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 do I install Ubuntu alongside a pre-installed Windows with UEFI?
I'm absolutely new to Linux. I would like to know how to install Ubuntu alongside the pre-installed Windows 8+ OS.
Should I do it with Wubi, or through the Live USB/DVD?
What steps do I need to take ...
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How can I create a Windows bootable USB stick using Ubuntu?
I'd like to create a Windows bootable USB stick, but I don't have a Windows machine at the moment to do so. How can I achieve that using Ubuntu?
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How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)
I installed Windows 7, which ate Ubuntu's boot file. When starting up the computer, it now goes straight to Windows, without giving me the option of booting Ubuntu.
How can I get Ubuntu back?
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Clock time is off on dual boot
Dual boot system Windows XP Pro and Ubuntu 12.04.
I have the bios set for the correct time and Ubuntu set for US Eastern time. Ubuntu will boot up and the time will be off by -4 hours. If I correct ...
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Unable to mount Windows (NTFS) filesystem due to hibernation
Whenever I boot Ubuntu, I get a message that it cannot mount my windows partition, and I can choose to either wait, skip or manually mount.
When I try to enter my Windows partition through Nautilus I ...
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How can I install Windows after I've installed Ubuntu?
I have Ubuntu on my laptop. Now I want install Windows 7 in a dual-boot. How can I do this?
I can't lose my Ubuntu files, and I'm afraid that I might break GRUB.
Editor's note: Current readers should ...
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How to burn a Windows .iso to a USB device? [duplicate]
I want to burn a Windows ISO to a USB device in Ubuntu. How do I do this?
I know how to burn a Ubuntu ISO into a USB device, but with a Windows ISO it's not the same.
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Uninstall GRUB and use Windows bootloader
I have Windows 8 pre-installed, and then I installed GRUB with Ubuntu. Ubuntu is not my thing, so now I want to remove it along with GRUB. From what I have learned, with UEFI, GRUB does not overwrite ...
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How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on?
I have absolutely no experience with Linux, and I desperately need to get my computer back up and running again with Windows.
How do I remove Ubuntu and reinstall Windows?
Editor's note: many of the ...
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Can I access Ubuntu from Windows remotely?
I have Ubuntu installed on my work computer. I am wondering whether I could have access to it from another computer with Windows installed. If so, could you give a step by step guide?
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How can I install Ubuntu without CD and USB?
I want to install Ubuntu on my laptop that doesn't have a CD-ROM drive and I have no spare USB disk. I've tried Wubi, but that doesn't seem to work (since it prompts me to have the CD in the drive, ...
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How can I install Windows software or games?
Can .exe and .msi files (Windows software) be installed in Ubuntu?
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Unable to change the root password in Windows 10 WSL
I have tried both commands
sudo passwd
and
sudo -u root /bin/bash
But as soon as I enter the new password twice, it says password has been updated. You close the shell and open a new instance, it ...
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Is it possible to run a Windows .msi installer?
Is it possible to install a Windows program from an MSI installer so that the installed program can be run with the Wine program loader?
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Dual Boot Windows 10 and Linux Ubuntu on Separate Hard Drives [duplicate]
How would I go about dual booting Windows 10 and Ubuntu, the windows drive is on an ssd as my c drive and my s drive is a hdd that I want to use for Linux. I have no idea what I need to download it or ...
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Does Ubuntu damage USB drives?
Whenever I unmount a USB drive with Nautilus and plug it to a Windows machine, I receive a warning that the drive needs to be repaired.
(the same message like in this screenshot)
For 10+ years ...
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How do I mount a CIFS share?
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10, and am trying to mount a freenas server. I have the server set to share in cifs and nfs with no luck.
I have tried smbmount //192.168.1.### /mnt/
I am not new to Ubuntu but ...
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How would a local government make the switch from Windows to Ubuntu?
I work in a municipal government where Windows is used throughout our institution. People use computers in our institution mainly for browsing the internet and using MS Excel or Word. I was thinking ...
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How can I install Ubuntu without removing Windows?
I need my pre-installed version of Windows 7 (or any other version of Windows), how could I install Ubuntu without erasing it?
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What is the equivalent of Windows System Properties or Device Manager?
I am new to Ubuntu. In Windows, if I want to know my system properties/configuration, I can see it by going to Control Panel and clicking on the System icon. I can also get a detailed list of the ...
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Missing parameter in configuration file. Keyword: path
Im trying to boot ubuntu 14.10-server-i386 in a pendrive.
But im getting this error when boot from pendrive.
Missing parameter in configuration file. Keyword: path
What does it mean? How to ...
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What is the "Wanna Cry" ransomware's possible impact on Linux users?
It's just come to light that there's a $300 ransom you have to pay because ransomware targeting Microsoft Windows has encrypted your data. What steps do Linux users need to protect from this if for ...
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How do I remove Windows but keep Ubuntu?
I want to keep Ubuntu but remove Windows.
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How to read ext4 partitions in Windows? [closed]
I have two questions on ext4:
Is there currently a way to mount an ext4 partition in Windows (XP/Vista/7) to get basic read support?
If not, are there any plans to support this someday?
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Can I recover my Windows product key from Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I am struggling right now with using ubuntu and would like some help.
So right now i'm running ubuntu from a USB flash drive after Windows 7 somehow left.
How can I get my windows product key which ...
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Use (Windows) BitLocker-encrypted drive on Ubuntu
How could I mount my BitLocker encrypted drive on Ubuntu?
I have checked the Wine website, and it had no BitLocker support, and I have no idea how to install Dislocker on my computer.
I can not ...
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Are hard links equivalent to Windows shortcuts?
Wikipedia defines a hard link as:
a directory entry that associates a name with a file on a file system. (A directory is itself a special kind of file that contains a list of such entries.) The ...
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Unable to boot into Windows after installing Ubuntu, how to fix?
I installed Windows on my computer, followed by an installation of Ubuntu. However, now I'm unable to boot into my Windows install.
What can I do to fix this?
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How to emulate Windows window snapping/grid shortcuts?
In Windows, you have these shortcuts:
WinArrow Up ↑: Maximize current window
WinArrow Down ↓: Unmaximize
WinArrow Right →: Maximize, set width as half the screen width, stick window to the right
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How to convert Wubi install into regular install?
I have installed Ubuntu on my D: partition using Wubi. Is there any way in which I can remove my Windows from C: drive and move my existing Ubuntu installation to C: drive and make it a regular ...
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How to transfer files between Ubuntu and Windows?
I wanna transfer some files from this PC with Ubuntu to a PC with Windows 7 I don't care how to do it (ftp, samba or whatever) I wanna know the steps, I searched a lot but I can't find anything that ...
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Gaming performance difference between Windows and Ubuntu
What are the pros/cons switching from Windows 7/8 to Ubuntu?
I mainly develop software and play games.
I obviously don't play games on my laptop that's why I give Ubuntu a try. But the whole OS ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 lts freezes while in boot, in wndows Virtual box. Solution?
I am Using Ubuntu in Virtual Box.. the Host OS is Windows10 with dedicated intel's Graphics.
I have reinstalled twice, probably this starts due to sudden shutdown or some reason. Dnt know whats the ...
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How do I burn the Windows 10 ISO to a USB?
I did the dd method and it wrote the iso to the USB drive, but I'm not sure that's all I have to do because it is Windows and may not have GRUB and I'm not sure so I'm asking the experts.
winusb ...
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How can I dual boot Windows and Ubuntu?
I currently have Windows 7 on my computer and I want to install Ubuntu alongside Windows safely.
Could someone please provide clear instructions?
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How do I set up shared folders in a Windows Virtualbox guest?
I have installed VirtualBox OSE on Ubuntu 11.04 and Windows XP pro as the virtual machine.
Now I want to have a shared folder which can be accessed on both, my host Ubuntu machine, and my WinXP guest ...
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How do you repair an "input/output error" in an NTFS partition?
I replaced a buggy Windows Vista installation with Ubuntu. All works fine except that the main HD where I had all my files are now inaccessible. Here is the error message I get:
Error mounting: ...
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What if I run a virus/trojan Windows EXE on Ubuntu with Wine?
I've got a file said to contain information I was looking for. Unfortunately it is an executable instead of DOC (as it was meant to be) and the site I've download it from looks suspicious for me. If I ...
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Spectacle app alternative for Ubuntu
On Mac I have been using the Spectacle app for moving and resizing windows with simple, customizable keyboard shortcuts. It's very cool.
What similar application can I use for Ubuntu?
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Can Ubuntu run on a Microsoft Surface with Windows RT?
My family might be buying a Windows Surface tablet with Windows RT (Nvidia)? I was wondering if I can run Ubuntu or WUBI on it for my homework?
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How to run Windows XP inside Ubuntu
There are several programs only available on Windows.
Wine can be a negative experience, so I want to run Windows inside Ubuntu using a virtual machine. It seems that Virtualbox is the standard way, ...
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Why don't shared files show up in HGFS?
Sharing files between my Guest Kubuntu OS and Host Windows has become a real headache.
So, far I have done the steps below:
GUEST LINUX OS
VM -> Settings -> Options -> Shared Folders. And added my ...
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smbclient getting NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE connecting to Windows box
I'm running smbclient on Ubuntu, trying to connect to a Windows box, and I'm getting "session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE".
I've verifed that I can ping the box and telnet to ports 139/445, ...
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Free software to share mouse and keyboard between linux and windows?
I have a doubt, there is a free program to share mouse between linux and windows, I have a PC and a laptop, on the laptop I have w10 and ubuntu mate 18.04, and the pc w10, when I use the PC and laptop ...
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How to switch between host and guest OSes in virtual box
My host OS is Ubuntu 14.04 and guest OS in VirtualBox is Windows 8.1.
I can switch from host to guest by Alt+Tab, but can't from guest to host by the same method which only switches between windows in ...
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How can I get grub2 to boot a different option only on the next boot?
I am setting up a dual booting headless Linux / Windows machine. I mostly want the machine to always boot up to Ubuntu, except for occasionally when I need to test something in windows.
I've ...
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How can I run Evernote on Ubuntu?
I have Evernote running on Windows. I access the same on my android phone with ease.
I want to use the same Windows-run Evernote to use on my Ubuntu, so that the notes fed on Windows Evernote can be ...
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Windows Ubuntu dual boot - Share files between OS
Well I have a netbook, so I can't play games on windows either, no problem. But I'm getting a new desktop PC with better hadware and it will be able to run the most popular games and I want to have ...
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Running Windows Steam on Linux (Using Wine)
I just installed Ubuntu for the first time and am trying to figure a way to play Windows games on Linux. I've read you need to use Wine, and I'm just wondering how exactly I go about doing this ...
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WinUSB gives a exit code: 256
I have Ubuntu 14.10 with WinUSB and I have a Windows 8.1 Pro ISO with a 4GB SD Card with an empty FAT32 partition. Everytime I try to use it, it says "Installation failed, exit code: 256". How do I ...