r519 from 2009 laying unused in my house and decided to wipe Windows 7 from it & install Ubuntu 18.04 from live usb. The problem is, when the installation is finished and I try ...
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Invalid Partition Data When Installing over W7

I'm trying to install 18.04LTS server over my existing Windows 7 partition. Thinking this should be straight forward I booted into Ubuntu installer and went through and it bombed out. From there I ...
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Trying to boot Windows 7 from USB with Ubuntu installed

Yesterday, I installed Ubuntu, because my Windows 7 crashed and wouldn't boot. I downloaded Windows 7 and burnt it on a usb using multibootusb. So I rebooted my PC, pressed F12 for boot options, ...
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Login failed when trying to log onto Ubuntu 16.04 from Windows 7 using Windows RDP

I've seen this problem reported a few times for example this Ask Ubuntu question: Xrdp login failed but none of the questions had answers which worked for me - so I am raising a new post to try and ...
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weird problem with windows 7 dual boot

I first installed Windows 7 and then Ubuntu 17.10 along side the windows. Ubuntu can boot without issue. But if I select Windows7 from the GRUB bootloader, something strange happens. 40% chance the ...
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How to switch from ubuntu to window 7?

I want to ask. I'm using window 7 and I'm trying to install ubuntu. So my computer is running 2 operating system. My problem right now is I can't switch back to windows and I don't have the option to ...
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Switching to Ubuntu - advice needed [closed]

I have had Windows 7 which got stuck in a loop due to an upgrade error. I can only start windows in safe mode at this point. I have worked with Microsoft tech support and they have not been able to ...
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Limit on number of primary partitions: install Windows 7 32-bit after Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10 dual boot [duplicate]

My Lenovo T420 came with preinstalled Windows 10 and then I installed Ubuntu 16.04 for a dual boot machine. I tried installing Windows 7 Professional in the unallocated partition using the Windows ...
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Dual-boot Os upgrading windows alongside ubuntu

I have a simple question i think .I have dual-boot Os Windows 7 alongside Ubuntu 17.10 and now i want to upgrade my windows 7 home permium to windows 10 without corrupting Linux Ubuntu But i Don't ...
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How do I get ISO to load in VirtualBox through Virtual Optical Disk

Everyone- I just can't get my iso to load in VirtualBox and keep getting "FATAL: No bootable medium found! System halted. I'm running Ubuntu 17. What I've made sure of: Storage: ISO is mounted ...
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How can I move the boot drive (ie the one with GRUB)? [duplicate]

I have two drives and I installed Ubuntu 17.10 while my Windows 7 drive was mounted. Therefore GRUB was accidentally installed to drive with windows 7. I've been using it for months and it's working ...
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Windows 7 not shown in GRUB menu after dual boot Linux Mint 18.3 [duplicate]

I made clean install of Windows 7, left some space unallocated on SSD and during subsequent Mint 18.3 install with default "Alongside" option did not got Windows in grub boot menu. I write this ...
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Can't access a folder copied from Linux to Windows

I'm fairly new to file system's issues especially mounting a file system. I've poked around and found no optimal solution I've had Kali Linux on a partition with EXT4 or EXT3 (I'm not sure) and ...
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Get full screen resolution

I am trying to have full screen resolution of Ubuntu 14.04 guest OS in Virtual Box 4.3.12. My host Os is Windows 7. I am following this steps: Open up a terminal and run this command to open up ...
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Windows 7 is no longer available on dual boot [duplicate]

I have both Windows 7 x64 and Ubuntu 16.04 x64 installed on my laptop. I figured out that the Windows 7 option no longer appears on dual boot.
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Merge two partitions without reinstalling Ubuntu in a dual boot system

I have installed both Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 7 in my PC. My C drive on Windows is running out space, and I want to merge two partition as I need about 15GB to install Visual Studio in Windows. When ...
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Gparted issue with Windows partitions (unable to read content) - dual-boot win7 ubuntu16.04

I have a dual-boot win7 and ubuntu 16.04 and wanted to shrink my windows partition. But when opening Gparted all the partitions are there but Gparted can't tell how much is used on my OSDISK (so can't ...
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Is there a way to recover formatted hard disk with Windows when using Ubuntu 17.04? [duplicate]

I installed Ubuntu on my PC and by accident it formatted my whole hard drive. I can pick the hard drive up with Windows and everything but its basically formatted. Is there a way I can restore it ...
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Undeleting Windows 7 from Ubuntu [duplicate]

I have 2 disks: one with Windows and second split into 2 partitions, on one I have Ubuntu and on the second one I have some more space for Windows' files. I've accidentally deleted all Windows' files: ...
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Can't Boot Windows 7 Pro after installing Ubuntu 16 [duplicate]

I've had Windows 7 and Ubuntu 16 installed as a dual for some time now running well until I made a stupid move by being curious to see if my new arrived Qubes3.2 would run live from the disc on boot-...
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Ubuntu 16.04 and Win 7 fails to boot after GRUB

There is a dual boot of a freshly installed Ubuntu 16.04 and a Windows 7 on my machine, and after I choose Ubuntu in the GRUB menu it falis to boot, the screen stays black. When I choose Win 7, it ...
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Trying to dual boot Windows 7 with Ubuntu. Install isn't recognizing windows partition

So I'm booting up Ubuntu 16.04 with a live USB then running the install, but for some reason the free partition isn't showing up. None of the HDD partitions show, only the USB partitions. Can any of ...
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