Windows 10: How to Dual-Boot 2nd OS?

Discus and support How to Dual-Boot 2nd OS? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; This is more or less a project, seeing if I CAN do this successfully without messing up my Windows OS. I have 2 hard drives (both same 2 TB capacity);... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by BrokenDaily, Aug 19, 2018.

  1. How to Dual-Boot 2nd OS?


    This is more or less a project, seeing if I CAN do this successfully without messing up my Windows OS. I have 2 hard drives (both same 2 TB capacity); one is my main Windows 10 OS system, the other was/will-be intended for system-image/macrium-reflect backups in-case my main OS drive bites the dust. I want to try my hand at installing linux on the 2nd drive and dual-booting windows and linux without problems

    I have my BIOS set to run on UFEI instead of Legacy (used the mbr2gpt tool on my Win10 OS drive), and from what my system info tells me, I can't run secure boot at all on either drive.

    How would I go about doing this right. And if I decide that dual-booting isn't worth it and I delete linux from my 2nd hard drive, how would I fix my windows bootloader (if it needs fixing at all). The intended linux build is android-x86

    :)
     
    BrokenDaily, Aug 19, 2018
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  2. 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:
    • Disconnect the drive containing Windows 8.1
    • Install Windows 10 with one drive connected.
    • After step 2, reconnect the drive containing Windows 8.1
    • 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
    • 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)
    • 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 19, 2018
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  3. Solaris17 Win User
    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 19, 2018
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  4. How to Dual-Boot 2nd OS?

    Unable to see Dual Boot option

    Hi David,

    Thank you for being a part of Windows 10.

    I appreciate you for providing details about the issue and we are happy to help you.

    I suggest you to follow the below steps to change the OS to default and check if it helps:

    • Press Windows + R keys from the Keyboard.
    • Type msconfig and hit Enter.
    • Click on the Boot tab.
    • Select the OS from the list and click on the Set as default.
    Reference: Refer to the following Wiki article created by J W Stuart on
    How to dual boot Windows 7 and Windows 10 Preview.

    How to dual boot Windows 7 and Windows 10 Preview

    Kindly let us know if you need any further assistance with Windows. We are glad to assist you.

    Thank you.
     
    Harshavardhan Rathod, Aug 19, 2018
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