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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>.
06/26/2025
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[[<i>Rufus</i> from Windows|install/windows#rufus]]
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Most computers do not start automatically on the Tails USB stick, but you can press a Boot Menu key to display a list of possible devices to start from.
07/30/2024
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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)'."]]
02/27/2024
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Others&hellip;
12/07/2023
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F12, <a href="https://support.lenovo.com/solutions/ht062552">Novo</a>
07/20/2023
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Plug in the other Tails USB stick that you want to <span class="pc-clone">install</span> <span class="upgrade">upgrade</span> from.
02/28/2022
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[[the Linux command line|install/expert#install]]
02/28/2022
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[[<i>GNOME Disks</i> from Linux|install/linux#install]]
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[[<i>balenaEtcher</i> from macOS|install/mac#etcher]]
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Immediately press several times the first possible Boot Menu key identified in step 2.
12/23/2021
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Switch on the computer.
12/23/2021
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Make sure that you have installed Tails using either:
12/22/2021
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05/10/2021
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F9
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Esc
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F12, F9, F2, Esc
01/28/2021

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