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Is it the right time to add another partition to my disk ready to treble boot when 12 comes out :ROFLMAO:
 

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The-Hive said:
Is it the right time to add another partition to my disk ready to treble boot when 12 comes out :ROFLMAO:
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Yes. I went as far as buying a Windows 10 Pro key so I can dual boot and activate it. :cool:
 

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I had a few problems on the way, all sorted by forum members. Things like... Wouldn't install because no optane drivers, boot menu needed fixing as it didn't show on startup only reboots, renaming the OS's changing drive letters on it's own etc... Good news it's all working now
 

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    Alienware M18 R1
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    13th Gen Core i9 13900HX
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    32GB DDR5 @4800MHz
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    Geforce RTX 4090HX 16GB
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    Nvidia HD / Realtek ALC3254
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Hi folks


@The-Hive

If you use the "VHDX" method for windows installs you only need 1 EFI partition and 1 std NTFS partition containing as many VHDX files as youwant / can fit on the disk, Install the OS via dism/apply-image and update the boot manager with bcdboot.exe -- the boot manager will be written to the EFI partition and youll get a multi boot menu.

You can also do this so all these installations boot entirely from an external drive (as per "windows2go") too -- but in this case only updates will work --major new releases wil have to be installed from scratch. If installing to an internal disk then windows updates work via WU as normal even for major cumulative updates to a new build. I haven't yet got W12 on the menu though so far !!!

multios.webp

Cheers
jimbo
 

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The-Hive said:
Is it the right time to add another partition to my disk ready to treble boot when 12 comes out :ROFLMAO:
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With GPT disks, you can have over 100 operating systems installed. :-)
 

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Ghot said:
With GPT disks, you can have over 100 operating systems installed. :)
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Hi there
The point also on doing it this way is you only need 1 EFI and 1 single standard partition to install as many Windows OSes as you like -- each Windows OS is fully secure boot enabled etc (if required) . With Windows on different partitions each installation will need its own EFI / MSR and Windows partitions and of course its own boot manager.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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The-Hive said:
Is it the right time to add another partition to my disk ready to treble boot when 12 comes out :ROFLMAO:
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I thought partitions are for small people like me. You should stick to buying Disks. :p
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy dv7
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 & Nvidia GeForce GT 635M
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Crucial MX500 on bay 1. 1 TB Seagate HDD on bay 2.
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    Windows Defender
I only bought the computer as a cheapie to test win 11 on ( and 12 if it every comes to light ) It has only one ssd slot and that's it. This machine has 2 2Tb SSD's
 

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  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
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    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware M18 R1
    CPU
    13th Gen Core i9 13900HX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5 @4800MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Geforce RTX 4090HX 16GB
    Sound Card
    Nvidia HD / Realtek ALC3254
    Monitor(s) Displays
    18" QHD+
    Screen Resolution
    25660 X 1600
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    C: Samsung 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD D: Samsung 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
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  • Operating System
    Windows 11
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    Homebuilt
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair VII Hero (WiFi)
    Memory
    32GB
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    EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware M18 R1
    CPU
    13th Gen Core i9 13900HX
    Memory
    32GB DDR5 @4800MHz
    Graphics card(s)
    Geforce RTX 4090HX 16GB
    Sound Card
    Nvidia HD / Realtek ALC3254
    Monitor(s) Displays
    18" QHD+
    Screen Resolution
    25660 X 1600
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD D: Samsung 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
    Mouse
    Alienware AW610M
    Browser
    Chrome and Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton
    Other Info
    Killer E3000 Ethernet Controller Killer AX1650i Wi-Fi Network Adaptor Alienware Z01G Graphic Amplifier Tobii Eye Tracker
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