Windows 10: Windows 10 booting from different SSD than what it's installed on.

I've been trying to troubleshoot this for months now and have hit a brick wall.A few months ago my windowsexplorer.exe crashed forcing me to restart. The thing is it took over 30 minutes for it to get back to windows but it was pretty much after that, a few weeks later though my windowsexplorer.exe crashed again and this time I tried a more permanent solution. My assumption was that either Windows 10 was corrupt or my SSD was failing meit is 7+ years old. So I installed a new version of windows 10 onto my 1 year old Samsung 970 evo plus m.2 drive hoping that would solve the problem, and it h

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windows 10 slow boot

I was having a slow boot issue on my Windows 7 install a little while back. It would take about 30 - 40 extra seconds to boot up for whatever reason.

I would try following these steps, while this didn't solve my issue, it did increase Read/Write to where it should be.

10 Tips for SSD Optimization in Windows 7 - Part 1

Looks to be similar to this: https://www.back2gaming.com/focus-story/ssd-optimization-for-windows-10-windows-8-and-8-1/


In the end, I had to reinstall my Windows 7 entirely to fix the booting issue. It was taking around 35 seconds to boot, and after the fresh install it takes about 7 seconds to boot.

 

Windows 10 USB boot

Hi there, am not a windows 10 expert. I have a pc in the bedroom on windows 10, I messed up the bootloader trying to fix the xp on that system.

System wont boot, trying to repair via win 10 usb installer.

Downloaded the media creation tool to install windows 10 installer on usb stick. Not compatible with a host of usb sticks I have. Tried the usb sticks that others use, but I think they use rufus; as the media creation tool by win 10 does not detect the usb stick.

So quick question, the win10 machine i am trying to repair the bootloader is a win7 upgraded to win10.
If i were to use the usb win10 installer to "repair installation" does the version of the iso downloaded via the media creation tool matter?

There is three options:
Windows 10
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 N

Also is there a step by step instead of using rufus as I want to try an alternative method of creating a usb win 10 installer. Preferably with more compatibility.

System is a asus sabertooth 990 (r2?) with AMD phenom X 6.

Also is there any other software I can load onto the usb that can repair the bootloader easily?
That would be the ideal alternative. Thanks

 

Unable to Boot to SSD after Windows 10 Install

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time read this, I will try to keep it short, but I have been struggling for a while with this and tried a lot of different things!

Computer Info:

• Windows 10 Home v.2004 Build 19041.450
  
• AMD Ryzen 7 2700x
  
• 32GB RAM
  
• Aorus Ultra Gaming X470 BIOS Version F30 (I have tried updating the BIOS with continued problems, so I stayed at this version)
  
• Windows currently installed on HDD Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-22BN5A0 (this one is super old thus the attempt to transition to a new SSD)
  
• I also have another HDD and SSD installed that I use for storage
  

Main Problem: I am unable to get my computer to boot to my Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD after installing Windows on it from the Media Creation Tool (I have also tried Rufus which ends up the same)

Prevailing Error Code: When I have just that SSD connected to the computer it will try to boot and give me the error message "Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device"

The Process I have Followed:

1. Clean/Wipe SSD using diskpart
   
2. Shut down PC, disconnect power cord, hold power button
   
3. Disconnect all other drives, USBs, etc.
   
4. Boot to BIOS, which sees both the Media Creation Tool (MCT) and the SSD
   
   1. Disable CSM Support
      
   2. Disable Secure Boot
      
5. I have tried both setting the MCT and the SSD as the 1st Boot Priority, as well as going to the Boot Order Menu, and selecting the MCT from there
   
6. Once inside the Windows install, I have tried both 'New' when selecting the SSD, as well as simply hitting 'Next'. The MCT does the install no problem, but then when it says "Windows Needs to Restart to Complete the Installation" is when I have problems
   
   1. (interestingly the MCT only creates 3 Partitions on the SSD - does not create the 'Recovery' Partition)
      
7. PC will Reboot but go right back to the MCT
   
8. When I go back to the BIOS, the SSD is no longer "seen", if I simply remove the MCT flashdrive then I get the "Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device" error
   

I will link forums that I have follow to the T. I have experience with computers so I do not skip steps or take shortcuts.

• Cant Install on SSD
  
• Clean Install Windows 10
  
• Clean Install Windows 10 v.2
  

Please someone help if possible! I will keep an eye on this post, and will be responding with answers as possible.

Thanks again for your time.