Windows boot manager is working on both disks but it won't start.

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Windows boot manager is working on both disks but it won't start.

Gettin_Trippee
Junior Member

03-04-2016, 07:41 AM

Hi, your laptop has two SSDs—one with Windows installed and the other used for storage. After updating Windows, you're experiencing boot issues where only one boot option appears in BIOS, showing both SSDs named "Windows Boot Manager." When you disable the second SSD, it works fine. You can't adjust priority or boot without disabling the second drive. Since you don’t have access to the storage SSD, consider checking if the OS is properly recognizing the first SSD or looking into system recovery options.

Gettin_Trippee

03-04-2016, 07:41 AM #1

kcaz56
Senior Member

664

03-06-2016, 03:58 AM

Consider starting with just the storage SSD

kcaz56

03-06-2016, 03:58 AM #2

Consider starting with just the storage SSD

IceBjornn
Member

03-09-2016, 04:14 PM

attempted but failed to boot; appears storage SSD is prioritized first, though I can't adjust boot order.

IceBjornn

03-09-2016, 04:14 PM #3

attempted but failed to boot; appears storage SSD is prioritized first, though I can't adjust boot order.

UmudPVP
Junior Member

03-09-2016, 08:55 PM

1. When you enter Windows recovery mode, you may remove or disable the boot partition on your storage device.
2. With a USB drive nearby, you can run live Linux or WinPE to repair or erase the boot partition on your storage drive.
3. If both drives are SATA SSDs, consider swapping their positions?

UmudPVP

03-09-2016, 08:55 PM #4

DeMoMisTy
Member

173

03-09-2016, 11:42 PM

You open the Command Prompt in Windows Auto Repair and remove the partition on your second SSD. Everything functions properly afterward.

DeMoMisTy

03-09-2016, 11:42 PM #5

You open the Command Prompt in Windows Auto Repair and remove the partition on your second SSD. Everything functions properly afterward.