Windows 10: Dual Boot Win7 and Win10: Both existent on current machine

Discus and support Dual Boot Win7 and Win10: Both existent on current machine in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hello Folks. I am sure this has been asked before but I can't find an answer despite having spent ages trawling the threads. Feel free to point me to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Keith Widdicombe, Sep 26, 2020.

  1. KEITH WIDDICOMBE
    Keith Widdicombe Win User

    Dual Boot Win7 and Win10: Both existent on current machine


    Hello Folks. I am sure this has been asked before but I can't find an answer despite having spent ages trawling the threads. Feel free to point me to an earlier answer if appropriate. So here goes:


    I have two nvme drives on my machine. One has an up to date Win10Pro 1909 - I am not ready for 2004 yet !!!. The other has a fully functional Win7pro as up to date as it got before retirement. I can boot to either via UEFI but.....


    I would like to be able to choose at boot time which system I want to run without having to go into BIOS UEFI. I have seen some posts which describe possible methods for this but they all seem to need a clean installation of one or the other OS.


    Any ideas folks ? Thanks in advance.

    :)
     
    Keith Widdicombe, Sep 26, 2020
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  2. EARLF
    EarlF Win User

    How to dual boot win7 and win10

    How can I set up a win7 machine to dual boot win10?
     
    EarlF, Sep 26, 2020
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  3. JBB_USER
    jbb_user Win User
    Win7 / Win10 dual boot only boots to Win10

    I have a home build machine with a dual partition for booting either Win7 or Win10 selectable.

    The order was Win7 followed by Win10 in the menu.

    The machine would always display a screen where I could select either Win7 or Win 10. If I didn't select in time the default was the first in the menu which was Win7

    Starting this evening the machine no longer displays the selection menu but instead boots immediately and directly to Win10.

    What's wrong?

    How can I fix this so it works the original way?
     
    jbb_user, Sep 26, 2020
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  4. FREDERIK LONG
    Frederik Long Win User

    Dual Boot Win7 and Win10: Both existent on current machine

    How to dual boot win7 and win10

    You need to install Win10 on its own partition.
     
    Frederik Long, Sep 26, 2020
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