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    PCSPECIALIST Can't boot laptop directly from pen drive

    Hi Scott, let me try to clarify. In order to be able to restore an earlier version of their Windows system, users of Macrium Reflect need to create rescue media, either on a bootable CD or bootable USB. They also have an option to add a bootable version of the program to the Windows boot menu...
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    PCSPECIALIST Can't boot laptop directly from pen drive

    As I said just above, the Macrium rescue does boot ok but it is rather slow to do so, so perhaps the BIOS just gives up and moves on.
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    PCSPECIALIST Can't boot laptop directly from pen drive

    I now realise I have never properly understood the laptop's boot procedure and don't actually have a problem. The very first boot screen gives me the chance to use other options, one of which is to boot to a device, and my UEFI flash drive shows there and I can boot to it directly. Sorry to...
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    PCSPECIALIST Can't boot laptop directly from pen drive

    Hi and thanks for the response. Here's my full spec: Chassis & Display Lafité Series: Aluminium Chassis: 14" Matte Full HD IPS LED (1920 x 1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-1065G7 (1.3GHz, 3.9GHz Turbo) Memory (RAM) 16GB DDR4 2666MHz SOLDERED Graphics Card INTEL® HD...
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    PCSPECIALIST Can't boot laptop directly from pen drive

    I have a Lafite 14 laptop which I'm unable to boot to a UEFI flash drive without doing so via the Windows boot menu. The flash drive boots the Macrium Reflect rescue media so if the main SSD fails I have no way at all to restore my images and file backups to a replacement drive. If I go into...
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    PCSPECIALIST Backslash on Lafite 14

    My new Lafite notebook has a backslash on the X key but I can't find how to type it. With a little digging I discovered AltGr with # gives a backslash but that isn't great. Anyone?
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