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Make sure that you have installed Tails using either:
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[[<i>balenaEtcher</i> from Windows|install/windows#etcher]]
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[[<i>balenaEtcher</i> from macOS|install/mac#etcher]]
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[[<i>GNOME Disks</i> from Linux|install/linux#install]]
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[[the Linux command line|install/expert#install]]
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Click on the <span class="guimenu">Start [[!img lib/start.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]]</span> button.
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Press and hold the <strong>Shift</strong> key while you choose <strong>Power</strong> ▸ <strong>Restart</strong>.
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In the <strong>Choose an option</strong> screen, choose <strong>Use a device</strong>.
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[[!img install/inc/screenshots/choose_an_option.png link="no" alt=""]]
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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]].
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In the <strong>Use a device</strong> screen, choose <strong>Boot Menu</strong>.
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Windows shuts down, the computer restarts, and a Boot Menu appears.
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Plug in your Tails USB stick shortly after choosing <strong>Boot Menu</strong> and while Windows is shutting down.
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<span class="windows upgrade-windows">In the future, we</span> <span class="standalone">We</span> recommend that you only plug in your Tails USB stick while Windows is shutting down. Otherwise, a virus in Windows could infect your Tails USB stick and break its security.
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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>
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The Boot Menu is a list of possible devices to start from. The following screenshot is an example of a Boot Menu:
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[[!img install/inc/screenshots/boot_menu.png link="no" alt=""]]
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In the Boot Menu, select your USB stick and press <strong>Enter</strong>.
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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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