Windows 10: Windows 10 will not boot after ssd was plugged into another Notebook with Win11

Hey everyone,I've done something dumb. After buying a new notebook with win11, I copied a lot of data from my old notebook by inserting the ssd of the old notebook into the new one. I could cooy the data. After inserting the ssd into the old notebook again, windows 10 will not boot showing that winload.exe is missing besides the fact, that the ssd is not bitlocked, but I know the key so that's not a huge problem. I tried several hints and solutions, that all did not work. After trying to create a bcdbackup, it says that there was an error exporting the file. The most confusing thing is, that

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(Very) slow boot - Windows 10 on a PCIe Toshiba SSD - Xiaomi Notebook Air

Hi Andi,

The challenge that you are experiencing can occur due to several reasons, such as, incorrect configuration of the BIOS. To better assist you with your concern, kindly answer the following questions below:

• What are the troubleshooting steps that you have tried so far?
• Were you able to configure the BIOS of your motherboard in order for the
  PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) SSD to work properly as a primary booting device? Kindly provide us the steps you took in configuring your
  PCIe SSD.

Also, kindly provide us the specs of your Xiaomi Notebook.

We look forward to your response.

 

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: SSD Optimization for your Windows Gaming PC and Tips and Tricks


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 slow boot

Wow you were so right just done a fresh install with just the ssd connected. Takes like 10 secs to boot into windows not like 3 mins anymore.*Smile
Thank you so much for the advice.*Toast :toast: