Windows 10: Question about changing primary boot Drive

Discus and support Question about changing primary boot Drive in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; So I got my M2 Drive in the mail today and cloned my old SATA SSD onto it. Then I went to bios and selected the new M2 Drive as my boot Drive. And I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/HiiipowerBass, Mar 22, 2021.

  1. Question about changing primary boot Drive


    So I got my M2 Drive in the mail today and cloned my old SATA SSD onto it. Then I went to bios and selected the new M2 Drive as my boot Drive. And I think it worked, keyword think. My issue now is though, I went to try to reformat the old SATA drive to wipe it clean and it's still insisting that this is my drive where Windows is installed and therefore it cannot be formatted. Not sure where to go from here I went to regedit Microsoft Windows and changed the default file paths to the new Drive but it didn't fix it

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    /u/HiiipowerBass, Mar 22, 2021
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  2. Change primary alias

    Hello,

    Thank you for your reply,

    As per description, when you click to change the primary on nothing happens.

    Have you tried to perform the troubleshooting steps provided under section
    Change which alias is primary
    ?

    If you have not performed the troubleshooting steps I would suggest you perform steps under
    Change which alias is primary , from my previous post. Which are as follow.


    Note: The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might reset security settings or privacy settings that you added to the list of Trusted Sites. The Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature might also reset
    parental control settings. We recommend that you note these sites before you use the Reset Internet Explorer Settings feature.


    Please do let us know if you need further assistance with Windows.
     
    Ashish Sondhi, Mar 22, 2021
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  3. Anne Ros Win User
    Changing the primary drive.

    Hi,

    Changing the primary drive from SSD to HDD is possible by changing the path location of each drive. Since all apps are being downloaded on the C drive by default, you need to change the HDD to C drive to have all the apps in the hard drive. These type of
    changes need a technician to assist you to avoid risks and conflicts. We suggest contacting your device manufacturer directly for assistance to perform the said changes.

    As for the files, after setting your HDD to C drive, you can create a new folder to store all the music you want in it.

    Let us know if you need anything else. We're here to help.
     
    Anne Ros, Mar 22, 2021
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  4. Caring1 Win User

    Question about changing primary boot Drive

    Windows Booting beep!!

    Check the boot order in the BIOS also, it might not have the hard drive as primary in the boot list.
     
    Caring1, Mar 22, 2021
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