I want to move windows boot manager from HDD to SSD


  1. Posts : 3
    Windows 10
       #1

    I want to move windows boot manager from HDD to SSD


    I have Windows 10 installed on Disk 1 (HDD) before. Now installing another Windows 10 on Disk 2 (SSD). I no longer need HDD anymore but if I remove HDD from PC then I cannot boot from SSD. Looking on Google and found that EasyBCD can move boot manager.
    I want to move both EFI and recovery from HDD to SSD.

    I want to move windows boot manager from HDD to SSD-boot.jpg

    I want to move windows boot manager from HDD to SSD-easybcd.jpg

    But this pop up.

    I want to move windows boot manager from HDD to SSD-att.jpg

    Also try easyUEFI but can't select SSD as a destination.

    I want to move windows boot manager from HDD to SSD-easyuefi.jpg
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  2. Posts : 4,144
    Windows 3.1 to Windows 11
       #2

    You need to create a 100MB Fat32 EFI partition on Disk 2 (SSD) - thus you need to shrink the primary C: partition
    Then Move (or Recreate) the BCD Store
    Also set via the BIOS disk 2 as your primary boot drive
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  3. Posts : 3
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #3

    OK so I create 200MB Fat32 EFI partition on Disk 2. I try to recreate EFI partition with this steps.
    How to Create and Delete EFI System Partition in Windows
    But I got error at... bcdboot X:/windows (Replace “X” with the Volume letter of the Windows OS partition).

    I want to move windows boot manager from HDD to SSD-bcd.jpg

    Also I try to set primary boot as SSD in BIOS but still cannot boot.
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  4. Posts : 18,433
    Windows 11 Pro
       #4

    You need to assign a drive letter to the new EFI System partition you create on the SSD. Let's say you assign T:. Then the correct command would be:
    bcdboot C:\Windows /s T:

    Also note you used C:/Windows previously. That is incorrect. It is C:\Windows.
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  5. Posts : 3
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Thank you very much both Kyhi and NavyLCDR. Assign drive letter to EFI partition and change / to \ and Windows boot manager was create successfully.
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  6. Posts : 18,433
    Windows 11 Pro
       #6

    Great! Glad it worked for you!
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