Windows 10: Help with Boot Order in a dual drive laptop

Hi all.

So my friend just installed a SATA SSD in his DVD Rom using a caddy. I helped him cloned his Windows 10 from his HDD to SSD already.

We managed to boot into the SSD using the Windows 10 Advanced Startup by booting from DVD Rom, got a boot device not found error, followed by Boot Manager menu. I can see HDD and SSD option there, selecting SSD on the 2nd row boot successfully.

However, upon restart, it goes back to HDD again. So we formatted the HDD Windows partitions and restart. But we got automatic repair menu, followed by Advanced Startup which we can boot into SSD by selecting boot from HDD/SSD.



How do I make sure the laptop will always boot from SSD now?

Option in BIOS does not seem to carry SSD exactly.



See the pictures attached: https://imgur.com/a/hEgefFD

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Boot Order Help

Hi,

I would like some help to optimise my boot order.

My preference is:

1. USB
   
2. CDDVDW
   
3. C: Drive where windows is installed
   

Refer to picture below which shows my current setup.

Question

1. Is this order inline for my preference above?
   
2. Will the CDDVDW also boot USB?
   
3. If answer to 2) is no how do I add USB boot as option as 1) is there a way to do it.
   

Any help appreciated, thanks.

thanks,

Nick.

 

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.

 

Help on Dual Boot

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I understand that you would like to dual boot the computer.

I would like to inform you that, it is possible to install Windows 10, only if Windows XP is preinstalled on the computer. If
you are trying to install Windows XP just to run a particular software, I suggest you to run the program in compatibility mode and check if it helps.

I suggest you to run the program in Compatibility mode, please follow the below steps:

1) Right click on the Program

2) Click on Properties

3) Click on Compatibility tab

4) Select Run this program in compatibility mode and select the operating system accordingly from the drop down list.

Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

Thank you.