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EFI Partition vs /boot partition

I have just sat down to install debian 7, which contains something called 'EFI' which is entirely new to me. I went through the install as I usually do; 256MB /boot partition, bootable, unencrypted Remaining disk size as / partition, encrypted The…
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Is a /boot partition always necessary?

Should I create a /boot partition every time I install a Linux distro? Is there a difference between having a /boot partition and making the / partition bootable?
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Shutdown Windows 10 truly for a dual booting system

It seems that "Shut down" in Windows 10 actually means "Shut down and hibernate". This has caused my NTFS partitions cannot be automatically loaded on Linux (Ubuntu 16.04) on my dual-booting laptop. There will be an error message basically saying…
Xiaodong Qi
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Change RAW partition to NTFS or recover files from RAW

I've resized my C:\ partition but now I can't boot anymore. I tried to use CHKDSK to analyse the disk but keep getting this error: CHKDSK does not support RAW disk. I suppose the partition is damaged or changed to RAW format. So, how can I…
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Create EFI partition before installing Windows 10

I'm currently using a dual boot setup on my laptop, with Windows 10 and Fedora and I'm planning to replace my HDD with an SSD for obvious reasons. I'll make a clean installation of both OS, but I've got a doubt regarding the EFI partition: since…
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Why can't I make this partition active on Windows 10?

Here are the drives and partitions on my computer, according to Disk Management: Some background: Disk 2, partition 1 (the currently active partition) was my system partition back when I ran Windows 8. When I got Windows 10 I got a new drive, Disk…
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MBR: How does BIOS decide if a drive is bootable or not?

While trying to answer this question on askubuntu: How do I Uninstall GRUB I read the Wikipedia article on MBR and also the perfect answer on a somewhat related question here on Superuser, however, one thing is still not clear to me: What exactly…
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How do I find out which EFI system partition is in use by Windows 10?

I was running a dual boot Windows 10 / Linux system for some time, but I have recently decided to remove the Linux partition. Currently, I'm successfully booting and running Windows 10, however when I check my partitions, I see I have 2 EFI System…
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How to mark a GPT Partition bootable under Linux

How to boot from a GPT Partition? Is it like the MBR way that needs a partition that has the bootable flag on? How to mark a GPT Partition bootable under Linux?
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Set bootable flag on USB from Windows

I wanted to install windows 7 on my laptop, so I used Microsoft 's tool to burn the iso but it seems it couldnt set the bootable flag for some reason. I can't retry the process atm, but I have the usb with the flashed ISO. All I need is how to set…
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Laptop won't boot; says "BOOTMGR is missing" after active partition was changed

I have a "Recovery" partition which I mistakenly thought was redundant after reinstalling everything to C:. "Recovery" was previously the "Active" partition. I set C: as the "Active" directory in disk manager (I am using Windows 7). When attempting…
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Is it possible to install Windows 8 in only one partition?

I am trying to install Windows 8 on a blank drive. It asks for and creates a small partition of about 350 MiB named System Reserved instead of installing only in the partition I would like it to be. Coming from Windows XP I see the change as…
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What is the best way to move MBR and bootmgr to new drive (Windows 10)?

I have several hard drives in my desktop but only 1 has the OS (Win 10). Here is an image of my Disk Manager: Disk 2 (D:) is an old slow dying backup HDD. Disk 1 (G:) is a much newer faster (7200rpm) HDD which used to have the OS on it. Disk 0…
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How do I check if I have an EFI partition on my computer?

I know how to look up the partitions on my system using Disk Management and diskpart in the command line. But how can I tell if I have an EFI partition? I am using Windows 7 and I see there is a 100 MB System Reserved partition, but I don't know if…
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Why does Diskpart tell lies in WinPE?

I'm working on producing a scalable imaging process with Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry pro. The hardware is a small form-factor Jetway PC motherboard with a UEFI compatible BIOS. I boot the box using a WinPE formatted thumb drive, then run diskpart…
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