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vernal ledge Apr 17, 2026, 10:28 PM

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Reboot and Boot in your BIOS and check these settings in your BIOS/UEFI menu

Disable Secureboot:
Disable Fast Boot:
UEFI Mode: UEFI Only

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:15 AM

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Right?

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:15 AM

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vernal ledge Reboot and Boot in your BIOS and check these settings in your BIOS/UEFI menu > ...

Bios mode-uefi

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:17 AM

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ivory belfry Bios mode-uefi

Right?

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vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 12:32 AM

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Enable (Secure Boot State: ON) .. Save Bois and Restart..

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 12:33 AM

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ivory belfry

After installation of Linux Mint .. on your first Reboot you got this Error message ?

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:34 AM

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vernal ledge After installation of Linux Mint .. on your first Reboot you got this Error mess...

Nononono,its the “try out” version still

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 12:35 AM

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now you are booting fist time from LinuxMint USB ?

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:35 AM

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Yes

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 12:35 AM

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unplug USB and reboot

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does it go direct to Windows ?

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:35 AM

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vernal ledge does it go direct to Windows ?

Yes it does

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 12:37 AM

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boot it in windows.. plug USB

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:38 AM

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The thing that happened is that i was trying to install it and there were some problems with it,i asked chat gpt and he told me to reboot the pc,boot to windows,and check some things. Everything was fine. Then i booted to mint and thats what happened

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 12:38 AM

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then open USB folder and show me picture.

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:38 AM

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vernal ledge then open USB folder and show me picture.

Okii,wait a sec

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vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 12:39 AM

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still you have SECURE BOOT : OFF in your BIOS or you had changed it to ON ?

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go in EFI Folder..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:40 AM

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vernal ledge still you have SECURE BOOT : OFF in your BIOS or you had changed it to ON ?

I changed it to off

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vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 12:43 AM

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rename file grubx64.efi into mmx64.efi .. and then reboot with USB

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:44 AM

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OH MY GOD FINALLY

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THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH

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Anddddd,if its possible,can you also help me with the installation itself?

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Pleaseeee

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 12:50 AM

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have you made FREE SPACE in your Windows for Linux MINT installation ?

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Unplug USB .. Reboot.. and show me Disk Management in your Windows OS..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:55 AM

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Yes i did

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Unallocated

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 12:57 AM

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Press Enter key on first Line which is blue..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 12:58 AM

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Yeyeye i booted

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But….isnt it the “try out” version?

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:07 AM

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yes it includes try out verison .. just press ENTER key it will show you Linux MINT Desktop for testing it before installating it.

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First Line "Start LinuxMint 22.3 Cinnamon 64bit" it will start to show you Linux Mint Desktop..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:09 AM

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Yeah ik,but after that,how do i install linux mint that is not “try out”

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:09 AM

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ivory belfry Yeyeye i booted

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vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:10 AM

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at top left you will see CD icon " INSTALL Linux MInt" when you will open it, it will start Installation and further steps in it..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:11 AM

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And it automatically makes a dual boot thingie?

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:14 AM

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yes, By Default you will go with CONTINUE bottom button during installation .. and be-sure that you will choose thsi first option during installation that is important..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:17 AM

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ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:17 AM

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ivory belfry

Huh?

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:18 AM

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why you are getting follow Ubuntu document.. ?

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:19 AM

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vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:25 AM

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you will have first turn off BITLOCKER in Windows..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:30 AM

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I guess it was turned off?….

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:34 AM

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go in Control Panel > Manage BitLocker > Turn Off Bitlocker..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:37 AM

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It was like this

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:39 AM

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show me Disk management

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:40 AM

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vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:42 AM

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in your windows search bar type : cmd and right click on "command prompt" and Run As an administrator

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then type in hit Enter key :
manage-bde -off C:
manage-bde -off D:

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:45 AM

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Done

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:45 AM

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why did you made FAT32 to LinuxMint Partition.. ?

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:45 AM

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Yes

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Oh

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:46 AM

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righ click on LINUX Mint parition in Disk Manamgent and show me pic..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:46 AM

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It said so in the tutorial

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vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:47 AM

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select LINUX MINT E: drive and right click on it and Delete it..

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it should be UN-ALLOCATED..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:48 AM

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Oh,i guess it the wrong disk,that the flash drive

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Here

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vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:49 AM

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oh ok.. sorry.. yes..

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ok reboot

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:49 AM

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To Linux?

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:49 AM

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yes..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:49 AM

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1 sec

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Done

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:53 AM

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install it

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 1:55 AM

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HOW

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Should i try “restart”

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 1:58 AM

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restart it

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:00 AM

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Bruh

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 2:07 AM

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again open disk management.

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or again open Control Panel > Manage BitLocker

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:14 AM

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vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 2:17 AM

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open disk management

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D: Drive is still in processing to turn off Bitlocker..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:19 AM

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Drive d: bitlocker encrypted

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It doesn’t say so anymore

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 2:22 AM

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its size is TB so it takes little bit time to turning off bitlocker

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again show me disk management

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:23 AM

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vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 2:23 AM

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ok.. now reboot..

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to Linux

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:29 AM

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How do i put it on the unallocated space?

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 2:40 AM

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it will pick automatically that UnAllocated Space of Disk.. which you have already been created..

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click Continue

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:41 AM

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Oh ok

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vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 2:51 AM

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have you unplugged USB after finished installation ?

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Continue Boot

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:52 AM

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vernal ledge have you unplugged USB after finished installation ?

Yes

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DONE

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FINALLY

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Wait a sec

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YES

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IT WORKS

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I was checking the dual boot

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Thank you so muchhhhhh

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 2:55 AM

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it was showing Windows entry/line in boot menu ?

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:55 AM

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Oh btw i heard there is an app that can launch any app even if its not supported on Linux

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:56 AM

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vernal ledge it was showing Windows entry/line in boot menu ?

Ye it does

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:56 AM

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ivory belfry Oh btw i heard there is an app that can launch any app even if its not supported...

Do you know what app is this by any chance?

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 2:56 AM

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which app ?

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Grub boot loader.. a boot manager..?

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:57 AM

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Im not sure…..

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 2:57 AM

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show me picture

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:57 AM

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I dont have one

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Sorry

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Nvm ill just find it myself

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Thank you for your help!!!!!

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 2:58 AM

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do you meant to run Windows apps on Linux ?

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:59 AM

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Yes,even not linux supported ones

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 2:59 AM

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for example ?

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 2:59 AM

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Uhhh,idk….duck duck go?

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Wait,do i need to install all the apps from windows to linux?

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 3:01 AM

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duckduckgo is browser like chrome

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 3:01 AM

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vernal ledge duckduckgo is browser like chrome

Ik,but its not supported by Linux

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And also some games

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 3:01 AM

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nop.. its Linux Mint a complete different operating system..you will install indvidually all apps which you want to run in it..

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 3:02 AM

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Ohhhhh

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Got it

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Thank you!!!!

vernal ledge Apr 18, 2026, 3:04 AM

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well, test/browse to Linux Mint OS.. and install apps from its application "software-manager "

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Well, Good, you got full support 🙂

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Most welcome.and Good Luck !!

ivory belfry Apr 18, 2026, 3:22 AM

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THXXX

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