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Triplicate entries in boot

Anonymous
2019-07-21T15:57:44+00:00

I had few problems with dual boot but now I have only Windows 10 installed.  Currently in my UEFI BIOS shows 3 entries which all of them will load Windows 10. When I will reinstall Ubuntu I don't want useless entries in my boot manager.

Should I not have only one entry to load Window?  Here are my exact entries in boot manager:

Windows Boot manager(Sata6G_5:Samsung SSD 860 PRO 512 GB)

Windows Boot manager(Sata6G_5:Samsung SSD 860 PRO 512 GB)

UEFI: OS(SATA6G_5: Samsung SSD 860 PRO 512 GB)

How do I delete 2 of those entries as the 3 of them load Windows 10?

Motherboard : ASUS Prime z-370-A

Currently I have no dual boot

Only on installation of Windows

I had dual boot with Ubuntu but I reformatted the disk and could get rid of the Ubuntu

C:\windows\system32>bcdedit

Windows Boot Manager

identifier              {bootmgr}

device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume2

path                    \EFI\MICROSOFT\BOOT\BOOTMGFW.EFI

description             Windows Boot Manager

locale                  en-us

inherit                 {globalsettings}

default                 {current}

resumeobject            {a7ad9e23-abc9-11e9-a846-5cf3709387aa}

displayorder            {current}

toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}

timeout                 30

Windows Boot Loader

identifier              {current}

device                  partition=C:

path                    \windows\system32\winload.efi

description             Windows 10

locale                  en-us

inherit                 {bootloadersettings}

isolatedcontext         Yes

allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075

osdevice                partition=C:

systemroot              \windows

resumeobject            {a7ad9e23-abc9-11e9-a846-5cf3709387aa}

nx                      OptIn

bootmenupolicy          Standard

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-07-22T17:09:16+00:00

    Here it is. the last entry is a USB.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-07-21T16:01:24+00:00

    Hi CDN. I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 10 year Windows MVP here to help you.

    You can remove the excess entries in msconfig> Boot tab, highlight and remove the ones not presently booted.

    For a better GUI to do this, install EasyBCD and access the Edit Boot Menu tab:

    http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/EasyBCD+B...

    http://www.sevenforums.com/installation-setup/2...

    No email or name required to download.

    I'd also use Easy to add Ubuntu to a Windows Boot Menu, after installing GRUB to the Linux partition.

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-07-22T17:15:11+00:00

    If it's not showing in EasyBCD or msconfig, then its likely an anomaly in the BIOS. If it doesn't present any problems I'd leave it. You can also contact the motherboard maker to find out if it's a known issue.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-07-22T16:10:32+00:00

    You said these appear in BIOS, but do they appear as a Windows Boot Menu when you power on?

    If not can I see a picture of them expanded in the BIOS to see their context?

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-07-22T16:04:14+00:00

    Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately, EasyBCD is the same as msconfig. Only one entry showing Windows 10. Yet I have 3 entries in my UEFI BIOS. I used the following procedure found on the net to clean the boot menu:

    mountvol U: /s

    del /s /f /q U:\efi\*.*

    bcdboot c:\windows /s U: /f UEFI

    mountvol U: /d

    Even though it allowed 2 of the 3 entries which were not working to load windows I still have those 3 entries.

    I read that it is stored in nvram or something like that. How do I clean that nvram?

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