Restoring Windows 11 dual boot

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Gordy7

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#311864 21-Feb-2024 19:03

I recently gave my main SSD a dung out and re-installed everything but missed the dual boot setup.

Main SSD has Windows 11 Pro. This SSD is imaged (without dual boot) with Macrium Reflect.

Second SSD has Windows 11 Home with some tricky CAD stuff.

What do I need to do to restore dual boot? Is there a simple way?

I will re-install Windows 11 Pro on my main SSD if I have to, to get dual boot going.

All my applications and data are stored on a different data drive.

Any help or guides would be most appreciated.

TIA.

Gordy

My first ever AM radio network connection was with a 1MHz AM crystal(OA91) radio receiver.

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#3198561 21-Feb-2024 21:15

With admin Command prompt

bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu yes

Gives me back the boot manager with one entry to my main SSD....

Now looking at a way to create a second boot manager entry that somehow points to my second SSD.

Gordy

My first ever AM radio network connection was with a 1MHz AM crystal(OA91) radio receiver.

yitz

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#3198573 21-Feb-2024 22:02

Command to use is bcdboot

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/repair-the-boot-menu-on-a-dual-boot-pc?view=windows-11

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/bcdboot-command-line-options-techref-di?view=windows-11

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#3198661 22-Feb-2024 10:50

yitz:

Command to use is bcdboot

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/repair-the-boot-menu-on-a-dual-boot-pc?view=windows-11

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/bcdboot-command-line-options-techref-di?view=windows-11

Many thanks.... I always go about things the long way 😀

As i had already created a boot menu I only had to add the second Windows entry with

bcdboot F:\windows

Gordy

My first ever AM radio network connection was with a 1MHz AM crystal(OA91) radio receiver.