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If Windows is <span class="linux upgrade-linux">also</span> installed on the computer, you can refer instead to the [[instructions on starting Tails from Windows|doc/first_steps/start/pc#windows-restart]]. Starting Tails from Windows is easier than using the Boot Menu key.
 
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[[!img install/inc/screenshots/boot_menu.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]
 
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If a Boot Menu with a list of devices appears, select your USB stick and press <b>Enter</b>.
 
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[[<i>Rufus</i> from Windows|install/windows#rufus]]
 
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[[!img install/inc/screenshots/grub.png class="screenshot" alt="Black screen ('GNU GRUB') with Tails logo and 3 options: 'Tails' and 'Tails (Troubleshooting Mode)' and 'Tails (External Hard Disk)'."]]
 
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If the computer starts on Tails, the Boot Loader appears and Tails starts automatically after 4 seconds.
 
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If the computer starts on another operating system or returns an error message, shut down the computer again and repeat step 3 for all the possible Boot Menu keys identified in step 2.
 
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Immediately press several times the first possible Boot Menu key identified in step 2.
 
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Switch on the computer.
 
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On many computers, a message is displayed very briefly when switching on that also explains how to get to the Boot Menu or edit the BIOS settings.
 
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Others&hellip;
 
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Toshiba
 
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F11, Esc, F10
 
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Sony
 
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Esc, F12, F2
 
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