Windows 10: Running Win 10 and 11 on separate drives

Discus and support Running Win 10 and 11 on separate drives in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I really like Windows 11, but I lost a lot of functionality with 11 that I had with 10. Is there a way I can run windows 10 and 11 on separate drives... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by CNCharger, Feb 17, 2022.

  1. CNCharger Win User

    Running Win 10 and 11 on separate drives


    I really like Windows 11, but I lost a lot of functionality with 11 that I had with 10. Is there a way I can run windows 10 and 11 on separate drives on the same PC?

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    CNCharger, Feb 17, 2022
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  2. adoornik Win User

    Win 7 and Win 10 on network

    I have home network with separate modem, router, and WAP's. My Windows 7 computer does NOT list the Windows 10 computers on network computer list but the Windows 10 computers network list DO list the Windows 7 computer.

    Turned off firewalls, gave permissions, shared drives. Nothing allows Win 7 computer to access the Win 10 computers.

    Any suggestions for a fix?
     
    adoornik, Feb 17, 2022
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  3. clif9710 Win User
    Win 10 won't boot, recovery steps will not run

    I was trying to use the method they suggest of having the donor drive on the same system as the recipient, but it could not work with the donor drive being unbootable, as mine was.

    BTW, now that I have three SSD's I decided to run a read speed test on them expecting to see uniformity as happened with one of them, the third one shown below. The other two show quite a bit of variation, surprising me. The KingFast SSD (first graph shown) is the one that went down on me.
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    Running Win 10 and 11 on separate drives [​IMG]

    Running Win 10 and 11 on separate drives [​IMG]
     
    clif9710, Feb 17, 2022
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  4. Jerry8A Win User

    Running Win 10 and 11 on separate drives

    Optical Drive Issue

    Hello Anak –

    Appreciate your detailed return. Your added steps really helped.

    Assuming I did the steps correctly, this is where I am now.

    Screenshot 12 shows my CD Disc shortcut on my desktop.
    Screenshot 10 shows the CD Drive shortcut listed in the “Send to” listing.
    Screenshot 11 shows the “Send to” listing after the steps were taken, but the CD drive name is not listed.

    So, it appears the steps did not work for me. And, I did try the steps, “If it still won’t do ……” and still no luck.

    What do you think?

    JerryA



    Running Win 10 and 11 on separate drives [​IMG]

    Running Win 10 and 11 on separate drives [​IMG]

    Running Win 10 and 11 on separate drives [​IMG]
     
    Jerry8A, Feb 17, 2022
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