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To: the_wheel who wrote (93632)6/15/2016 7:05:31 PM
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Doug Coughlan

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. . .Any idea of some easy way to startup with a choice. . .

When you have more than one Operating System, Windows will present a boot menu.

Windows usually sets this menu to appear for 30 seconds. If the user doesn't make a selection within this time, the default Operating System will start.

Windows Boot behaviour is quite configurable. Using BCDEDIT, you can set the Time Out, the order the Operating Systems appear in the Boot Menu, and the Text description for each operating system. And of course, you can select the Operating System that boots by default.

Here are some sample BCDEDIT commands:

BCDEDIT /set {current} description "Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit"
BCDEDIT /timeout 10
BCDEDIT /displayorder {ID} {ID1} {ID2} . . . {IDn}
BCDEDIT /delete {ID} /cleanup

Many BCDEDIT commands require an {ID} which is a hideous to type 36 character alph-numeric string enclosed in curly brackets. This {ID} is unique. To make life easier, Windows also recognizes a few easier to type "Friendly Names"

Friendly names used by BCDEDIT
{bootmgr}
{current}
{default}
{ntldr}

Note: The "Friendly Name" for Windows XP boot data is {ntldr} The full {ID} is {466f5a88-0af2-4f76-9038-095b170dc21c}

Cheers, PW.

P.S. Windows 8 and 10 presents an "improved" Boot Menu that recognizes your Mouse. I prefer the "legacy" Boot Menu.

BCDEDIT /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy
or
BCDEDIT /set {default} bootmenupolicy standard

P.P.S. I do not know the maximum number of Operating Systems the Windows Boot Manager allows. I've installed seven on my Laptop.
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