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I have a Windows 10 machine that is dual-boot. Using bcdedit, I modified the boot settings so that the legacy boot screen appears showing both boot options instead of the blue Windows 10 screen. The problem is that even though I have the timeout set to 20 seconds, no timeout appears on the boot screen, and I have to physically make my selection and press "Enter" to continue, otherwise it will sit at that screen forever. I haven't found anything on the internet that shows that anyone else has seen this. This same PC with the same boot options worked when it had Windows 7 installed. Any idea why the timeout disappeared and how to get it back?
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Hi TC. I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 9 year Windows MVP, here to help you.
Install EasyBCD which is the all-time best tool for multi booting, open Edit Boot Menu and change the timeout, names, etc as desired.
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Knowledge base tutorials: http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/EasyBCD+B...
I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.
