OS booting

Forum discussion tagged with OS booting.
  1. Tyrone51

    [SOLVED] Need help in installing OS in my old windows tablet (Having a hard time installing via boot thru USB)

    Hi I have an old OEM windows tablet that has a pre-installed windows 8.1 back when I first bought this. the specs are: Intel Atom Z3735F Baytrail-T processor, 1.8 GHz Quad Core with Hyper-Threading Technology Intel HD Graphics Gen 7 2GB DDR3L RAM 10.1-inch Multitouch Capacitive Screen with...
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    [SOLVED] How do I get windows to boot off my usb

    It's my first time building my rig from scratch and I've come into some bother transitioning from my ancient hhd as my boot drive to my new m.2. I used Rufus to create an ISO on the usb I'm using to boot windows. Everything is pretty much running smoothly until I get to the windows install...
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    Question Possible to completely reset laptop?

    Hi, I messed up my laptop by switching to a linux OS that i used for a while, but now i want to use windows again. I have tried using Rufus and Universal Usb Installer to try and boot off of the usb (64GB), it does not have a CD reader. The laptop doesnt read or recognize the usb, so i cant add...
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    Question Can I install Windows 8 from USB to an External HDD, on Windows 10?

    I have a desktop running Windows 10. I own an empty HDD, and a USB preloaded with Windows 8 (and I have activation key). I would like to install Windows 8 on the external HDD so that when it is plugged in, I can choose to either boot from Windows 8 or Windows 10. Do I need to format my...
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    how to move windows 10 from HDD to SSD

    i dont care how i move it i just want to move the os only to ssd and keep all my data like docs, downloads, and progams on the hdd. plus i have limited space on the ssd and i only want windows to boot fast (i heard windows 10 is like 20 gb). i really dont want to go through the trouble of...