Windows 10: Switch Operating Systems In Dual-Boot System

Dual-boot system
Partition C:\ = Windows 10 Pro
Partition E:\ = Windows 7 Pro
Would it be possible to switch the OSs? I have applications to clone one partition to another but my concern are the already installed apps being functional. Did a Google search and all I found were changing drive letters only (Diskpart or Partition apps).

The goal would be:
Dual-boot system
Partition C:\ = Windows 7 Pro
Partition E:\ = Windows 10 Pro

Thanks

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Hello,

Dual boot system is when your computer system has two operating systems installed. When you have a dual boot system, at startup you’ll be ask which Operating system you would like to run in your computer. To help you in setting up dual boot, we recommend
that you follow the steps in this
Forum Article created by MVP Andre Da Costa on how to Dual Boot Windows 10 with other Operating System.

Don't hesitate to get back to us if you need further assistance.

 

Can we install a Duel Operating System with Windows 10

If you have a separate license to each operating system you can dual boot. You cannot dual boot with the operating system that is upgraded. The upgrade license replaces the license for the windows version being upgraded. In other words, you cannot dual
boot with windows 8.1 and the windows 10 upgrade.

 

What do you mean switch them ? Why do you have to switch them ?

You just set one as your default OS and use the other whenever you want to.

The OS you boot into will always be C, there`s no need to do anything, leave it alone.

 

I need to. I have an important app that would not work on Windows 10, but from XP through 7 and
has to be on drive "C".

 

When you boot to Windows 7, the OS will be on C:
when you boot to Windows 10, the OS will be on C:, that's just the way it works.
as AddRAM said, leave them alone or you may not be able to boot to anything.

 

You know. I have always felt so. I have been using EasyBCD the last time I did dual-boot. Need to go back to EasyBCD again. I would swear I had used a dual-boot app that does what you and AddRam mentioned (always set the current running OS to "C".

I need to revisit the EasyBCD and the other dual-boot app web site and find out what I may have been doing wrong with respect to settings. Will report back to you when I find out.

I appreciate your insistences though.

 

The bootloader has absolutely nothing to do with it. Drive letters are assigned by the Operating System itself when it loads. The boot menu runs off of the partition GUIDs, not drive letters.

 

Mmmm, interesting to know. Thanks!

 

On windows 10, install Macrium Reflect Free, and from Other tasks, create a boot entry for Macrium.

Boot pc and select Macrium option.

Then select Restore tab, and click 'fix windows boot problems'

It will now list both Windows 10 and Windows 7.

Click next, finish, and it will create a nice boot menu so you can choose which to run.

Whichever you select will be the C drive.

 

Wouldn't it be easier to just open a Command Prompt (Admin) and run:

bcdboot E:\Windows /addlast

E:\ would be changed to the drive letter of the second Windows installation that is desired to be added.

 

When you run EasyBCD and look at the boot menu, you will see the drive letters as viewed from the OS within which you are running the app.

So, if you are running it in Win10, Win10 will show as C: and Win7 will show as something else -- let's say E: for the sake of discussion.

But this is only so EasyBCD can make any changes to the BCD.

When you then reboot into Win7, as mentioned, you will see that IT is now C:, not E: