Questions tagged [windows-8]
An operating system from the Windows NT family of operating systems from Microsoft, released in 2012 and the successor of Windows 7. Introduced UEFI as a replacement for legacy firmware/BIOS and required computer manufacturers to enable the "secure boot" feature.
562
questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
1
vote
0
answers
321
views
Internet does not work on Windows 8 pre-installed laptop
I'm booting into ubuntu using a LiveUSB on my Windows 8 Sony Vaio laptop. It connects to the wi-fi but nothing works. I checked the proxy settings on the browser. Even when I try to ping google.com ...
- 11
1
vote
2
answers
1k
views
Triple booting Windows 7, Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 8
I need to try out Win 8 and learn it, and I want to triple boot it (because I'm only going to use it when I have to) with Ubuntu and Windows 7 already installed.
The current boot loader is Windows' ...
- 243
1
vote
1
answer
430
views
What did I do wrong? Why isn't Ubuntu loading?
Something went wrong when I installed Ubuntu onto my Dell Inspiron laptop, preloaded with Windows 8. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 with Wubi, and then restarted my computer. When it restarted, I got an ...
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
630
views
Getting ubuntu 12.10 and windows 8 to work correctly dualboot. Configuring GRUB
There may be several questions on similar lines. But this one is a bit different. My Windows8 installation had stopped working earlier after installing Ubuntu 12.10, (standard : cannot find drivemap ...
- 1,717
1
vote
2
answers
4k
views
Can't get bootloader to work using easyBCD
When rebooting the computer, only Windows 8 will be visible in bootloader.
Computer: HP Envy 17
OS 1: Ubuntu 12.10 32 bit
OS 2: Windows 8 64 bit
Disk partitions on system:
(data from windows disk ...
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
ubuntu 12.10 dual boot with windows 8 on two hdds
i am attempting to install ubuntu 12.10 on a machine in dual boot with windows 8. the machine has two hard disks - each about 2TB in size. i install windows 8 on /dev/sda and this works fine - windows ...
- 430
1
vote
1
answer
209
views
Will WIndows 8 be a Problem?
I am in need a of a new laptop soon and most of them for sale look to have Windows 8 on them. I would like to just wipe it off and install Ubuntu 12.10 on the laptop. Will the Win8 secure boot stuff ...
- 2,270
1
vote
0
answers
626
views
How can I install wubi with more than 30 GB?
I want to install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 8 with Wubi. Can I somehow install Ubuntu (wubi) with more than 30 GB of space? I have a HP Pavilion g7 1303 (x64).
- 103
1
vote
0
answers
3k
views
How do I enable touchscreen on my Q200E Asus laptop?
I've been trying to figure this one out for a while now with no luck. I'm brand new to ubuntu, and the laptop came preinstalled with Windows 8. I went and installed ubuntu 12.04 which was a pain ...
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
663
views
OS selection menu not appearing on System with Ubuntu and Windows 8 installed
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my Lenovo G570 with 2nd gen dual core processor with 2 gb ram with Pre installed Windows 8 pro. Whenever i start my system, it automatically loads Windows 8. When ...
- 111
1
vote
1
answer
73
views
Upgrading to Win 8 on a computer with windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and Windows 7 on my laptop, where I had installed Ubuntu alongside Windows. Now, I would like to, if I can, upgrade to Windows 8 without any formatting. How would that affect ...
- 291
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
Dual Boot Win 8 fail to boot Ubuntu
I have a new Pavilion dm1 with pre-installed Win 8, and i want to install Ubuntu 12 as a dual boot option. I need a larger partition for Ubuntu than WUBI will allow.
I have downloaded 12.10 and ...
- 29
1
vote
3
answers
3k
views
Install problem on UEFI, Windows 8 new desktop
I just bought an HP desktop, p6-2326s, which has windows 8 installed. I have tried booting a Ubuntu live disc but the machine won't boot it. When I bring up the UEFI boot menu it offers a selection ...
1
vote
1
answer
699
views
How can I install Ubuntu 12.04 on Samsung NP900X3D-A01BG
I tried to install Ubuntu on a brand new Samsung NP900X3D-A01BG. It has 128GB SSD with many different partitions, many of them have the name recovery in them. One partition is for drive C and it is ...
1
vote
2
answers
2k
views
Windows 8 won't boot after installing Ubuntu, 'device format invalid'
I had Windows 8 installed on a partition. Installed Ubuntu 12.10 on another, it works fine, but when I try to boot Windows 8, it says
error: device format "ldm/84ec4a8-84ad-11e1-a109-002655b2e743/...
- 111
0
votes
1
answer
162
views
I add new ssd for my old laptop is ubuntu when i select erase disk will automatically be installed on it or must do something else i don't want files
I want to install Ubuntu without do anything to my new ssd disk.
Just erase all my data and boot Ubuntu on my ssd, not on my hdd.
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
34
views
Partition to be used for dual boot
While dual boot...
Is it mandatory to shrink C partition and install Ubuntu in the unallocated free space....
Or
Can I install Ubuntu on D partition
- 11
0
votes
1
answer
388
views
Unable to boot into Ubuntu after Windows - Ubuntu dual boot
I have installed windows 8.1 and Ubuntu 18.x Its version on my laptop at dual boot..
The installation was successful but when booted the system directly boots into windows 8.1
But when I enter boot ...
- 11
0
votes
0
answers
30
views
Windows 8.1 overwriting bootloader
I have a hp laptop that came with windows 8.1 I have successfully installed ubuntu in another partition. The problem is whenever I turn on my computer it boots into windows 8.1 directly, no grub. So ...
- 119
0
votes
0
answers
26
views
After installing Ubuntu, can't boot Windows 8 at all!
I had Windows 8 running and then tried dual boot. Once Ubuntu was installed, Win 8 wasn't showing up in my GRUB loader, also not in the original laptop Boot Loader (Windows Boot Loader? - from there I ...
- 9
0
votes
0
answers
189
views
Recover Grub dual boot UEFI Windows 8 + CSM installed Lubuntu 20.04
I have an old Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5105. It has the original Windows 8.
I have just installed dual booting Lubuntu on it, selecting "Something Else" during installation. To be able to ...
0
votes
0
answers
59
views
Dual boot Lubuntu and Windows on laptop with VGA screen - can not get the computer to start with Lubuntu
Having already several computers running Ubuntu/Lubuntu, I am not new to the installation of Lubuntu alongside with Windows, but still beginer! Today, I am stuck and would love the advice of the ...
0
votes
0
answers
764
views
Bootloader install failed - ubuntu 20.04, boot-repair did not help
I'm having issues while trying to install ubuntu 20.04 alongside windows 8.1. I am compeletely new to this so i followed this tutorial (I should mention that I had no option to ,install ubuntu ...
0
votes
0
answers
64
views
How do I boot up Ubuntu from USB boot drive on Windows 8?
I am using an old Dell laptop with Windows 8.1, and I have a USB boot drive with Ubuntu ready to go. I tried to change my BIOS boot settings to use the USB, but I cannot seem to get it to work. For ...
0
votes
0
answers
2k
views
"Invalid partition table!" error after attempting to upgrade to Ubuntu 21.04 alongside Windows 8.1
On my Dell Inspiron 5558 I used to have the double booting of Windows 8.1 alongside with Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS. Now I decided to upgrade the Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 21.04. However, I met some technical ...
- 123
0
votes
2
answers
386
views
Cannot install Ubuntu 20.04 along with Windows 8
I have Toshiba satellite C50-A-1G6 PC which has a non recoverable Windows8.
When I try to install the Ubuntu 20.04 , from USB ISO file. It checks first my disks and says: no errors found. After ...
0
votes
0
answers
185
views
Unable to load Windows 8 after installing Ubuntu 20.04
Help me to get back my Windows 8. Below is my Boot-Info report.
boot-repair-4ppa125 [20201028_1739]
============================== Boot Info Summary =======...
0
votes
0
answers
402
views
Installing Ubuntu (UEFI)
I want to install Ubuntu 20.04, but I don't know how. I tried many times in the past without success.
I have Windows 8.1 Pro Build 9600 (the PC came with Windows 10 Home). I have an Aspire GX-281 ...
0
votes
0
answers
34
views
Unable to boot ubuntu 19.10 in dual boot with windows 8.1
I had a dual boot with Windows 8 and Ubuntu 19.10 with 90 GB of space. It was working perfectly fine. Then I upgraded to Windows 8.1 and I accidentally merged a 3.69 GB unallocated partition with a ...
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
53
views
No grub bootload show when I turn on computer
I am new in Ubuntu. This is my first time experience.
Installed Ubuntu 20.04 as dual boot; but, when I turn on computer, it directly opens with Ubuntu. There is no Windows 8 option and here is also ...
- 21
0
votes
0
answers
745
views
Ubuntu 20.04 installation "Install alongside windows option missing"
I am trying to install ubuntu 20.04 to my laptop which already has windows 8.1 installed. Ubuntu 18.04 was also installed, but I removed it completely in order to install 'clean' Ubuntu 20.04. Now ...
- 323
0
votes
0
answers
332
views
Dual Boot Installation of Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 alongside Windows 8.1
I am trying to install Ubuntu Budgie alongside my Windows 8.1 but I'm facing some issues.
I have Windows 8.1 on my laptop with three partitions as can be seen in the attached screenshot. I have ...
0
votes
0
answers
127
views
Dual boot Windows 8+Ubuntu 18.04 no longer works with Secure Boot enabled
About three years ago, I managed to install Ubuntu 14.04 side by side with Windows 8 on a Lenovo laptop. Secure Boot was enabled and both OSs worked great.
Some 18 months ago, an update to the ...
0
votes
0
answers
686
views
Mount Windows partition, but cant see any files or data
Following a few guides elsewhere on Ask Ubuntu How do I access my Windows partition? and How to mount a windows folder in Linux, I can get as far a successfully "seeing" what sda* drive I ...
- 161
0
votes
0
answers
263
views
BIOS not load after efibootmgr editing
I had Windows 8 on my laptop and recently installed Ubuntu on another partition but after that Ubuntu boots directly without any multiple boot selection page and Windows was no reachable.
Then I ...
- 101
0
votes
0
answers
1k
views
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause
I uninstalled Ubuntu by deleting the drive allotted for it from Windows Disk Management, but I guess I didn't delete grub. I
ve tried several videos, but none of them worked for me.
Windows Boot ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
75
views
Cannot boot into Ubuntu after dual boot
My main OS is Windows 8. I have replaced my optical drive with the second SSD drive and installed Ubuntu 18.04 there. However, after finishing the installation process and restarting my laptop, I ...
- 13
0
votes
0
answers
41
views
Grub2 problem after reinstall Windows 8.1
I have a dual boot laptop with Windows 8.1 + Ubuntu 16.04. My Windows 8.1 crashed, so I had to reinstall it. After reinstall, Windows boot manager took over and grub2 not coming up any longer. Used ...
- 489
0
votes
0
answers
81
views
dual boot with ubuntu 16.04 and windows 10 . none of them boots
I have had windows 10 and ubuntu 16.04 for a while and it never had any problem. but all on a sudden from yesterday i ccan not get into my computer. Neither the windows nor the ubuntu would boot. ...
0
votes
0
answers
231
views
How do I dual boot Ubuntu with Windows 8.1?
I'm quite new to Ubuntu. However I really like it for its simplicity, usefulness and all that. I use Ubuntu on Virtualbox, but i'm sick of it stealing half my laptop resources, making both the VM and ...
0
votes
0
answers
60
views
how to recover data from partition without permissions?
I have an internal drive with a partition I am no longer able to access:
You do not have the permissions necessary to view the contents
Reason for it is a windows OS with fast boot. There are many ...
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Dual boot options not showing up
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 along with Windows 8.1 and after 3 to 4 times, it worked properly. But after it starts, it directly boots to the Windows boot manager then Windows.
It does not show the ...
0
votes
1
answer
31
views
unable to boot into windows 8 inspite of dual booting
I have a lenovo g505 with windows 8. I just downloaded and installed the latest version of Ubuntu(18.04 LTS) by following all the procedures of dual boot. Now when I want to go to windows, after ...
0
votes
1
answer
20
views
grub mode and no other os? even ubuntu 17.10 is not complete installed?
My Laptop: Sony Vaio E Series
Issue: Directly loading into GRUB mode.
grub> ls
output:
(hd0) (hd0,gpt1).....(hd0,gpt9)
but no msdos think like (hdo,msdos1)
Please help me to recover my laptop
0
votes
0
answers
888
views
Cannot fix fsck errors after system crashing
I have a dual partition with Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu 16.04. While updating and restarting Windows I forced to turn off my laptop by pressing the power button. After that Ubuntu presents a lot of ...
- 387
0
votes
1
answer
28
views
Not bootable Ubuntu 16 LTS after install along with windows 8.1 64 bit OS
After install Ubuntu 16 LTS along with windows 8.1 64 bit OS.Its not bootable.
I have install different partition but its shows ubuntu install successfully.When i start the computer only windows 8.1 ...
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
389
views
Failed installing Ubuntu alongside Windows 8.1
I was trying to install ubuntu 16.04.3 in dual boot mode on my PC which is pre-installed with Windows 8.1 by following this tutorial Everything was on its way, but suddenly ubuntu installer crashed at ...
- 111
0
votes
0
answers
1k
views
[Dual Boot]: Hanging purple screen when booting Windows
My laptop was initially running Windows 8 and I installed Ubuntu some years ago to dual boot. The dual boot was working fine (to access both Ubuntu and Windows).
As I was less and less using Windows (...
- 187
0
votes
1
answer
152
views
Replacing windows with ubuntu
Now I am running windows 8.1 on my laptop.I have 3 disks(C,D,E).Windows 8.1 files are in C disk.Now I want to replace windows 8.1 with ubuntu 17.10.1. How can I keep my D & E safe and install ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
32
views
ubuntu upgrade to 16.04, windows 8 does not boot
I have searched and read most of the threads about this problem. But my problem is different.
Most people get the grub but it does not show windows boot option.
However, in my case, the grub looks ...
- 1