Windows 10: Can't dual boot 2 OS

Discus and support Can't dual boot 2 OS in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; So it's like this:I want to dual boot on my PC for a day then stop I will do it again next timeAnd when I attempt to dual boot Windows 10 current OS... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Dung Nguyen2, Aug 7, 2024.

  1. Can't dual boot 2 OS


    So it's like this:I want to dual boot on my PC for a day then stop I will do it again next timeAnd when I attempt to dual boot Windows 10 current OS with Windows 7I attached Windows 7 image file with a 2 TB VHD and start bootingI enabled the option to boot the image file in the Boot options in my computerBut I can't find that option when I try to boot up!Can I do something to my current OS to make it appear?

    :)
     
    Dung Nguyen2, Aug 7, 2024
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  2. topgundcp Win User

    Dual Booting 2 x Windows 10 OS Drives (Existing Installs)


    It is uneccessary to do all of the above.
    1. Boot up Windows 10
    2. Open Disk Management and take a note of the drive letter of the other Windows 10
    3. Open Admin Command Prompt and type: bcdboot X:\Windows where X is the drive letter noted in step 2
    4. Reboot, you should have a dual boot menu.
     
    topgundcp, Aug 7, 2024
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  3. topgundcp Win User
    Dual Booting with Windows 8.1


    The procedure below will allow you to boot Windows separately or in dual boot configuration.
    Here's what I recommend to do:
    1. Disconnect the drive containing Windows 8.1
    2. Install Windows 10 with one drive connected.
    3. After step 2, reconnect the drive containing Windows 8.1
    4. Boot up Windows 8.1. Open disk management and take a note of the drive letter of Windows 10 OS.
      NOTE: if you boot up Windows 10, then take a note of Windows 8.1 drive letter
    5. Open Admin command prompt and type: bcdboot X:\windows where X: is the drive letter of Windows 10 (Windows 8.1 if you boot from Windows 10 in step 4)
    6. Reboot the PC. You should have a dual boot screen.

    NOTE: To break off the dual boot setting, Win+R->msconfig->boot and delete the none default entry on the list.
     
    topgundcp, Aug 7, 2024
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  4. Solaris17 Win User

    Can't dual boot 2 OS

    Dual Boot?

    I can help here iv had both i used partition magic to split my HDD and i installed vista on one and xp was already on the other only problem is id watch out if i were you for some reason vista does not like to dual boot iv seen this on a couple of my machines and my buddys. so step one have xp installed step 2 find a partitioner of your choice i dont know of any except partition magic and the one included on xp...only thing is i dont think the one on xp will even partition them...then pop in your vista DVD and select the drive of your choice....the only thing i can think of that causes vista to hate dual booting sooo much is that when their are 2 OS's installed xp uses its own prog to list them on boot well vista uses a totally diff boot loader than the previous os's and i think they conflict the problems i hade were the standard missing windows folder missing HAL.dll and the nt one dont remember the name.....that and after your done vista and boot into xp things didnt like to start correctly specially if you scan disk with vista.
     
    Solaris17, Aug 7, 2024
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