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  1. Thread: Activation troubleshooting by NovHak
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 293 Views 478,099

    By “beforehand” I was meaning one has to have the...

    By “beforehand” I was meaning one has to have the previous, activated, system at hand to link its license to a WLID. If, say, the previous computer is dead, it can’t be done. Some people use local...
  2. Thread: Activation troubleshooting by NovHak
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 293 Views 478,099

    Anyway, I don’t think it can be done at...

    Anyway, I don’t think it can be done at activation time, it has to be done beforehand, on an already activated system… or am I wrong ?
  3. Thread: Activation troubleshooting by NovHak
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 293 Views 478,099

    All’s well that ends well, but I remember having...

    All’s well that ends well, but I remember having read somewhere (maybe from Microsoft) that linking one’s license to one’s Windows Live ID can help iron out some activation issues. Not that I did it...
  4. Thread: Download Windows 10 ISO File by NovHak
    Forum: Tutorials
    Replies 928 Views 4,421,354

    Installation & Upgrade I suppose you mean 19041.1288...

    I suppose you mean 19041.1288...
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    This is just true. I'm speaking from experience :...

    This is just true. I'm speaking from experience : I remember that HP Pavilion machine for which HP was officially providing a BIOS upgrade. Once upgraded, the system would simply crash repeatedly. HP...
  6. Thread: Laptop w/ 1909 installed, no upgrade is offered by NovHak
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 16 Views 2,002

    So, failing (for now) to boot a Win10 installer...

    So, failing (for now) to boot a Win10 installer USB stick on this computer, I tried the Upgrade Assistant, which is an available option at https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/, but it didn't...
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    This is just to confirm that my problem is...

    This is just to confirm that my problem is solved. The problem I was encountering with the computer restarting or freezing was not related to a bad Windows installer USB stick, but rather a BIOS...
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    Interesting ! The Syslinux folks did a similar...

    Interesting !

    The Syslinux folks did a similar tool that's called Memdisk and works with some bootloaders including Grub, however it's less advanced since it only hooks an interrupt, which only...
  9. Replies 30 Views 12,593

    Thanks @siepo...

    Thanks @siepo, that's interesting, considering such helpers are rare in the Linux world. However, the idea behind my question was to make a bootable Windows installer USB stick without resorting to...
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    I'm pretty sure it's a rare situation. But...

    I'm pretty sure it's a rare situation. But there's also the possibility that I missed something, or there's a problem on the target computer that makes it freeze or reboot when booting off the USB...
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    Did you check that personally, or did Microsoft...

    Did you check that personally, or did Microsoft make an official statement about this ?
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    I hear you, but as you said, MCT isn't available...

    I hear you, but as you said, MCT isn't available on Linux !

    Concerning dd, you certainly mean cp instead, which is able to recursively copy files, the same way you do with Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V on the...
  13. Replies 30 Views 12,593

    In the case of Windows installer ISOs, I...

    In the case of Windows installer ISOs, I obviously agree because MS doesn't provide hybrid ISOs. However, there's a fair number of other OSes that provide installers as hybrid ISOs, Ubuntu being one...
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    I think there's a misunderstanding somewhere. I...

    I think there's a misunderstanding somewhere. I never said that the MS ISOs are unable to boot on legacy BIOS or on EFI, I know they are perfectly able to. The problem is that without any change,...
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    Hi zbook, thanks for coming in. I downloaded...

    Hi zbook, thanks for coming in.

    I downloaded the official 21H1 ISO from Microsoft. => More precisely, it's the french 64-bit installer, from https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/
    ...
  16. Replies 30 Views 12,593

    Thanks, now I have a procedure that's deemed...

    Thanks, now I have a procedure that's deemed working !

    I'm on Linux but know diskpart so I know what I should do. There are two things that differ from what I did :

    I didn't set the partition...
  17. Replies 30 Views 12,593

    How to create an EFI bootable Windows installer USB stick w/o Rufus ?

    Dear forum readers,

    I downloaded the official 21H1 ISO from Microsoft. Unfortunately however, MS doesn't make hybrid ISO images, hence it won't boot when written to a USB stick. Some BIOSes...
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    As said before, boot an installation medium, such...

    As said before, boot an installation medium, such as the one created by the MCT, and just install on your brand new disk. If the disk is the only hardware change, it will most likely be considered a...
  19. Thread: Laptop w/ 1909 installed, no upgrade is offered by NovHak
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 16 Views 2,002

    I didn't respond because I said earlier it's a...

    I didn't respond because I said earlier it's a home edition.

    Right now I'm trying to get a 21H1 installer bootable USB stick from the official ISO, which I have problems doing since I'm on Linux...
  20. Thread: Laptop w/ 1909 installed, no upgrade is offered by NovHak
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 16 Views 2,002

    Yes, I based myself on this tutorial but it...

    Yes, I based myself on this tutorial but it didn't work. Thinking of it it's not that surprising, I mean 20H1 is old enough that all safeguard holds must have been lifted by Microsoft...

    But it...
  21. Thread: Laptop w/ 1909 installed, no upgrade is offered by NovHak
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 16 Views 2,002

    I was aware of such an option (though I'm not...

    I was aware of such an option (though I'm not sure it was exactly the same), but I came to the conclusion that removing the OEM Activation data from the BIOS was better since it ensured I would not...
  22. Thread: Laptop w/ 1909 installed, no upgrade is offered by NovHak
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 16 Views 2,002

    That's comfortable indeed. However, if I use the...

    That's comfortable indeed. However, if I use the MCT or even the ISO on an already existing installation, I suppose Windows would take its license information locally.

    Not much related, but this...
  23. Thread: Laptop w/ 1909 installed, no upgrade is offered by NovHak
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 16 Views 2,002

    Ah sorry you're right, in France Home editions of...

    Ah sorry you're right, in France Home editions of Windows 10 are called Famille, hence my mistake.

    In case removing the safeguard hold doesn't enable the upgrade, I will surely end up doing a...
  24. Thread: Laptop w/ 1909 installed, no upgrade is offered by NovHak
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 16 Views 2,002

    Thanks for your reply ! After some more...

    Thanks for your reply !

    After some more checking, it very much looks like the update has a safeguard hold applied. I've got the same message with that yellow exclamation mark...

    Is there any...
  25. Thread: Laptop w/ 1909 installed, no upgrade is offered by NovHak
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 16 Views 2,002

    Laptop w/ 1909 installed, no upgrade is offered

    Dear forum readers,

    It's the first time I encounter this. Yesterday I checked my sister's laptop, and discovered it was far behind, with Windows 10 v1909 still installed. Despite being surprised...
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