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compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 1:48 PM

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are you able to boot gparted-live?

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fully, to its desktop?

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 1:49 PM

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yes

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 1:51 PM

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open terminal in gparted, and do sudo parted -l

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and show

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 1:51 PM

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alright

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its a little hard to show

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@compact chasm

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 1:59 PM

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i see it but what else

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shows the flash drive is msdos/mbr partitioning (should be maybe put to GPT style) but show the main HDD

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@buoyant bolt

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:00 PM

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coming right up

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here

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:04 PM

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ok so main drive is GPT.

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pop back into Linux but also before you do that, run a checksum on the windows ISO from ventoy

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see the download place wherever u got the windows iso initially

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it should offer a checksum to compare, and mention which algorithm the checksum is formulated as

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:05 PM

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how do i do that

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:05 PM

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first check the download site

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for what hash method, and the sum

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:05 PM

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from where i fownloaded windows?

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https://www.microsoft.com/nl-nl/software-download/windows11?msockid=19552f5922606274327939512344639d

Download Windows 11

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this one

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:07 PM

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once u get the sum and know what algorithm, take a photo of the sum

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:07 PM

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sum??

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:07 PM

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then run ventoy up, and do as this shows: (for the windows ISO)

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#1367031929999986698 message

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the checksum or hash value of the ISO yes. it should be provided

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:07 PM

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so i need to restart my pc and get in to ventoy

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:10 PM

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compact chasm once u get the sum and know what algorithm, take a photo of the sum

get a photo of this from the MS website, so u know what ur comparing to after ventoy runs its check.

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the official hash, and the calculated hash must match

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:11 PM

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im calc the MD5 sum now its a lil slow

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:11 PM

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moreover, u may need to redo ventoy in GPT mode

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and even moreover, you may need to doa thing in it to leave space, to put special drivers

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u have to clear first.

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then redo all over. using options as pictured

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buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:13 PM

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dang

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md5 sum is at 40% now

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:13 PM

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and use the partition config. to leave space

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yeah it's a big ISO

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:13 PM

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its a 14gb usb is that enough

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:14 PM

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i'm not saying you WILL need drivers, but you certainly may

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in which case, leave about 3 GB unallocated at end of drive when re-prepping ventoy on the stick.

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then format that 3 GB in the DISKS app to FAT filesystem

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u can research ahead of time if ur pc mobo has a thing called RST or needs RST drivers for windows to be able to install.

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:25 PM

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this is md5

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:25 PM

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now compare it

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:25 PM

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how

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:25 PM

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i said go on the site n find it

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:26 PM

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ight

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:26 PM

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it may not even have been md5

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:26 PM

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im doing SHA256 rn

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they dont match

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the md5sum

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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3879200/windows-11-23h2-iso-official-file?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Windows 11 23H2 iso official file - Microsoft Q&A

I found this link Windows 11, version 23H2 (en-US, x64, ISO) : Microsoft : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive for win 11 23h2 iso file,
I want to know if it is safe and official,

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@compact chasm

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:31 PM

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well, anyway, back to Mint

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or whatever you were using.

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:32 PM

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mint yeah

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why?

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:32 PM

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clear your ventoy

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:32 PM

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all the steps again?

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:32 PM

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refresh / replug, and redo as GPT

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AND

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:32 PM

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im still calculayiong SHA

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:32 PM

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leave the 3 gigs space in the end via its ptn config

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:33 PM

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buoyant bolt im still calculayiong SHA

let it finish i guess.

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:33 PM

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ight

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:33 PM

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compact chasm

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buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:41 PM

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i installed ventoy on the usb again

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:43 PM

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open it in the Disks app in Mint and show full pic

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:44 PM

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look what i got now

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:45 PM

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ok but open the DISKS app and show the usb there

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the whole window

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:46 PM

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compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:48 PM

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do u have a second usb stick in case u need to put drivers on it?

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:48 PM

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nope

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:48 PM

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then wipe that shit!

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i told u to leave space!

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:48 PM

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compact chasm

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buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:48 PM

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what u want me to wipee

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i alr did clear ventoy

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:49 PM

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stop both those partitions

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from the disks app

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:49 PM

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1TB stick is litt in my pc and the usb too

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:49 PM

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redo ventoy - AGAIN -

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GPT mode, and leave space 3 GB at end in its options.

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:49 PM

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like this?

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:51 PM

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compact chasm

final product to look something much like this ^ and say GUID PARTITION TABLE in the DISKS app

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:51 PM

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huh

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i litt installed ventoy again

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and get this

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:52 PM

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did it wrong, AGAIN

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:52 PM

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huh

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howww

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:52 PM

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i said go to the damn partition options first

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:52 PM

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i damn did

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:52 PM

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compact chasm

.

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:52 PM

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GPT

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:53 PM

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the other thing i specifically said

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to leave 3 GB OF SPACE at end

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:53 PM

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HOW

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:53 PM

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partion config i said

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:54 PM

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compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:54 PM

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compact chasm leave the 3 gigs space in the end via its ptn config

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run up the ventoy program

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:55 PM

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yh

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OHH

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🤯

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got it now

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:55 PM

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show pic when it's done , in the DISKS app

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:55 PM

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here

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:56 PM

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click 'free space' and the +

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:56 PM

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yeah

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:56 PM

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make new volume called SPARE

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as FAT

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:57 PM

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like this

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its as FAT

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:57 PM

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now do inxi -M in terminal

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:57 PM

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Machine:
Type: Desktop System: Micro (HK) Tech product: Venus series v: Version 1.0
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Shenzhen Meigao Equipment model: F7BFC v: Version 1.0
serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC. v: 1.20
date: 03/06/2024

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:58 PM

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find ur model/mobo and see if research shows u need to have special drivers for Windows 11 to install onto it

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in addition, go to your userhome downloads folder in Mint

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presuming that's where u saved the Windows ISO

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 2:59 PM

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yup

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 2:59 PM

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~/Downloads $ sha256sum Windows press tab then enter

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just the quoted text

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:00 PM

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sha256sum: Windows: No such file or directory

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:00 PM

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did u press tab?

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:00 PM

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ohh

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i read to fast

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:01 PM

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or else fill in the whole filename in exact lettercase by hand

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:01 PM

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the name of the file is

Win11_25H2_English_x64.iso

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:03 PM

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oh so then sha256sum Win and press tab

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:04 PM

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sha256sum: Win: No such file or directory

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should i do the whole name

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:04 PM

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did u cd to Downloads?

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:05 PM

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yup

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ayoub@Ayoubs-PC:~/Downloads$ sha256sum Win
sha256sum: Win: No such file or directory

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:05 PM

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do ls

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:05 PM

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gparted-live-1.7.0-8-amd64.iso ventoy-1.1.07-linux.tar.gz
st-setup-1.8.17r2.exe Win11_25H2_English_x64.iso
ventoy-1.1.07 xclicker_1.5.1_amd64.deb

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:05 PM

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type the whole name then

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:06 PM

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d141f6030fed50f75e2b03e1eb2e53646c4b21e5386047cb860af5223f102a32 Win11_25H2_English_x64.iso

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:06 PM

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compare to official listing for a match.

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if no match, no good.

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:08 PM

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it compares

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https://pureinfotech.com/verify-windows-11-iso-powershell/

Pureinfotech • Windows 10 & Windows 11 help for humans

Mauro Huculak

How to make sure your Windows 11 ISO is safe and original

To check the Windows 11 ISO file hash to verify its authenticity, use the Get-FileHash command and compare result with these values.

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its the English one

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@compact chasm

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:11 PM

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it matches?

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:11 PM

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yup

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:12 PM

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the official listing to the sha256sum u just calculated in terminal?

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:12 PM

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yeah

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u can check urself

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:12 PM

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then copy and paste it onto ventoy

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and let it rest a full minute once it's done copying over.

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:12 PM

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huh

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i dont get it

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:12 PM

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drag n drop the ISO onto ventoy to copy it

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:12 PM

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u mean drag the iso file in to the ventoy usb

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:13 PM

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yes

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:13 PM

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alr

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into ventoy or intoSPARE?

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:13 PM

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the ventoy ptn

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:13 PM

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compact chasm

see ^

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:14 PM

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buoyant bolt https://pureinfotech.com/verify-windows-11-iso-powershell/

this only works if u have powershell and are working FROM Windows.

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:14 PM

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huh

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so it doesnt matches

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:15 PM

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did the terminal give a result?

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did the website of microsoft show a hash?

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did the two match?

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:15 PM

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it both matches

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:15 PM

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if yes, then dont think about it

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:15 PM

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yes

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:16 PM

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after windows copies over, also put linux Mint ISO on the same ventoy partition

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in case u screw everything up, u can still use Mint

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:20 PM

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alright

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im done

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@compact chasm

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:26 PM

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well, see if Windows boots

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:26 PM

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alright

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:26 PM

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from ventoy

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did u reenable Secure Boot?

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:30 PM

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yup

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but still the same error

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:31 PM

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are you booting the USB as a UEFI device?

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it should say it in the boot options of ur BIOS, as well as in the lower-left corner of first Ventoy screen.

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:51 PM

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i did

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:56 PM

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buoyant bolt i did

test if the Mint live ISO boots fully to a desktop

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if it does, use gparted from it to make a new guid partition table on the nvme

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then boot windows installer

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:57 PM

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why is it that hard to switch back

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:57 PM

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u think windows makes it easy?

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 3:58 PM

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i hoped so

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i need to eat in a bit so are we almost done?

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 3:59 PM

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compact chasm test if the Mint live ISO boots fully to a desktop

check

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:00 PM

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alright

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gimme a sec

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:01 PM

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may just need to wipe a certain specific folder, and old backup microsoft stuff

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:02 PM

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it says error u need to learn kernel first

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if i try the mint iso

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:03 PM

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oof

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ffs

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verify it from ventoy

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u probably got a bad flash

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:03 PM

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so we are long not done?

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:03 PM

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yep

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:04 PM

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ffs

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what u want me to do

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:04 PM

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#1420498286912999434 message

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verify mint iso

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if it doesnt match, delete and recopy the iso

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:05 PM

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the sha256sum again

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:05 PM

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ya

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and also test the iso u saved

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:06 PM

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test iso?

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wich iso did i save

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i only got windows and mint

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:06 PM

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the latter

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u verified the windows one thru terminal

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:07 PM

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yh

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:07 PM

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who knows if it wrote well to the usb

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:07 PM

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so u want me to test both

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:07 PM

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that's why ventoy has that tool

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:07 PM

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only that sha or md5 too

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:07 PM

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so u can check if the image wrote without errors

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only sha256

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:08 PM

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ight BRB

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:25 PM

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finally done

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:26 PM

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my guess is neither the windows one, nor the mint one match the official respective hashes

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:26 PM

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yup..

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:27 PM

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may have to use other usb stick then

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get a sandisk or sony or corsair

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:27 PM

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ggs

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:28 PM

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u could try recopying

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:28 PM

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one last question

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if i factory reset the pc bc someone wants to buy it it still got linux on it?

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:28 PM

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after verifying the mint one saved on ur nvme downloads folder is proper

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:29 PM

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buoyant bolt if i factory reset the pc bc someone wants to buy it it still got linux on it?

u can but make sure u have tools at hand

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:29 PM

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i got the minisforum6950

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:29 PM

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in case u screw up so hard, u can at least put Mint fully back onto it

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:29 PM

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but if i factory reset the pc linux is gone too right

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:30 PM

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there is no factory reset

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u cant boot anything atm

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except the mint install

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:30 PM

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ggs

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so im cooked 🫡

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:30 PM

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u were able to boot gparted-live right?

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:30 PM

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yes

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:31 PM

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just verify the mint iso

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on the nvme

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:31 PM

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u mean checksum ?

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:31 PM

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and if it passes,

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recopy it to ventoy

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and let it rest a FULL minute

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after copying

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and never remove the usb unless it's powered down

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:32 PM

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what is powered down?

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:32 PM

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the pc

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:32 PM

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oh why

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:32 PM

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or safe-eject only

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:32 PM

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why?

compact chasm Nov 10, 2025, 4:32 PM

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dont be yanking shit out

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cuz dont be DUMB that's why

buoyant bolt Nov 10, 2025, 4:33 PM

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KEKW

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i did it so many times before

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