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I have a drive with windows 11 installed on it, and my pc doesn't see the drive as a bootable drive, so every time I start my pc, the windows recovery screen pops up and I have to select "boot other OS" to get into my windows drive, when I go to the BIOS it doesn't the drive as a boot option in the first place. I got this problem by trying to install linux mint on my pc, and when I did I didn't really like it, so I wanted to go back to windows, before I switched I made a copy of my windows partition to an external drive, so I just copied that back up to another drive, but it doesn't start into it and doesn't see it as a bootable drive.
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Dear Leon,
Thank you so much for your reply!
On your computer, press the Windows key + R, type "msconfig," and then click on Boot. On the Boot page, check if it shows one or two Windows installations. If it shows two Windows installations, try changing the Timeout from zero to 30 seconds, then click Apply and restart your PC. Check if you are able to see both Windows installations.
If it still shows only one Windows installation, please send me a screenshot.
Warm Regards,
Arif
no i mean that i already have windows installed on another drive, but my motherboard doesnt realise it has windows on it
im dual-booting
Dear Leon,
Thank you so much for your reply!
I hope I understand you correctly. You have set up Windows on another drive, but the motherboard doesn't recognize the Windows setup. In that case, have you tried to reinstall Windows on the same drive? If you do, please ensure that the entire process goes correctly from start to finish.
Or do you mean that you are trying to set up a dual boot on your computer on a different drive, but after setting up the second boot, your computer only shows one boot (one Windows installation), and the second boot does not appear?
Warm Regards,
Arif
Greetings, Leon! My name is Arif, and I will assist you today.
What you mean is that you want to set up a bootable USB drive and install Windows. If that is what you mean, please check the video link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIkrTc4eqPE&...
Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.
Warm Regards,
Arif
