Windows 10: Boot Option for HDD Missing After Adding SSD and Installing Windows

I was using Windows 10 installed on my HDD, and it was working fine. Recently, I added an SSD to my laptop and installed a fresh copy of Windows on it using a bootable USB drive. I used Coustom Installation And Select Drive 1. I did not modify or remove anything on the HDD.Now, Windows on the SSD works fine, and I can access all the files on the HDD except users folder of old hdd window even after advance security I select everyone from File Manager. However, when I press F9 my boot options key, the HDD does not appear as a boot option.In bios also old window not showing

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Automatic repair while booting from hdd and installing windows on ssd.

1. Migrated windows from hdd to ssd
   
2. Formatted hdd
   
3. Prioritised boot from ssd in bios
   
4. Turned on the pc
   
5. Automatic repair
   

To deal with this I select boot from a device > then EFI USB device > it says no bootable USB detected, select from these drives > there are few options including the newly installed ssd > I select ssd > then it shows disk checking, press any key to stop > I stop it > windows then boots from ssd.

It very difficult to repeat all this everytime I turn on my pc. Please suggest a fix.

 

Problems on boot option after installing Windows 10 on SSD (confuse situation, multiple questions)

I've bought a new Lenovo 330 laptop with Windows 10 and a SSD.

I wanted to move Windows 10 to the SSD.

I've created an installation media and installed Windows 10 on the SSD.

After I installed it, the next time i booted the laptop, there was a screen asking me to choose which windows I wanted to use. There were two options. They vanished too fast I couldn't read it.

After this first time, this screen didn't appear anymore.

Now I have Windows 10 installed no both HDD and SSD. But they are not equal. In Computer Management > Disk management The HDD has 3 partitions: EFI System Partition, Primary Partition "Windows D:" and OEM Partition ("WINRE_DRV"). While the SSD has a single
partition C: which reads "Boot, Page File, Crash dump, Primary partition")

In the BIOS/UEFI there are 3 boot options, organized in two lists:

-The EFI list, which only contains the boot frmo the HDD

-The legacy boot list, which contains the HDD (the same HDD from the EFI list) and the SSD option.

All three options boot the same Windows 10 - the one installed in the SSD.
I saw that creating a blank file in th Desktop in the SSD and loading all three options (tell me if this method doesn't make sense).

-If legacy boot options are enabled, its not possible for the Secure Boot option to be enabled.

My questions:

1-Why are the UEFI HDD boot option and the legacy HDD boot option loading the SSD windows? They are just wrongly labeled (being, in truth, the bootloader from SSD) or they re really written on the HDD but loading the SSD?

2-Because of question 1, I don't know if I can format the HDD, because if those boot options are really from the HDD ( and not from the SSD) I might completely loose my UEFI boot. Is that correct?

3-I expected that when installing windows 10 on the SSD it would install a UEFI boot (if I remember correctly, I even that to change the partition of the SSD frmo MBR to GPT because of this), not a legacy boot, as it apparently did. How can I fix that?

 

I couldn't find the both drive SSD and hdd in boot settings to boot

Hello, Welcome to Microsoft Community.



Thanks for your feedback, I think you're having trouble finding your SSD and HDD in the boot settings. Here are some steps you can try:



1. Make sure that both your SSD and HDD are properly connected to your computer.

2. Restart your computer and enter the BIOS settings.

3. Look for the "Boot" or "Boot Priority" section in the BIOS settings.

4. Check if your SSD and HDD are listed in the boot priority list. If they are not, try looking for an option to "Add Boot Option" or "Add New Boot Device".

5. Select your SSD or HDD from the list of available devices and set it as the first boot option.

6. Save your changes and exit the BIOS settings.



If you're still having trouble finding your SSD and HDD in the boot settings, you may want to consult your computer's manual or contact the manufacturer for further assistance.

Also, I noticed that you transferred the data to your SSD, your problem may also be caused by not correctly writing the boot information. If that's the case, you need to reinstall the system on the new hard drive to get the correct boot information, and then transfer your data to your SSD.

Disclaimer: Please back up all your important data before performing it.

Looking forward to your issue being resolved soon.

Lugoo Bei | Microsoft Community Support Specialist