Multiple copies of Windows 10 in MSCONFIG Boot tab

When I try to boot after I select Normal startup I usually get the screen that has options like getting into troubleshooting, UEFI setup, continue booting into Windows and some others. It's interesting that some options do no nothing when selected. I will also get the message that winload is missing which seems to indicate that the 'strange' boot loaders are probably pointing to a location that no longer exits. If I can just find where these three boot loaders are stored maybe I can delete them without disturbing the one that works.

You could delete your EFI system partition and rebuild it.

NavyLCDR said:

On dozens of computers since Windows 7, Selective Startup is always selected because the Normal Startup option just simply will not stick. I may be able to select it and reboot once, but once it reboots it goes right back to selective startup. So I just don't worry about it.

As I mentioned I am perfectly sanctified the way I works. I have no problems. What does your MSCONFIG look like? Even if using Selective startup is use old config checked but grayed out?

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NavyLCDR said:

You could delete your EFI system partition and rebuild it.

I looked at my EFI partition and there is nothing in it that has those three weird boot loader entries. There is probably a utility that would fix things but while a disk restore usually reverses whatever I did it might not work in certain cases.

Again I stress, I am just curious why I get what I get especially if I am the only one seeing this,.

I won't be at my computers for another hour or so, then I'll check.

My msconfig:



Use original boot configuration is greyed out and checked. When I reboot with the selection above, there are no issues.

And I only have the one single entry on the boot tab for the Windows installed and loaded.

What is the history of your Windows install? Is it a clean install? An upgrade from previous version? I do believe the solution to your problem is to create a fresh EFI system partition.

You have this in your BCD:

Code:

Windows Legacy OS Loader
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identifier {ntldr}
device unknown
path \ntldr
description Earlier Version of Windows

Mine does not have that entry. I wonder if that is causing the problem?

Agree with NavyLCDR......it was not in mine either.

I did an inplace update a few months back. Haven't done a clean install in a while. I have so much stuff to reinstall it would really be a major undertaking. It would only be a thing of last resort.
I tried rebuilding the BCD using the instructions here: How to Rebuild the BCD in Windows
I couldn't get a new BCD to appear where the instructions say it should be. In fact the only BCD is the one I renamed per one of the steps of the instruction. Yet I was able to boot my machine. If there is no BCD in c:\boot other than bcd.old how did I boot?

1) Open disk management > by default some columns are compressed > widen each Status and Volume > make sure the contents within the parenthesis are in full view and that none of the characters are cutoff > view disk 0 > widen this row as needed so that all of the characters are in full view > post an image into the thread

Disk Management - How to Post a Screenshot of
Disk Management - How to Post a Screenshot of

2) Post an image using Minitool partition wizard:
MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition - Free download and software reviews - CNET Download.com

3) There are log collectors used in another forum room.
Run each V2 and DM and upload into this thread:
BSOD - Posting Instructions

Please run the log collectors.
View the logs collected.
There are approximately 35.
The computer environment can be scanned/checked for problems.
If you upload them they can be troubleshooted.