Windows 10: Windows 10 SSD Won't Boot - Directory Structure Intact

Hi,
Background steps that led to my current predicament:
1) My desktop PC had a PCIe ssd running windows 10 without problems.
2) My Windows laptop failed and in order to recover lost data from the SATA ssd installed in the laptop, I installed the ssd in the second M.2 slot of my desktop motherboard.

3) After changing boot priority in the bios, I was able to boot into the laptop's windows partition [Both windows ssd drives are installed in the motherboard at this point].

4) While in windows, after booting from the laptop's partition, I can also see the contents of my desktop drive, which in the context of the laptop's windows partition is given the name "D:".

5) I completed a backup of the laptop's contents to an external drive as planned

6) I changed the boot priority in the bios to boot back into the windows on my desktop's ssd - No success.

7) I removed the laptop's ssd from the motherboard and with only the original desktop's PCIe ssd installed in the motherboard, Windows still will not boot.

When looking at D: from within the laptop's ssd (When it is installed) All of the windows directories are there (\users, \windows, etc. )
My understanding is that I should be able to boot from either of these drives, whether they are installed on their own, or co-installed.


What do I need to do to boot into Windows from the original desktop's ssd?
What could have gone wrong during this process?


Thank you

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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.

http://www.disk-partition.com/kb/tips-ssd-optimization-windows7-1.html

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 won´t boot into automatic repair neither safe mode or any of the other options

Hi,

Welcome and thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

We regret the inconvenience caused to you.

I suggest you to create an installation media for Windows 10 and perform Automatic Repair.

Download Windows 10

Follow the below steps:

• 
  After you boot your computer using
  Windows 10 CD/ DVD or System Repair Disc, a black screen appears with gray text "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD". Press any key.
  
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  Select the correct time and Keyboard type.
  
• 
  Click on Repair your computer
  in the lower left corner.
  
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  Select Troubleshoot
  from Choose an option screen.
  
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  Click on Advanced options
  in Troubleshoot screen.
  
• 
  Click on Automatic Repair
  from Advanced Options screen.
  
• 
  Next, choose the operating system by clicking on its button.
  
• 
  Windows 10 will look for problems on hard drive(s) and verify that all required files are intact.
  

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