Windows 10: Help with 2 installations of Windows10 on the same Laptop

Discus and support Help with 2 installations of Windows10 on the same Laptop in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; My situation is that my Laptop has 2 Drives and I'm using it for both (Work + Personal use) so i'd like to keep 2 separate environment for each use, so... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by KYC2020, Mar 5, 2019.

  1. KYC2020
    KYC2020 Win User

    Help with 2 installations of Windows10 on the same Laptop


    My situation is that my Laptop has 2 Drives and I'm using it for both (Work + Personal use) so i'd like to keep 2 separate environment for each use, so I'm trying to have 2 instances/installations of Windows 10; one on each drive,

    Drive#1: 250GB NVMe SSD - Formatted as 1 partition for OS#1

    Drive#2: 500GB SATA SSD - Formatted as 2 partitions ( 100GB partition for OS#2 + 2nd Partition for "All My files" )

    ** keep in mind

    1- I will be choosing the OS using BIOS boot options, i'm not looking for dual boot solution as i need Both "OS"s to be totally independent so if i remove either of the drives later in the future it wont affect the second and i'll still be able to boot the other OS normally

    2- I need to keep both drives connected to the laptop as i need the files on the 2nd partition on drive#2 to be available to both OSs


    What i've tried:

    The OS in drive#1 is the one came with the laptop from the OEM and it was working fine, so i went and disconnected that Drive#1 totally then prepared "Installation Media" with the latest 1809 version and plugged in Drive#2 and installed Windows10, then updated Windows + Drivers + installed all apps, now Drive#2 is working fine also

    THEN for the last step i reconnected drive#1 and selected it as primary boot option, powered up, only to get faced with BSOD with stop code ( unmountable boot volume )

    so i googled it and based on what i found i disabled Secure Boot ( Fast startup is disabled on both drives first step right after the installation of windows), but still the same issue.

    * I've noticed this BSOD only shows up if i try to boot of Drive#1 BUT if i try to boot of Drive#2 it would boot but it wont recognize Drive#1 and it shows only in "Disk Management" as "Offline", i have no clue why it would default to offline the drive but that discouraged me from changing it to online fearing the worst.

    * if i connect only 1 drive it would boot fine with no issues. it only happens when i keep them both connected.

    I have done this same scenario many time back in the days of WindowsXP and Windows7 but that was before UEFI.

    So i appreciate any help regarding this Help with 2 installations of Windows10 on the same Laptop :)

    :)
     
    KYC2020, Mar 5, 2019
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  2. CORDUROY_JR
    Corduroy_Jr Win User

    help to remote connect

    not sure how to use both programs u 2 suggested, i need more helpful steps thanks
     
    Corduroy_Jr, Mar 5, 2019
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  3. EXODUSPRIME1337
    exodusprime1337 Win User
    windows xp installation and dual core am

    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
    exodusprime1337, Mar 5, 2019
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  4. DEPTH
    Depth Win User

    Help with 2 installations of Windows10 on the same Laptop

    Install Diablo 3 on Linux

    Just install PlayOnLinux? Why did they make step 2 and 3 of this "tutorial"?

    Anyway, looking at the supported software list for PlayOnLinux, D3 is a step in the right direction. Lack of gaming is a factor for a lot of people when deciding on an OS, if more recent games get ported it may help migrate them to their preferred choice.
     
    Depth, Mar 5, 2019
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