Questions tagged [windows]
Microsoft's Windows operating system(s). Questions with this tag should relate to Ubuntu to be on-topic for this site. If your issue is with a specific version of Windows, please check windows-8, windows-7, etc.
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How to chown of a directory in another disk? [duplicate]
I have a dual boot with ubuntu 22.04.2 on one disk and windows 10 on another. The disk with windows is under the user 'lucas', but this provides no security whatsoever for any files in the windows ...
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Reducing space consumption by "Ubuntu on Windows"
I'm running Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) with Windows Terminal, and I currently have downloaded "Ubuntu on Windows" from the Microsoft Store. When I run the "Ubuntu on Windows&...
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How can I mount a removable USB drive in WSL?
So I've gone through this tutorial and have gotten USBIPD up and running on Windows 11 and the Ubuntu WSL container. Now, how can I mount a USB Mass Storage Device in WSL so that File Explorer can see ...
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Can't boot into GRUB/Ubuntu after reinstalling Windows on my second SSD
I have 2 SSDs in my system
one with 1TB - installed Windows 10 Pro on it
one with 240GB - installed Ubuntu 22.04 on it
I was able to select the 240GB SSD as my 1st boot priority so GRUB always came ...
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Synchronize VScode projects between linux and windows with WSL
I'm new to WSL and got the advice to store my VScode projects on Linux for better performance.
The thing is, I would like to keep an automatic sync between these files stored on Linux and a folder ...
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Are MacOS window tabs possible on Ubuntu?
I would like to use some apps (other than terminal) with tabs, like in MacOS, allowing easy navigation, instead of the need to click a ton of buttons to go from window to window. Not alt+tab, just ...
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How to keep two folders synched?
I have a dual boot system (Windows + Ubuntu), I would like to keep two folders synchronized from the two different partitions. I searched and found that It can be made using rsync or robocopy, but I ...
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keep two folders synced between two partitions on the same PC - Dual Boot (Windows, Linux)
So I have a dual boot system, Windows 10 and Linux (Ubuntu).
I need a solution to keep some folders completely synced between the two partitions.
I normally use Syncthing to keep files synced between ...
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Why does this scp copy from Windows fail when copying the containing folder, but not when coping the individual contents?
I'm using scp to copy a folder from Windows 10 back to Ubuntu 20.4 (all software has been updated).
$ uname -a
Linux ray-desktop 5.15.0-46-generic #49~20.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Thu Aug 4 19:15:44 UTC 2022 ...
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How do I boot a Windows installation USB? I am not able to boot a Window installation USB but I can boot any Linux distro with USB [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu to replace Windows 11 on a new laptop, deleting all of the partitions on my hard drive.
I tried to play GTA but was unhappy with the performace so I decided to reinstall Windows. I ...
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Can I replace a laptop's hard drive with an Ubuntu hard drive?
I'm planning on getting a newer and more powerful laptop. I have so much data in my current laptop that I don't want to lose. I was thinking of replacing the newer laptop's hard drive with this ...
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will resetting windows remove GRUB and Ubuntu
I am currently dual booting Ubuntu alongside Windows, with both installations being on the same hard drive, just different partitions, and I boot with GRUB. I want to reset windows, through settings ...
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How to boot from HDD if my laptop has both SSD and HDD
My laptop has a 256GB SSD and a 1 TB HDD. I want windows 11 in my SSD and Ubuntu 22.04 in my HDD. I want when I switch on my computer both the OSs should be available to boot from in the boot menu. I ...
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Time sync problem after running Windows after exiting from Ubuntu [duplicate]
After using Ubuntu 22.10 and I restart the PC I run windows 10. The time shown is different from the current time. Hence every time I come to Windows from Ubuntu I have to manually change the time. ...
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How can I uninstall Ubuntu from Windows 11 [closed]
I was researching qbittorrent and saw a comment suggesting downloading Ubuntu. I don't know what it is or what it does (I had never even heard of Ubuntu), but I was trying to solve a problem in ...
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Reskin Ubuntu to other OS (MS Windows, Android) Muscle Memory [closed]
I know there was a linux OS that was very similar to windows, so allow users to switch from windows more easily...
As one of the issues with non-technical users is learning the command line or ...
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Is it safe to mount a Linux partition mounted using WSL2 in hibernated Windows 11?
WSL2 comes with support for mounting Linux partitions from non-removable drives in updated Windows 10 and Windows 11. When creating an ext2/3/4 partition, for example, on an internal drive, this ...
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Ubuntu fails to boot on Windows 11 PC
I have a Windows 11 PC and tried to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on it. Everything went fine during the install, apparently. When the PC rebooted without the install media, Windows 11 brought up a light ...
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can't connect to samba share folder from ubuntu to windows
I want to create a share folder from my ubuntu server to all my devices that are on the local network, I've created a folder in this directory /home/my_user_name/Library.
then I run chmod 777 Library ...
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windows remote desktop connection wont connect to ubuntu server
I am using Ubuntu 22.10. I am trying to connect to the Ubuntu server from my Windows device using Windows Remote Desktop Connection.
On the Ubuntu server I have done the following
sudo apt-get update
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Windows install disk to ISO file to USB HDD to boot and install Windows on a PC that has no optical drive. Can it be done? [closed]
If I put a Windows install disk in my Ubuntu desktop DVD drive, make an ISO file from it, can I then (somehow) use that ISO file to turn a USB connected HDD into something that will boot and install ...
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Cannot Install Ubuntu on WSL 2 Windows 11
I'm trying to install Ubuntu on my Windows 11 machine and I get this error:
WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0xffffffff
Error: 0xffffffff (null)
System Info:
Edition Windows 11 Home Single ...
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Is ThinkPad X1 Yoga 20FQ 14 Ubuntu compatible? [duplicate]
I'm looking for a Windows 2 in 1 laptop, and i want to dual boot with Ubuntu studio. Will this work? Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 20FQ 14 Flip Design 2-in-1 Ultrabook, i7-6500U, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, 14 ...
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Error when installing WSL and Ubuntu on Windows 11
I'm attempting to install Ubuntu on a Windows 11 pc (build 22621.963) using WSL, but I'm receiving the following error:
Ubuntu was installed from the Microsoft Store.
Windows Features:
Virtual ...
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Remove Windows 10 and keep Ubuntu 20.04.1 [duplicate]
Windows 10 has video problems and I need to remove and use Ubuntu 20.04.01 solely. I'm an old Geek that has limited computer skills. Need a kind, skilled person to help me.
Thanks, John
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Wobbly windows not working in ubuntu 22.04
I have enabled the wobbly windows option in compizConfig settings manager and also disabled Snapping windows still wobbly windows not working in my ubuntu 22.04 please help
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Share Clipboard between two PCs over Network
I have the following setup:
A Windows computer on my left screen, connected to the local network.
A Raspberry Pi with Ubuntu Server 22.04 on the right screen, also connected to the local network
I ...
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Ubuntu/Windows 11 Dual Boot Installation Failure: Windows Throws Inaccessible_Boot_Device
When I installed Ubuntu 22.04 on my system, the installation seemed to work normally, but then I tried to open Windows from grub. The Entry was on the grub menu, but when selecting it, Windows ...
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How to get Windows-like pinch zoom or -scaling on Ubuntu?
I just switched from Windows to Ubuntu. I used the pinch to zoom/scaling feature a lot while browsing on Windows but looks like this feature isn't available by default on Ubuntu. How do I enable this ...
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Formatted hard drive to ntfs with ubuntu gnome disks but doesn't work on Windows
I used GNOME Disks to format my external drive to NTFS. Now the drive works correctly when I am booted into Ubuntu but not when I am booted into Windows 10. I have a dual-boot pc and want to use this ...
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How do I switch from ubuntu to windows? [closed]
So I want to switch from ubuntu 22.04 LTS back to windows 11. I am single booting my pc. Ive been trying to find some tutorials on google and youtube, but i havent found anything good. Please give me ...
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Windows 10 doesn't boot after Ubuntu 22.10 installation
After I've installed Ubuntu 22.10, Windows 10 doesn't boot from GRUB (the computer just reboots). My computer has a BIOS motherboard that doesn't support UEFI.
The Ubuntu installer couldn't ...
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Recover Ubuntu Environment on Windows after windows reset
I am (and was) using WSL and MobaXterm to create a Linux Dev environment on Windows. After being stuck in an Automatic Repair loop that did not allow me neither remove the last updates in my system or ...
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After recent update of Ubuntu 22.04 is not charging from docking station
after recent update my laptop is not charging through docking station anymore when I am using Ubuntu and I need to use it with charging cable. I am also using Windows 11 on the same laptop and when I ...
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cifs fails to mount windows server share: Duplicate cookie detected
I'm trying to mount windows share, here is my /etc/fstab:
//X.Y.Z.W/share3 /media/share3 cifs username=User,password=MyPass12345,vers=1.0,iocharset=utf8,noperm 0 0
Here is what I get as error from ...
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Maximize and restore button not visible in WSL GUI window
I've recently started using WSL2 with GUI. I started by reading this. I am able to use the apps easily, however the window does not have maximize and restore button, but only close:
I also saw a ...
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Can't figure out how to add padding to left side of terminal in WSL 2 Ubuntu 20.04.5 (On Win11)
Updated after user @NotTheDr01ds had great input but unfortunately it did not exactly accomplish what I was hoping to accomplish.
I installed WSL 2 and Ubuntu following directions from a class I'm ...
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Run Ubuntu on old windows laptop
I have an HP Pavilion G6 laptop, which I bought in 2012. I have been using it since then till the end of 2018 and didn't use it for 3 years afterwards. Till 2018, I was using Win 8, which was working ...
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QEMU not installing
So I wanted to install QEMU on my Windows laptop running Ubuntu 20.04 using:
sudo apt-get install qemu-system-i86 -y
and I got this error.
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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Ubuntu guest (running in VMware player) freezes on Windows Host
I am trying to run Osboxes Ubuntu 20.4 guest image on Windows 10 Home 22H2 (both 64 bit) host using VMware Workstation 17 Player. My host configuration is Core i7 1065G7, 16GB RAM and 1TB NVMe SSD.
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access drive owned by windows in linux
I dual boot windows and linux, one one drive I have linux and in the other I split it in to two partitions one for windows and other for games, I intend to use windows just to play games on since ...
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Windows and Ubuntu Dual Boot both broken due to update
I'm facing a huge problem: Ubuntu had some updates to do. After installing the updates I couldn't boot Ubuntu due to this error :
"Failed to open \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi - Invalid Parameter
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Black screen after switching from windows to ubuntu budgie
I downloaded ubuntu budgie on usb, then installed ubuntu budgie and deleted windows from my laptop, afterwards it was loading and something like "plug off mediator and press enter" popped ...
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Ubuntu and Windows reinstallation
I have Ubuntu installed on my SSD and Windows installed on my hdd. I followed this guide when I was installing Ubuntu (part from "If you cannot disable or unplug the disk with Windows 10", ...
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Updated guide to install windows 11 in Ubuntu using LXD?
I have been trying to install Windows 11 inside Ubuntu 22.04 via LXD without success. Several steps outlined in the guide How to install a Windows 11 VM using LXD fail or don't work as presented. For ...
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Windows 10 problem with GRUB
I've had a dual boot windows 10-Ubuntu for a couple of months, and yesterday out of nowhere i saw that i can't boot into my Windows. Grub is not detecting it.
Over this months i had similar problems, ...
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Windows 11 not showing Ubuntu as a booting option in its boot menu (Dual boot)
Windows 11 not showing Ubuntu as a booting option in the boot menu
I installed Ubuntu in dual-boot along with Windows 11 and when I reentered into Win11, I can't boot into Ubuntu anymore. Win11 doesn'...
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How to fix black screen(background) by RDP remote(Remmina) From 20.04.4 LTS to windows server 2016
I am getting this error on the Windows 2016 server: "Your background is currently turned off by the remote desktop connection. How can I fix it?"
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Windows 11 not found by update-grub
I have a system with both windows 11 and kubuntu 22.10 installed; in which I am able to successfully boot into each of these via changing boot order in bios. Kubuntu appears inside of the grub ...
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Installing Ubuntu on M.2 drive and Windows on an SSD
What is the correct way to install Ubuntu and windows on a new computer, on the first M.2 disk I want to install ubuntu and as a second system Windows 10 on an SSD.
Installing Win on the M.2 is not an ...