How to Reboot directly into another Operating System of your choice

1. How do I switch to another operating system?
2. How do I add two operating system choices to startup?
3. How do I choose which OS to boot?
4. Can you boot two operating systems at the same time?
5. How do I switch OS without rebooting?
6. Is dual boot safe?
7. How do I remove two operating system choices from startup?
8. Does dual boot slow down laptop?
9. How do I remove old OS from BIOS?
10. Why can't I choose which OS to boot?
11. How do I change which hard drive to boot from?

How do I switch to another operating system?

To change the default OS Setting in Windows:

1. In Windows, choose Start > Control Panel. ...
2. Open the Startup Disk control panel.
3. Select the startup disk with the operating system you want to use by default.
4. If you want to start up that operating system now, click Restart.

How do I add two operating system choices to startup?

Dual Boot Windows and Another Windows: Shrink your current Windows partition from inside Windows and create a new partition for the other version of Windows. Boot into the other Windows installer and select the partition you created. Read more about dual-booting two versions of Windows.

How do I choose which OS to boot?

To Choose Default OS in System Configuration (msconfig)

1. Press the Win + R keys to open the Run dialog, type msconfig into Run, and click/tap on OK to open System Configuration.
2. Click/tap on the Boot tab, select the OS (ex: Windows 10) you want as the "default OS", click/tap on Set as default, and click/tap on OK. (

Can you boot two operating systems at the same time?

While most PCs have a single operating system (OS) built-in, it's also possible to run two operating systems on one computer at the same time. The process is known as dual-booting, and it allows users to switch between operating systems depending on the tasks and programs they're working with.

How do I switch OS without rebooting?

Install virtual machine software in your main OS. Download the installation file for the other OS and install in the virtual machine. I use Oracle VirtualBox, which is free. I run Windows 10 as my main OS and have Ubuntu LTS installed in VirtualBox.

Is dual boot safe?

Not very secure

In a dual boot set up, OS can easily affect the whole system if something goes wrong. This is especially true if you dual boot same type of OS as they can access each other's data, such as Windows 7 and Windows 10. ... So don't dual boot just to try out a new OS.

How do I remove two operating system choices from startup?

Follow these steps:

1. Click Start.
2. Type msconfig in the search box or open Run.
3. Go to Boot.
4. Select which Windows version you'd like to boot into directly.
5. Press Set as Default.
6. You can delete the earlier version by selecting it and then clicking Delete.
7. Click Apply.
8. Click OK.

Does dual boot slow down laptop?

If you don't know anything about how to use a VM, then it is unlikely that you have one, but rather that you have a dual boot system, in which case – NO, you will not see the system slowing down. The OS you are running will not slow down. Only the hard disk capacity will be decreased.

How do I remove old OS from BIOS?

In System Configuration, go to the Boot tab, and check whether the Windows that you want to keep is set as default. To do that, select it and then press "Set as default." Next, select the Windows that you want to uninstall, click Delete, and then Apply or OK.

Why can't I choose which OS to boot?

Try to show the Grub menu

Hold down the Shift key as the computer attempts to boot to display the GRUB 2 menu. In certain circumstances, if holding the Shift key method does not display the menu pressing the Esc key repeatedly may display the menu. If that doesn't work, then using Boot Repair to reinstall and fix Grub.

How do I change which hard drive to boot from?

From within Windows, press and hold the Shift key and click the “Restart” option in the Start menu or on the sign-in screen. Your PC will restart into the boot options menu. Select the “Use a device” option on this screen and you can choose a device you want to boot from, such as a USB drive, DVD, or network boot.