How Do I Use Two Hard Drives with Different Operating Systems?
Contents There’s No Limit to the Number of Operating Systems You He Installed — You’re Not Just Limited to a Single One. You Could Put a Second Hard Drive into...
There’s no limit to the number of operating systems you he installed — you’re not just limited to a single one. You could put a second hard drive into your computer and install an operating system to it, choosing which hard drive to boot in your BIOS or boot menu.
Can I run 2 hard drives with different operating systems?
Yes, you can have 2 hard drives and it called dual-boot system. Each of the two hard drives are connected to the motherboard via a typical SATA connection. In this specific case, partitioning a hard drive (i.e., 1 drive with 2 operating systems) is not desired.
How do I switch between two operating systems?
To change the default OS Setting in Windows:
- In Windows, choose Start > Control Panel. …
- Open the Startup Disk control panel.
- Select the startup disk with the operating system you want to use by default.
- If you want to start up that operating system now, click Restart.
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