How to Delete Boot Loader Entry on Boot Options Menu at Startup in Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]
85How to Delete Boot Loader Entry on Boot Options Menu at Startup in Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]
Have you ever dual-booted another operating system alongside your Windows installation? Dual-booting is an excellent way of trying a new operating system without affecting your trusty version of Windows. You can select between operating system versions using the built-in boot manager.
But what about when you decide you donāt want the second operating system any longer? Is there any easy way to remove the additional operating system entry from the boot manager to stop startup confusion? Letās take a look at four ways you can delete old boot menu options.
If you have more than one operating system installed on your PC, you will see a Choose an operation system (Windows Boot Manager) screen at startup with the name (description) of each installed OS (boot loader entry) listed on the boot options menu.
With Windows, Microsoft made changes to the boot experience. The simple text-based boot loader is now disabled by default and in its place, there is a touch-friendly graphical user interface with icons and text. Windows 10 has this as well. Users can manage the modern boot loader using the built-in console bcedit tool. Today, we'll see how to use it to delete an entry from the boot menu.In a dual boot configuration, the modern boot loader shows a list of all installed operating systems. After the specified timeout, if the user has not touched the keyboard, the default operating system will be started. You might want to change the boot entry order for your convenience.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).