Posted September 24, 2018 So I've reinstalled windows and for what ever reason, when I turn on my pc, I have 2 volumes and I dont know why. Volume 3 takes me to windows, volume 7 doesn't do anything and then crashes and goes to automatic repair. It doesn't effect anything it'll just take a bit longer to boot because I'll have to manually click something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 24, 2018 'cause you have Windows 10 side by side. One in Volume 3 and the other Volume 7. These "Volumes" are in partitions or drives. The concept of drive letter is a Windows specific thing, to make PCs more understandable. Assuming you do a standard default setup, the currently running Windows will always be C:\ drive, even thought they are at different locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 24, 2018 Also, If you re-installed over an existing/old/broken version of windows, you probably have a windows.old folder and it may be seeing that. It is not necessarily that you have multiple partitions, it just sees that there was a previous Windows installation if it wasn't a fresh format install. (gotta love that Microsoft hasn't fixed this yet) You can refresh the MBR to get rid of this through some commands in startup repair, but the easiest way is to go into control panel->System->advanced system settings->Startup and Recovery Settings (works in Windows 10, just need to go to Control Panel). Then in this window, un-check the box that says 'time to display list of operating systems'. The 'default operating system' should already be selected with the one you are using. Now when you reboot, it won't stop and make you select an OS. Main Rig: cpu: Intel 6600k OC @ 4.5Ghz; gpu: Gigabyte Gaming OC RTX 2080 (OC'd); mb: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3; ram: 16 GB (2x8GB) 3000 G.Skill Ripjaws V; psu: EVGA 650BQ; storage: 500GB Samsung 850 evo, 2TB WD Black; case: Cooler Master HAF 912; cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, Lots of fans, Air!; display: 4k Samsung 42" TV, Asus MX259H 1080p audio: Schiit Audio Magni Amp w/ Audio Technica M50x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, EarthWormJM2 said: Also, If you re-installed over an existing/old/broken version of windows, you probably have a windows.old folder and it may be seeing that. It is not necessarily that you have multiple partitions, it just sees that there was a previous Windows installation if it wasn't a fresh format install. (gotta love that Microsoft hasn't fixed this yet) This should not happen at all. You cannot install Windows in a folder (Windows.old). 12 minutes ago, EarthWormJM2 said: You can refresh the MBR to get rid of this through some commands in startup repair, but the easiest way is to go into control panel->System->advanced system settings->Startup and Recovery Settings (works in Windows 10, just need to go to Control Panel). Then in this window, un-check the box that says 'time to display list of operating systems'. The 'default operating system' should already be selected with the one you are using. Now when you reboot, it won't stop and make you select an OS. MBR is for legacy systems (BIOS based). UEFI system (assuming not configured to emulate the old BIOS for legacy OSs or hardware) uses GPT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 24, 2018 Author Fixed, thanks for the help all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 24, 2018 6 minutes ago, ViolentBoo said: Fixed, thanks for the help all! Not really fixed... you still have 2x Windows on your system. but ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 24, 2018 2 hours ago, GoodBytes said: Not really fixed... you still have 2x Windows on your system. but ok. He doesn't have 2 windows installations, if they went through the windows installation process to install a new copy of windows, as it puts any detected previous installations into windows.old folder, you can't boot from it. Obviously the best thing to do is a format and clean install, but they may want some of their old files still, and that's were the windows.old folder comes in and is useful. You can manually clear out the files if you want using the DiskCleanup tool built into windows and then go through BCDedit via the advanced startup options to fix the boot, MBR may be the wrong terminology, but you can 'turn on' or discover all volumes that have a windows installation and set them to boot, which order, display at all, etc. I was just simplifying the fix as most people wouldn't feel comfortable doing the BCDedit fix and they are a new user on here. https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-rebuild-the-bcd-in-windows-2624508 https://www.groovypost.com/howto/fix-windows-10-wont-boot-startup-repair-bootrec/ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/bcdedit-command-line-options Main Rig: cpu: Intel 6600k OC @ 4.5Ghz; gpu: Gigabyte Gaming OC RTX 2080 (OC'd); mb: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD3; ram: 16 GB (2x8GB) 3000 G.Skill Ripjaws V; psu: EVGA 650BQ; storage: 500GB Samsung 850 evo, 2TB WD Black; case: Cooler Master HAF 912; cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, Lots of fans, Air!; display: 4k Samsung 42" TV, Asus MX259H 1080p audio: Schiit Audio Magni Amp w/ Audio Technica M50x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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