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Windows shuts down and the computer restarts on your Tails USB stick.
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In the <b>Use a device</b> screen, select <b>USB HDD</b>.
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Windows shuts down and restarts on the <b>Choose an option</b> screen.
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Press and hold the <b>Shift</b> key while you select the <b>Power</b> [[!img lib/system-shutdown.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button and then <b>Restart</b>.
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Select the <b>Start [[!img lib/start.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]]</b> button.
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[[!img install/inc/screenshots/choose_an_option.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]
09/18/2025
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[[<i>Rufus</i> from Windows|install/windows#rufus]]
03/12/2025
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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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If the <strong>Choose an option</strong> screen or the <strong>Use a device</strong> option don't appear, refer to the [[instructions on starting Tails using the Boot Menu key|doc/first_steps/start/pc#boot-menu-key]].
11/18/2023
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The <b>External Hard Disk</b> entry makes it possible to [[start from an external hard disk|doc/advanced_topics/external_hard_disk]] and some [[problematic USB sticks|support/known_issues#problematic-usb-stick]].
11/04/2022
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The <b>Troubleshooting Mode</b> entry disables some features of the Linux kernel and might work better on some computers. You can try this option if you think you are experiencing hardware compatibility errors while starting Tails.
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Such an attack is possible in theory but very unlikely in practice. We don't know of any virus capable of infecting Tails. <span class="standalone">See our [[warning on plugging Tails in untrusted systems|doc/about/warnings/computer#software]].</span>
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]]
02/28/2022
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[[<i>balenaEtcher</i> from macOS|install/mac#etcher]]
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Make sure that you have installed Tails using either:
12/22/2021
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