Windows 10: How to make an SSD the exclusive boot device?

Discus and support How to make an SSD the exclusive boot device? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; In the screen shot in your OP you show 400mb unused space at the beginning of the SSD. What I would try next is install MiniTool Partition Wizard and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by mike6623, Jan 27, 2016.

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  1. MIKE6623
    mike6623 Win User

    How to make an SSD the exclusive boot device?


    I installed. I clicked the 350mb drive and clicked copy and a where to copy screen appeared. No matter which drive I choose, the next button never lights up, stays gray.
    How can I make the 400MB unallocated? It says it is 100% free, can I format it or that isn't good?
     
    mike6623, Jan 28, 2016
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  2. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR New Member

    Did you create a partition in the 400mb empty space at the beginning of the SSD since your opening post? If so, you will want to delete the partition you created there to make the space unallocated again.

    How to use copy partition wizard of MiniTool Partition Wizard?

    or

    How to Copy Partition | MiniTool Partition Wizard Tutorial
     
    NavyLCDR, Jan 28, 2016
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  3. KYHI
    Kyhi Win User
    diskpart
    list disk
    select disk 1
    list partition

    post a pic of diskpart cmd window

    because it appears you create a raw partition from the unallocated disk space
    which means it now needs to be formatted, before appling the boot files...

    BCDBoot is the utility to create the boot files on the system partition...

    to many suggestions, to many hands in pot...

    confusing results and poor feedback....
     
    Kyhi, Jan 28, 2016
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  4. KYHI
    Kyhi Win User

    How to make an SSD the exclusive boot device?

    or you could just remove the HDD and Clean Install windows 10 onto the SSD again
     
    Kyhi, Jan 28, 2016
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  5. KYHI
    Kyhi Win User
    or you could do

    From an Admin command prompt type> bcdboot D:\Windows

    this will add the windows 10 OS on the D drive into your current BCD Boot Menu

    and the cmd below will display the Dual-Boot menu option, upon reboot

    From an Admin command prompt type> bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu True

    Because the one thing we do not know is if even windows 10 is bootable.....
     
    Kyhi, Jan 28, 2016
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  6. TOPGUNDCP
    topgundcp Win User
    @Kyhi
    Agreed. Too many cooks in the kitchen.
    He's already re-installed Windows 8 so the 350MB system reserved is strickly from Windows 8 containing Boot Manager and Recovery tools for Windows 8.

    What I'd have suggested is using Macrium to copy the 500MB System Reserved template for Windows 10:
    BootMBR_Only-00-00.zip - Google Drive
    Then copy the D: drive next to it, disconnect the HD. Use Macrium to fix boot problems then it should work.

    As proven from this thread. It was for GPT disk but should work the same for MBR disk except in this case, we would use the MBR template:
    Solved Old Recovery partition - Windows 10 Forums
     
    topgundcp, Jan 28, 2016
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  7. KYHI
    Kyhi Win User
    Problem is, he is un-familiar with the Programs (Apps) mentioned..
    EasyBCD, Macrium...

    with Command Prompt (admin)
    he can copy and paste the commands..
     
    Kyhi, Jan 28, 2016
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  8. TOPGUNDCP
    topgundcp Win User

    How to make an SSD the exclusive boot device?

    Understood but even if it boots, it won't be right and still be a mess. The Recovery Environment will be from Windows 8. The method I suggest will be as if you do a fresh install.
     
    topgundcp, Jan 28, 2016
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  9. KYHI
    Kyhi Win User
    Windows 10 does the 450MB recovery partition - which is already on disk 1
    windows 8.1 recovery is 350MB - which is on disk 0

    but who knows what is where or why...

    Still do not even know if the OS on D: will even boot..
     
    Kyhi, Jan 28, 2016
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  10. TOPGUNDCP
    topgundcp Win User
    No. The 450MB was the left over from his previous upgrade, he wiped out the System Reserved then re-installed Windows 8.
     
    topgundcp, Jan 28, 2016
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  11. BADROBOT
    badrobot Win User
    I didn't go through the entire thread here, but could it be a UEFI vs Legacy BIOS issue? (like the mobo is set to UEFI but the OS was installed as Legacy - GPT vs MBR disk?).
     
    badrobot, Jan 28, 2016
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  12. KYHI
    Kyhi Win User
    Diskpart
    list disk

    system reserve ??
    EFI ???

    who knows - no feedback..
    we are talking amongst friends here
     
    Kyhi, Jan 28, 2016
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  13. MIKE6623
    mike6623 Win User

    How to make an SSD the exclusive boot device?

    That has been the problem since the begging, I never could boot to the SSD since the wipe of the HDD, that had the boot loader on it. I just got back from work, sorry for not responding and thanks
     
    mike6623, Jan 28, 2016
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  14. MIKE6623
    mike6623 Win User
    No feedback? Every suggestion that was posted, I tried, it failed, I responded with what it said and what happened, then I keep getting told to do the same stuff...that was already suggested and that I already had tried and it had already failed. I posted exactly what was on my screen after each suggestion failed. Not sure how that isn't feedback
     
    mike6623, Jan 28, 2016
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  15. BADROBOT
    badrobot Win User
    Did someone already suggest to try to switch the 2 drives physically? (Make SSD as Disk 0 and the HDD as Disk 1.)
     
    badrobot, Jan 29, 2016
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