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Restart the computer.
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This page describes the basic and advanced techniques to start Tails from a USB stick on PC.
 
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[[!toc levels=2]]
<h1 id="windows-restart">Starting from Windows</h1>
 
From Windows or the sign-in screen of Windows:
 
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<p>If the Boot Loader appears, you can follow our [[instructions
on the Welcome Screen|install/windows#tails]].</p>
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<h1 id="boot-menu-key">Starting with the Boot Menu key</h1>
 
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<h1 id="automatically">Starting on Tails automatically</h1>
 
To start on Tails automatically when your Tails USB stick is plugged in:
 
Open the BIOS or UEFI settings of the computer.
 
To learn how to edit the BIOS or UEFI settings, search for the user manual of
the computer on the support website of the manufacturer.
 
Edit the **Boot Order**. You might see an entry for **Removable devices** or **USB media**. Move this entry to the top of the list to force the computer to start from the USB stick before starting from the internal hard disk.
 
Restart the computer.
Schalten Sie den Computer ein.
<h1 id="not-at-all">Troubleshooting Tails not starting at all</h1>
 
Use this section if the computer does not start from the USB stick and the Boot Loader does not display:
 
[[!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)'."]]
 
<h2 id="verify">Verify your Tails USB stick</h2>
 
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<p>If you get the following error message in Windows:</p>
 
<p class="code">The disc image file is corrupted.</p>
 
<p>Then, you have to [[install Tails using <i>Rufus</i>|install/windows#rufus]].</p>
 
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</div>
<h2 id="known-issues">Check our list of known issues</h2>
 
Similar problems might have been reported already for your computer model in our [[list of known issues about Tails not starting at all|support/known_issues#pc-not-at-all]].
 
<h2 id="bios-settings">Edit the BIOS or UEFI settings (advanced users)</h2>
 
To learn how to edit the BIOS or UEFI settings, search for the user manual of the computer on the support website of the manufacturer.
 
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type: Bullet: '- '
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06/10/2025
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06/10/2025
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06/10/2025
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wiki/src/doc/first_steps/start/pc.zh.po, string 17