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    Solved Can't get rid of ubuntu

    Hello, I have a very old Samsung NP300 laptop, on which I wanted to install a clean windows 10 version, upon using my bootable USB drive it wouldn't remove old settings no matter what I did, so I decided to remove it completely via installing Ubuntu as my OS, the removing Ubuntu by reinstalling...
  2. emgem

    Windows has disappeared from my PC

    Hi. I tried googling around but couldn’t find anyone in anything near my specific situation. Basically I moved 2 years ago and got a new desktop PC, so my old one has been sat at my dad’s gathering dust. I tried booting it up again today only to be greeted by the Gnu grub textbox I’ve now...
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    Unable to format external SSD drive

    I am attempting to update my older laptop to a SSD. I have a new HP 120GB SSD that I’d previously formatted with Ubuntu linux (to test a server for functionality) that I intend to use for the update. I purchased a SATA to USB cable that I connected to the detached SSD and then to my Windows 10...
  4. HolzstockG

    Certain websites don't work on both OS

    Hello there! I'm having for several days a sudden problem - I can not run lots of websites on Windows 10 without a reason. After plugging my smartphone to a computer I have changed in Windows to its internet and then I could open them, but problem still occurs on my main internet that computer...
  5. Dayblox

    Quick boot but 25s from login to desktop

    Hello, I recently bought a PC with Windows and set up a dual boot with Ubuntu and grub as a boot loader. Then I started looking for a way to customize grub and ended up setting up Refind. I ran into some issues and disabled secure boot to fix them. Everything works quickly, but on Ubuntu, I get...
  6. Stteffann

    Can anyone help me sound problems on HP dc7800 tower PC (Ubuntu 16)?

    https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Compaq-dc7800-Convertible-Minitower-PC/3459240/model/3459243?jumpid=reg_r1002_usen_s-001_title_r0001 I bought this for 15€ and it turns out you can't install W7 or newer Windows without updating BIOS. I have no idea how complex that is, and I was scared...
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    Solved Firefox showing old bookmarks after using sync

    Earlier today I was experimenting for the first time with Linux Ubuntu and used Firefox in Linux, since this was the first time I used Firefox in Linux I decided to use the Firefox Sync option to get all of my current bookmarks. So I did that and it ended up showing bookmarks from like 8 months...
  8. MIRKOSOFT

    Where are in Ubuntu VMWare shared folders?

    Hi! I'm user of Windows operating system. With Linux I have first experience on VMWare virtual machine. I installed VMWare Tools and configured shared folders. When I tried to find shared folders in Linux (64-bit Ubuntu) I was lost in large amount of folders. I found physical devices only...