Hi everyone,
Before I start, please tell me if this is in the wrong category. Virtualization seemed like the most applicable
Anyway,
I am on a laptop running Windows 8.1 x64. I have an external Hard Drive, with 3 partitions. ONE of them, assigned as X:, contains Windows 7 Ultimate x64. Using the Advanced System Settings built into Windows 8.1, I tried using the 'Use a device' option, and it came up with three options under the name of my hard drive. I assume these were the three partitions, but hey all had the same name. I cannot tell the difference between them. I tried selecting all of them to boot, and the computer still booted to Windows 8.1. I tried editing the boot order in the bios, trying the three partitions as the first option, and it still didn't boot to my copy of Windows 7.
Is there something that I'm doing wrong, or does Windows 8.1 simply not allow external USB booting?
Before I start, please tell me if this is in the wrong category. Virtualization seemed like the most applicable
Anyway,
I am on a laptop running Windows 8.1 x64. I have an external Hard Drive, with 3 partitions. ONE of them, assigned as X:, contains Windows 7 Ultimate x64. Using the Advanced System Settings built into Windows 8.1, I tried using the 'Use a device' option, and it came up with three options under the name of my hard drive. I assume these were the three partitions, but hey all had the same name. I cannot tell the difference between them. I tried selecting all of them to boot, and the computer still booted to Windows 8.1. I tried editing the boot order in the bios, trying the three partitions as the first option, and it still didn't boot to my copy of Windows 7.
Is there something that I'm doing wrong, or does Windows 8.1 simply not allow external USB booting?
My Computer
System One
-
- OS
- Windows 8.1 64-bit
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS
- Memory
- 4GB
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- 120GB x2
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender