Many users install several operating systems on a computer at once. This solution has both advantages and disadvantages. By correctly configuring the OS boot, you can significantly improve the comfort of working on your computer.
Instructions
Step 1
If two Windows operating systems are installed on the computer, then the user at system startup has to select the desired OS and press Enter or wait 30 seconds before the operating system automatically starts, loaded by default. These settings can be changed by choosing more convenient system start parameters.
Step 2
Open: "Start" - "Control Panel" - "System" - "Advanced". In the Startup and Recovery section, click the Options button. At the top of the window that opens, in the drop-down list, select the OS that should boot by default. If you already have the desired OS loaded and you don't have to select it, don't change anything in the drop-down list.
Step 3
You can disable the display of the list of operating systems at startup by unchecking the box "Display the list of operating systems", then when the computer boots, the operating system will start immediately, loaded by default. This may sound convenient, but it's best not to turn off the display of the list of operating systems. If something happens to the main OS, you can always boot from the second and save valuable data. If the list is not shown, you will not have this option.
Step 4
For convenience, change the time in the line "Display the list of operating systems" from 30 seconds to 3 - this is quite enough to select the second OS, if necessary. In the line "Display recovery options" leave 30 seconds. You can see the recovery options by pressing F8 at the start of the system.
Step 5
If you have a Linux operating system installed with Windows, then Grub acts as a bootloader. In some distributions - for example, ASPLinux, you can change the list of bootable OS through the corresponding option in the settings. In some distributions, you need to edit the file: boot / grub / menu.lst. Edit it with the OS you want first. You can take an easier path using the StartUp Manager utility. With its help, you can easily and quickly configure the system boot.
