Windows 10: Running two Windows 10

Is it possible to 64bit on one drive and 32bit on another? I tried and it ran fine for a day or two, then my drives became
corrupt.

:)

 

Running two displays

Hello Fred,

In regard to your query, you may use the multiple screen feature of Windows 10.

• Press the Windows key + P.
• The Project selection will pull up on the right-side of your screen.
  
  
• You have four choices: PC screen only, Duplicate,
  Extend, and Second screen only.
  • PC Screen only - The second screen is ignored and only the primary monitor is used.
  • Duplicate - The second monitor mirrors the primary monitor.
  • Extend - The desktop of your PC is extended across two monitors and allows you to have a desktop that spans across both monitors.
  • Second Screen only - The primary monitor will be disabled and only the secondary monitor will be used.
• Click the option you like to use. We suggest selecting Extend for your query.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Running two displays

Original title: display

running two displays, i want to display the start menu on 1 and the desktop on 2 is there any way to do this?

thanks for the help

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I know if your pc is 64bit that it will run a 32bit OS. So seems like its possible. But sounds like you had some trouble so maybe not so much.*really

 

Possible yes, legal no.

See later post n this thread: Running two Windows 10 - Page 3 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Why not legal?

 

@man00

If they were upgrades from two different legit OSs I don't see why not. If from one OS, no.

 

Nothing illegal about it. Gabe Aul stated months ago that dual booting Windows 10 on the same license is OK. This is a change from previous versions of Windows and is due to the change to Device Activation with Windows 10. The architecture is irrelevant to this (32 bit vs. 64 bit). What would be illegal would be to install the two architectures on two different computers on the same license, but on the same computer is OK. With device activation I don't think it can be prevented anyway, especially with retail licenses.

 

With corrupt you mean you cannot access both drives when booting or in another stage?
What message do you get?

 

Yes, if booting from the 64bit, it would not anything that the 32bit was on..same if booting from 32bit, it wouldn't see anything on the 64bit drive

 

How are the 2 hard drives formatted?

 

You can't see the other system from either system? Is that what you mean by "corrupt"? Do either systems boot?

 

Thanks for that info. Would you happen to have reference to that by any chance?

Correct. It wouldn't activate, for it records the MAC address (I think) on the server.

 

I searched on that but Gabe's tweets for the pre-release period seem to be archived. The only ones I could find were quotes in other people's comments, none of which were on that subject. I assure you that he did say that. In the same tweet he also pointed out that vms require their own licenses. The only issue is whether or not you are using a retail key or trying to do a keyless install. There is not problem with a retail key because you just enter it when asked. The problem with a keyless install is that the product key page may not let you proceed. It is supposed to but mine didn't and I had to enter the dummy key and then use phone activation (type "slui 4" in a command prompt). I reported the bug. Keyless installs have been permitted since XP SP3.

The automated agent could not verify the installation and forwarded me to a live agent who escalated me to level two. That agent remoted in and activated me using a retail key.

Neither of the two different agents that I talked with ever questioned my right to run two instances of Windows 10 on the same license. They just addressed the technical problem. Apparently there are still activation bugs, because I wound up with the retail key in the second installation.

Both of my installations were 64bit, but it would have to work the same with 32bit and 64bit because the license is agnostic to bitness.

 

You are going to have to come up with the quote for that because that is one subject that is always discussed in the forums and yet this is the very first time that anybody has ever expressed this very unique concept. If true, then it will be a game changer for literally millions of people and Microsoft would stand to lose quite possibly billions of dollars. We are all waiting to hear back on this.