Windows 10: Windows license key in BIOS, how to force operating system selection menu?

I have a HP laptop which has Windows 10 Home license key hard coded into the BIOS. I often reinstall windows from scratch which involves formatting the HDD. The problem with this is that, I want to use Windows 10 Pro, but it keeps auto selecting Windows 10 Home without asking me. So I end up with Windows 10 Home and I can't use my Pro key.So, how do I force Windows to show the operating system selection menu? This menu has a list of operating systems to choose from.I am aware that there is an upgrade option within Windows 10 Home, but for some reason this does not work with my Windows 10 Pro l

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error loading operating system.

Hi Ibrahim,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to check if you are able to boot the computer into Safe Mode environment.

To use a Safe Boot option, follow these steps:

• 
  Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems, you can press the F8 key when the Boot Menu appears.
  
• 
  Select an option to “Safe mode with networking” using the arrow keys on the keyboard when the Windows Advanced Options menu
  appears, and then press ENTER.
  

Also, try updating your BIOS drivers and check.

Hope it helps. Do let us know if your issue is resolved. For any further query, feel free to contact us.

Thank you.

 

Dual boot not allowing to select Operating system.

Hello,



Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.



We understand your concern in this regard.



Suggest you to try the below mentioned steps and check if they helps you.



* Press Windows logo key + R to open run command

* Type Systempropertiesprotection into it and hit
Enter key.

* Go to Advanced tab, then click Settings
under Startup and Recovery

* Select the check box against theTime to display list of operating system
under System startup.

* Set the time in seconds if required, then click OK and
OK.



Now restart your PC and see if it give option to choose operating system on
System startup.



Keep us posted if you require further assistance.

 

Enter key not working on all selections in Start Menu

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience you are facing. I will certainly help you with this.

The information which you have provided is not enough for us to determine the issue. Please provide us more information.

• Does Enter key works properly while using other apps/programs?

Kindly follow the below given methods and check if issue persist.

Method 1:

This issue may arise due to keyboard issue while pressing Enter key. I suggest you to run
the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter and check if it helps.

• Type troubleshooting in the search bar.

• Select Troubleshooting.
• Select View all on the top left corner.
• Click on Hardware and Devices.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to run the troubleshooter.
• Check if issue persists.

Method 2:

This issue may also occur due to some system file corruption.
I suggest you to run System file checker. System File checker (SFC) scan is done to check if there are any corrupted system files that could be causing this issue. Kindly follow the below given steps:

• Press Windows key + X, select Command prompt (Admin)
  to bring up elevated Command prompt.
• In Command prompt type sfc/scannow and press enter.
• Restart the computer.

If no corrupted system files were found in the previous state, then I suggest you to try the following steps:

• Open command prompt by pressing Windows key + X and selecting “Command prompt admin”.
• In command prompt, type the following commands and press Enter after each command:

• DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth
• DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
  • Close the command prompt and restart the system and check if it works.

Please post back with the results and the information asked, we will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.