Windows 10: Delete Previous Windows 10 from Boot Start Up

Hi, I recently messed up a previous Win10 installation and had to use gparted (kept saying the drive was locked when I tried to use Recovery CD) to delete partition and start from scratch. Everything installed fine like before but now when I start up or restart laptop I get the option to boot either Windows 10(previous install) or Windows 10 on volume 2(new working install).

How do I get rid of that previous install option so i can go straight to boot up?

:)

 

"Restoring your previous version of Windows" error

I had finished downloading Windows 10 from the Get Windows 10 app. I started to install it. The installation starts and my PC boot up. And it starts installing Windows 10. But after crossing 25%, my PC boots up for 2 to 3 times and gives a message "Restoring
your previous version of Windows". It gets back to Windows 8.1 Pro. Please find the solution for this issue ASAP.

Thank You

 

Installing Windows 10 from microsoft USB

If you are upgrading from a previous version of Windows, you can't upgrade by booting from the install media. You have to boot to the Windows 7 desktop then start the installation there. Learn how:

How to: upgrade from previous versions of Windows
using Windows 10

If your intention is to perform a clean install, you have to choose Custom (Advance) then delete all the partitions.

How to: Perform a clean install of Windows 10

 

*Start +R, type msconfig and delete the old boot menu entry (on the boot tab)

 

You can try to boot with a boot cd and in the CMD prompt enter:
BootRec /FixBoot
BootRec /FixMbr
and if you have to:
BootRec /RebuildBCD

 

There was only one option there

Did all no go *Sad

 

What does this option to choose look like? Is it a Windows screen or some other bootloader? If it is Windows there should be multiple entries in msconfig.

If you've got a camera perhaps you could post a picture where it gives you the OS choice and a picture of disk management screen as well (with the status column spread out so all info can be read like below).

Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Ten Forums - Windows 10 Forums

 

Install EasyBCD (it's free, you don't have to register - on the registration screen, just click download). The second button down on the left will be edit boot menu. You can delete extra entries there.

EasyBCD - NeoSmart Technologies

 

Sweet! It boots up automatically into the Old school windows boot manager(black and white usually shows up if you're dual booting) now but it looks like the EasyBCD got rid of the old one *Smile . Do I need to fix mbr to stop this?

 

Go back to the edit menu screen on EasyBCD and in the options on the bottom there should be an option to not require the user to pick an OS - or set the delay to 0. Also, I'll have to look, but there is a thread on this forum somewhere of how to issue a bcdedit command to enable F8 again, which I think is a necessity.

Found it, from elevated command prompt:

bcdedit /set {current} bootmenupolicy Legacy

 

Cool will do, thx again everybody *Smile