Windows 10: Windows cannot boot because all partition moved back by 1

Discus and support Windows cannot boot because all partition moved back by 1 in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; I am multibooting linux and windows, and I used to have windows on partition volume 8, 9, 10, and 11 on my nvme. And for some personal readon, I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by Jerry Tobing, Jun 25, 2022.

  1. Windows cannot boot because all partition moved back by 1


    I am multibooting linux and windows, and I used to have windows on partition volume 8, 9, 10, and 11 on my nvme. And for some personal readon, I decided to merge my partition 5 and 6. But sadly this broke my windows system as now the volumes are listed on 7 8 9 10 instead, and windows wouldn't boot. Logs are saying hard drive not found. I checked BCDEDIT and the device it's trying to boot from is volume 8, while the system is at volume 7 now.Is there any way for me to change the volume numbers on the boot manager to match the new volume numbers? BCDEDIT {bootmgr} device partition=\Device\Hard

    :)
     
    Jerry Tobing, Jun 25, 2022
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  2. FX-GMC Win User

    Move Win7 64 image from a partition NTFS to a new drive

    EDIT: After reading your first post again, is there any reason that you would now need GPT? Are you just trying to move the windows install to a new disk or is there a new motherboard involved?

    If you are already booting to an NTFS partition, then it makes me wonder if after copying to the new drive, the partition isn't getting marked as Active.

    Following the same steps I posted above for startup repair, you can get to a command prompt and use diskpart to see if this is the case.

    Code: In the command prompt: diskpart list disk select disk 0 (disk number may be different if you have other disks connected.) list partition select partition 0 (partition number number may vary, but you want to see the boot partition which is the same as your windows partition according to the screenshot on the OP) detail partition (This should have Active: Yes or No. If it says no, since we have the partition selected, you can just use the following command in diskpart) active[/quote]
     
    FX-GMC, Jun 25, 2022
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  3. Dandel Win User
    How to go about building a tri-boot system?

    i dual boot all the time, and going in to tri boot is easy.

    step 1) partition the drive in to 3 partitions ( leaving 1 empty for the linux installer. )
    step 2) install windows on the first 2 partitions.
    step 3) install linux, and let it auto partition the remaining space. ( i recommend at least 30gb of space for linux, because it will make things a lot easier. )

    step 4) enjoy.
     
    Dandel, Jun 25, 2022
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  4. Wile E Win User

    Windows cannot boot because all partition moved back by 1

    How to go about building a tri-boot system?

    Yeah, but he's throwing OS X in there. Not quite as easy to do, but not all that hard. Manual configuration of GRUB is necessary.
     
    Wile E, Jun 25, 2022
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