Changing the boot order

I have a 3 disk, multiboot system. I need to change the system boot priority.

Volume 3 is my primary. But as you can see, Volume 16 is not only in second position, but if I launch the system and don't get there in the allotted amount of predetermined time to choose my preferred OS, it will automatically boot to Volume 16



If I do a Macrium image restore, and reboot, Volume 16 will take the top position by default, and again, will boot to Volume 16, unless I change the default OS in that environment or in windows. Not to mention, it drops Volume 3 to the third position



That's it. Volume 16 must fall to third in the pecking order...3-9-16, and the last when it comes to the auto boot up.

Hello mate,

The tutorial below can help show you how to change the display order of the OS's in the boot menu.

Change Boot Entry Display Order in Boot Menu at Startup in Windows

The tutorial below will show you how to change the default OS to run at startup.

Choose Default Operating System to Load at Startup in Windows 10

Brink said:

Hello mate,

The tutorial below can help show you how to change the display order of the OS's in the boot menu.

Change Boot Entry Display Order in Boot Menu at Startup in Windows

The tutorial below will show you how to change the default OS to run at startup.

Choose Default Operating System to Load at Startup in Windows 10

Hi Brink,

Is there a way to copy those identifiers?

The easiest way to change order and which boot entry, rename entry and set default boot time/entry is to use easybcd.

kitpzyxmsir said:

Hi Brink,

Is there a way to copy those identifiers?

You should be able to highlight and copy directly in the command prompt.

Brink said:

You should be able to highlight and copy directly in the command prompt.

I have the identifiers. The order shown in bcdedit in exactly oppositeof the order I want. The instruction say to replace the "Identifiers" here,

bcdedit /displayorder {identifier} {identifier} ...

Forgive my confusion, but are you just supposed to put "current" in the second bracket, or just place a description there, like Volume 3, or is "current" and the "identifier number" interchangeable identifier values?

bcdedit /displayorder {xxxxx} {current}

and do you do it one at a time, or concurrrently

bcdedit /displayorder {identifier} {identifier} {identifier}

Correct. You would include the identifier with brackets in the order you want them in the single command line.