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.
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Share Clipboard Between Ubuntu and Windows Remote Desktop
I am trying to copy paste text between Windows Remote Desktop and Linux Ubuntu Server LTS 14.04 with Mate Desktop.
I have seen several posts that mention killing the rdpclip.exe process (on Windows) ...
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Boot Repair - 'Close all package managers...' Dual Boot Installation
After almost a week, I've just about managed to install Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS alongside Windows 8 on a Dell XPS 14 Ultrabook.
I have created a partition in Windows to store Ubuntu, rebooted from Windows ...
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How to set up SAMBA / CUPS print server?
I am using 13.04 on an old laptop hooked up to a printer that I would like to access from my Windows 8 PC. I have been working on this for hours and I cannot seem to get the right configuration of ...
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I installed Ubuntu and it hides my other Windows' partitions!
I just installed Ubuntu 15.10. After installing Ubuntu, I am able to access my Windows 7 OS again. But it hides all the files. I have tried to view it through Ubuntu and have also tried to enable ...
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Lenovo onekey stuck in GRUB
I have a Lenovo g50-45 with onekey recovery with Windows 8.1 pre-installed. I dual booted with Ubuntu. Then I uninstalled Ubuntu. then tried to reinstall with USB using onekey. I got this screen:
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how to enable secure boot after the installation
Kubuntu 14.04 64bit on a MS-DOS (MBR) type HDD (sda4)
Kubuntu 14.10 64bit on a GPT type HDD (sdb5)
Windows 8.1 64bit on a GPT type HDD (sda3)
these are my installed OSes, both kubuntu installations ...
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Problems with folder permissions using samba
I'm having issues with sharing a folder with Samba over my LAN. I created the fileshare by mounting one of my drives, then running
gksudo nautilus
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sharing between ubuntu 12.04 and windows8 with online user
I've searched for solutions and tried numerous things but nothing so far has worked. I'm trying to access shares on an ubuntu 12.04 pc from my windows 8 pc. In my win8 machine I can see the shares, ...
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Mouse scroll wheel does not work for ubuntu 12.04 running under Hyper-V for Windows 8 Pro
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 lts on a Hyper-V virtual machine (MS Windows 8 Pro) and I need some help with the mouse driver.
The mouse responds fine in general: the cursor's moving, left/right click works ...
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Can't load Windows 8 from Grub 2.0 (Ubuntu 13.04)
Just installed dual-boot Ubuntu 13.04 on my self-built Windows 8 Pro PC, and after the installation I restarted, and once I was prompted with GRUB 2.0 I tried to boot Windows 8, and a few seconds ...
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Cannot get windows 8 to boot after ubuntu 12.10 install (different hdds)
I just took the plunge into Linux, with Ubuntu 12.10. Not knowing if I would like Ubuntu enough for it to become my main OS, I installed it alongside of my existing OS, windows 8. When installing ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 on Intel Atom tablet
I have an Intel Atom n2600 tablet which was running Windows 8, but got excited about Ubuntu and decided to install Ubuntu 12.10 on it. It detected all necessary hardware (camera, WiFi, bluetooth etc) ...
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Ubuntu / Windows 8 Folder Sharing, "Windows cannot access ..."
I'm trying to set up a shared folder on my Ubuntu machine, and access it from my windows 8 machine, as per the instructions on this post. I've done the setup process on the ubuntu machine, the folder ...
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Overwrite an old Ubuntu version with Ubuntu 16.04 in a dual-boot Windows-Linux laptop without affecting Windows partition?
I have a laptop which has the dual-boot option to run Windows 8 or Ubuntu 13.10. I want to overwrite the Ubuntu 13.10 partition with Ubuntu 16.04 without affecting the Windows 8 partition. What is the ...
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Getting grub rescue every time after using windows
I have Ubuntu 14.04 installed alongside Windows 8.1 and they've been living happily next to each other until a recent Windows update. Now every time I use Windows and restart to boot to Ubuntu I get ...
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Can't boot on Win 8 after installing Ubuntu : "A required device isn’t connected or can’t be accessed"
I have a lot of troubles setting up a dual boot on my new computer.
After I set up and wired up the hardware I installed W8 as I guessed it would be harder to install with Ubuntu already installed.
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Can I install Ubuntu onto/replace a Windows mobile phone
I have a Bush Windows 8.1 mobile, which has 8gb internal memory and supports upto 32gb micro card.
Can I install the Ubuntu mobile phone system and replace the Windows OS?
I am not technically minded, ...
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How can I boot Ubuntu trial from USB drive on Windows 8.1 PC with SSD?
I've recently installed Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS onto a USB drive using the Universal USB Installer. Everything up until this point was fine.
I then restarted the computer, and tried to access the boot ...
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Problems uninstalling Ubuntu (Bios keeps showing it?)
I'm trying new distributions, and I want to clean all my Ubuntu installation.
I have a dual boot W 8.1 - Ubuntu. This is what I've done so far:
1 - I changed my boot priority from BIOS.
2 - I ...
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Boot repair fails to repair my dual boot (ubuntu 14.04 and windows 8)
Usually when I start my laptop, grub starts and allows me to boot either ubuntu or windows.
However, after a windows update yesterday, windows is started automatically and selecting ubuntu in the ...
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Trouble Deleting a Partition Containing Grub
Update: I have resolved one of my problems myself, but still need help to delete a partition. I left the original post intact in case someone has a similar issue and can quickly reference this post.
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Copying files from Windows 8 to Ubuntu causes unknown network error
I've set up a new home server (Ubuntu 14.04, AMD 64, 3GB RAM, etc.). I have permissions set up on my shared directories, but I'm having problems when copying some files to those directories.
I can ...
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How to boot Windows 8 installed in legacy mode using GRUB in EFI mode?
This question is linked to this:
How to boot Windows 8 from a legacy MBR partition in UEFI mode via GRUB?
But I can't access windows anymore, so I can't run bcdboot.
Here's my partition tables:
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Dual Boot Win8.1-Ubuntu 14.04 - Cannot load Win8.1 after reinstalling Ubuntu
As suggested by the title of the topic I'm having troubles with the dual boot of Win8.1 and Ubuntu 14.04.....forgive me if the post is gonna be a little long, but I guess it should be better to ...
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EFI Boot loader problem for dualboot system with windows 8.1
I succesfully installed ubuntu 14.04 manually alongside windows 8.1 on my Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga.
However I did not manage to fix the booting process. So here is what I tried so far:
using "efibootmgr"...
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i installed ubuntu but i want to go back to windows 8
My laptop had windows 8 preinstalled and then i installed ubuntu 14.04. But now I want to reinstall windows 8 and dual boot the two but I don't know how to get my product key or get the windows 8 iso ...
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How do you repair a non-booting Windows 8.1 installation after updating to Ubuntu 14.04?
I have dual boot set-up with Windows 8.1(original OS) and Ubuntu 14.10.
Recently, Windows stopped booting. I am presented with a 'Recovery' screen with the Error Code: 0xc0000225.
Windows stopped ...
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How to get ubuntu to open up full sized on VMware player?
I dunno if this is an Ubuntu issue or VMWare Player.
I launch VMWare Player from Win8.1 64 and it appears in Windows -but- the initial display of Ubuntu seems to be an 800x600 box surrounded by a ...
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Error in boot repair after installing Ubuntu 14.04 alongside Windows 8.1
I`ve installed Ubuntu 14 in my note following instructions from some tutorials in the internet, I had to enable legacy mode to boot from pen drive. Basically, I created the following 4 partitions in ...
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Installing Problem
Today I installed a fresh and clean windows 8.1 pro in legacy mode and the problem is when I am trying to install Ubuntu latest version (14.04) or any other version of Ubuntu, I get an option u have ...
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Is there any kind of relationship between Windows and Ubuntu installation?
I've just experienced incredibly weird behavior in Ubuntu. I've written lately some questions here regarding my shitty tablet not working correctly in Ubuntu 13.10 . I've left it that way having it ...
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Can't boot after Kubuntu 13.10 installation with Windows 8 Dual Boot
I installed Kubuntu 13.10 with Dual Boot Windows 8.1 via USB.
After reboot i got the prompt: Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported
I already tried to fix it with boot-repair, but nothing ...
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Can't see GRUB after running boot repair
I've got a machine with Windows 8 and just upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1. After this, I couldn't see GRUB while booting.
So, I ran boot repair (have a look at the boot repair log), but still ...
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I cannot dual - boot windows and ubuntu 13.10
Disk Information:
I have 10 partitions on my disk currently. Here is the gparted image of my disk.
PARTITION--FILE SYSTEM--MOUNT POINT--LABEL--SIZE--USED--UNUSED--FLAGS
1. /dev/sda1--fat32--/boot/...
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Dual-booting Ubuntu with Windows 8, Motherboard Settings inaccessible
I have a Lenovo G580 with Windows 8 preinstalled with 1 Terabyte Hard Drive and 4Gb RAM. Now the thing is, I installed Ubuntu 13.10 64 bit version via a flash drive and status on the that moment was
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Ubuntu UEFI Windows 8.1 Dual Boot
I have installed Win8 and Ubuntu side by side before in the past and had issues with booting which were fixed perfectly the first time using boot-repair. This time, I installed Win8.1 and Ubuntu with ...
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Accidentally departitioned in Ubuntu installation - now boot manager doesn't work
OK, I've spectacularly failed at the Ubuntu installation process, and my new computer is now unusable. I realize that this is somewhat of a specialized case, but I'd really be extradinarily grateful ...
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Bootloader issue on dual-boot
First of all I would like to mention that, I'm completely aware of the duplication rule of this forum and this post has been made only after due research on the topic.
Problem
I dual-booted a pre-...
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Windows 8.1 - unfixable grub
I have a Gigabyte laptop that came with secure boot and windows 8.
After a bit of battling, I managed to get my dual boot with Ubuntu 13.10..
Anyway, I upgraded zindows to 8.1, now grub is gone.
I ...
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How to boot Ubuntu alongside Windows 8.1, not modifing Windows bootloader?
I know there's a few questions have been asked similar to this one, but I didn't find what I wanted.
I want to install Ubuntu 13 (13.10?) alongside Windows 8.1. The thing is Ubuntu doesn't recognize ...
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Dual Boot System: Windows 8 starts up with black screen if started from GRUB
i don't even know if this problem has anything to do with GRUB or Ubuntu. It could be just a hardware problem.
my problem started after i installed my new graphics card (Radeon HD7970). Everything ...
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Windows 8 overwrites boot with Ubuntu 12.10
I have a Sony VAIO S series with Windows 8 preinstalled and then I installed Ubuntu 12.10 partition.
The first time I was booting the Grub appeared, and I was able to choose between Windows 8 and ...
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Cannot connect to windows8 using nautilus/smb
In nautilus (running ubuntu 13.04) I am trying to connect to a windows8 machine using the following url:
smb://[email protected]
Followed by entering the password that I also use when doing a ...
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Files saved with Ubuntu is not visible in Windows 8
I have dual booted my laptop with ubuntu 12.10 and windows 8. When I download some file via ubuntu (e.g a pdf) and save it on a windows partition(NTFS), I do not see it through windows 8. Even when I ...
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Can't install Ubuntu in Windows 8
I’ve been trying to install Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit edition on an ASUS (K53Z) laptop.
I have Windows 8 64-bit installed in a non UEFI mode (I think since it starts-up with the Windows logo and I don’t ...
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Planning on switching to Ubuntu!
I'm planning on taking my HP Envy M6 AMD A10 CPU, with a AMD Radeon HD 7660G discrete-class GPU, and I was wondering if there's any packages I should install to make it run effectively when I first ...
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XPS 13 Dual Boot New 1080p Edition 2xUSB 3.0
I just got the newest version of the XPS 13 yesterday. Has anyone managed to get an Ubuntu/Windows 8 dual boot figured out?
I tried all of the step-by-step instructions listed here:
http://...
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Ubuntu One: why do I get an Account Status Error?
My Ubuntu One account has displayed the following for several days now:
We are sorry, but while our system updates your account, you cannot
see details of or make changes to your subscriptions.
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Unable to dual boot windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10
I can boot into either Ubuntu or Windows by manually selecting them from the BIOS and I boot with no trouble into Ubuntu from GRUB but when I select "Windows 8" from GRUB I am greeted with the ...
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No access to the entire drive on which Ubuntu was installed
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 for the first time on my laptop that was shipped with Windows 8.
Since my laptop has a dual storage, it has the following drives:
C: 128G SSD
D: 750G HDD.
I installed ...
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