Boot Device options question

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When I plug in a USB stick to boot from, and I hit the ESC key to get to the Boot Deivce Options screen, why are there 3 different selections for my USB stick as shown below...
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Two of the entries are identical and one is different. Why is this, why isn't there just one USB boot option?
Is there a way to 'fix' this instead of having multiple entries when I want to boot with a USB stick?
FYI, this particular USB stick was created by MiniTool Partition Wizard so I can boot from it and manage partitions.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus X202E Laptop
    CPU
    Intel Core i3-3217U 1.80 GHz
    Memory
    4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 with shared graphics memory
    Screen Resolution
    11.6 in LED-backlit TFT LCD (1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    500 GB SATA 5400 RPM
    soon to be Samsung 840 series 250 Gb SSD
    Other Info
    USB 3.0 • 2 USB 2.0 • HDMI • Headphone output/Microphone input combo
    802.11b/g/n
Top USB entry unknown. update you may have your USB as first boot device, Windows Boot Manager should be first boot device.

UEFI: SanDisk entry, USB is UEFI mode bootable.

SanDisk entry, USB is Legacy mode bootable.

Windows 8 Downgrade-006 SB for posting.PNG
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
theog said:
Top USB entry unknown. update you may have your USB as first boot device, Windows Boot Manager should be first boot device.

UEFI: SanDisk entry, USB is UEFI mode bootable.

SanDisk entry, USB is Legacy mode bootable.
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Ok the last two things you said I think I understand now.
The first entry though (above the boot manager) I believe I had to set up in BIOS so it would even boot from a USB. Should I remove that as one of the boot options in BIOS, and if so, will it still boot from any bootable USB media?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus X202E Laptop
    CPU
    Intel Core i3-3217U 1.80 GHz
    Memory
    4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 with shared graphics memory
    Screen Resolution
    11.6 in LED-backlit TFT LCD (1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    500 GB SATA 5400 RPM
    soon to be Samsung 840 series 250 Gb SSD
    Other Info
    USB 3.0 • 2 USB 2.0 • HDMI • Headphone output/Microphone input combo
    802.11b/g/n
The first entry though (above the boot manager) I believe I had to set up in BIOS so it would even boot from a USB. Should I remove that as one of the boot options in BIOS, and if so, will it still boot from any bootable USB media?
Click to expand...

From the One Time Boot Menu, yes.

Windows 8 Downgrade-005 SB.PNG
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    ME, XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Notebooks x 3

    Desktops x 5

    Towers x 4
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