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has been filed about the Nautilus dialog you are seeing as it recommends a potentially dangerous option that could result in data loss. Please do not run the command in this dialog unless you want to delete your saved Windows session and potentially lose unsaved work.

Check to see if you have a mount point (folder for mounting your partition in) for your Windows partition in the folder '''/media''' using this command:  

Check to see if you have a mount point (folder for mounting your partition in) for your Windows partition in the folder '''/media''' using this command:  

If you don't see a folder for your Windows partition, you should create one with the following command:  

If you don't see a folder for your Windows partition, you should create one with the following command:  

Next, mount the partition in read-only mode onto this folder with this command:  

Next, mount the partition in read-only mode onto this folder with this command:  

'''Note:''' that you should change '''/media/windows''' if your mountpoint is called something else.

'''Note:''' that you should change '''/media/windows''' if your mountpoint is called something else.

There is a new feature in '''Windows 8''' called '''Fast Startup''' [http://www.typicaltips.com/2013/02/disable-fast-startup-in-windows-8.html]. If this feature is enabled (which it is by default), Windows 8 does not actually completely shutdown when you choose shutdown. Instead, it does a "hybrid shutdown". This is something like hibernating; it makes booting Windows 8 back up faster. So, you need to disable this feature to be able to shut it down properly, and be able to mount the Windows partitions. To do this, boot into your Windows 8 and:

There is a new feature in '''Windows 8''' called '''Fast Startup''' [http://www.typicaltips.com/2013/02/disable-fast-startup-in-windows-8.html]. If this feature is enabled (which it is by default), Windows 8 does not actually completely shutdown when you choose shutdown. Instead, it does a "hybrid shutdown". This is something like hibernating; it makes booting Windows 8 back up faster. So, you need to disable this feature to be able to shut it down properly, and be able to mount the Windows partitions. To do this, boot into your Windows 8 and:

  '''1.''' Open Control Panel in the small icons view and click on '''Power Options'''.

  '''1.''' Open Control Panel in the small icons view and click on '''Power Options'''.

If you still aren't able to mount without getting errors, you may need to turn off hibernation completely. Open an elevated Command Prompt (right click on the shortcut, click on '''Run as Administrator'''), and input:

If you still aren't able to mount without getting errors, you may need to turn off hibernation completely. Open an elevated Command Prompt (right click on the shortcut, click on '''Run as Administrator'''), and input:

Source: Fast Startup - Turn On or Off in Windows. [http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6320-fast-startup-turn-off-windows-8-a.html]

Source: Fast Startup - Turn On or Off in Windows. [http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6320-fast-startup-turn-off-windows-8-a.html]

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