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Install Windows 10 on 2 Separate Hard drives

takedadshiro
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Good day!

 

Is it possible to install Windows 10 on 2 separate drives? I want to separate my “Gaming” Windows 10 with my “Editing” Windows 10. 
 

I want to do this because I don’t want any bloatware on my gaming OS that may affect gaming performance(Adobe software).

 

I have 1 copy of windows 10 that I will use on my Gaming OS and I will just download the Windows 10 for my editing OS and just use it unactivated.

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It is possible but you'll have to manually choose a boot device at every reboot. Not particularly efficient. All you really have to do is right click on Adobe CC in the taskbar and close it. 

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5 minutes ago, vukos said:

It is possible but you'll have to manually choose a boot device at every reboot. Not particularly efficient. All you really have to do is right click on Adobe CC in the taskbar and close it. 

Can’t I just set a default boot drive? And just change the default boot drive to the editing OS when I will edit? I’ll probably be gaming 95% of the time.

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I run and edit with adobe and game and there would be zero benefit to splitting them between different os drives. Adobe has no effect on gaming performance when it's not running.

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22 minutes ago, takedadshiro said:

Can’t I just set a default boot drive? And just change the default boot drive to the editing OS when I will edit? I’ll probably be gaming 95% of the time.

You can do that. But again, it really isn't worth your effort. The smarter approach would be to tell Adobe CC not to run when windows starts. 

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It's possible, install one drive at a time with the other one (or any other disk) disconnected.

When you boot, click "quick boot selection" button (different mobo have different key), mine is F9, then you just select the disk you want to boot.

As simple as that. 

Each disk have it's own boot loader so it wont effect each other.

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I actually did this by accident.  I keep on meaning to figure out which one is the version I’m not using and delete it.  It can be annoying.

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

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