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Solved Fastest way to boot windows 7 from windows 8.1 [Dual boot]
Hi,
As the title suggests, I have both windows 7 and 8.1 installed on my laptop but do not have an ssd. So switching from 8.1 to 7 is sometimes lengthy.(5mins or so)
Could anyone tell me what would be the fastest way to boot windows 7 when I am still in windows 8.1?
I like to be efficient
This is what I usually do:
Run msconfig
change my default os to windows 7 and restart.
Is there a better way?
Thanks for reading
OS
Windoes 7, Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo z580
CPU
i3 (Sandy Bridge)
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
intel hd 3000 i think
Monitor(s) Displays
some acer led screen
Hard Drives
sandisk ssdsdp128G
hitachi hdd in optical bay drive
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
Hello thedodo,
If you have both Windows 7 and Windows 8 listed in your
Windows Boot Manager/ Choose an OS screen, then you could also use the shortcut below while in Windows 8/8.1 to quickly choose to "Use another operating system" to boot into Windows 7.
The option above will also not change your default OS you have set to run at startup.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thanks, I'll give that a try too.
I did some browsing and found this software called iReboot by NeoSmart Technologies. It seems to do the job too.
Have you heard of it before?
OS
Windoes 7, Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo z580
CPU
i3 (Sandy Bridge)
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
intel hd 3000 i think
Monitor(s) Displays
some acer led screen
Hard Drives
sandisk ssdsdp128G
hitachi hdd in optical bay drive
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
I haven't seen that program before. To bad it's not free though.
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone
It's free for non-commercial use
OS
Windoes 7, Windows 8.1, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Lenovo z580
CPU
i3 (Sandy Bridge)
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
intel hd 3000 i think
Monitor(s) Displays
some acer led screen
Hard Drives
sandisk ssdsdp128G
hitachi hdd in optical bay drive
Administrator
Administrator
mvp
Ah, I didn't see the "Limited, free download for non-commercial use" link there at first.
OS
64-bit Windows 10
Computer type
PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model
Custom self built
CPU
Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
Memory
64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
Sound Card
Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
Screen Resolution
2560x1440
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
PSU
OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case
Thermaltake Core P3
Cooling
Corsair Hydro H115i
Keyboard
Logitech wireless K800
Mouse
Logitech MX Master 3
Internet Speed
1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Antivirus
Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
Other Info
Logitech Z625 speaker system,
Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
Galaxy S23 Plus phone