Boot Order?


  1. Robert11
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    Boot Order?


    Hello

    If the pc BIOS is set such that the very first device to boot from is a usb stick, what happens if there is no usb stick ?

    Will it “automatically” go to the second device (presumably a normal boot) ?

    Thanks,
    Bob
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  3. Winuser
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    The bios should look at other drives to find the boot drive. If none is found you will get a No boot device found error message.
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  4. davidhk
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    windows 10 Pro ver 22H2 build 19045.4355
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    Robert11 said:
    Hello

    If the pc BIOS is set such that the very first device to boot from is a usb stick, what happens if there is no usb stick ?

    Will it “automatically” go to the second device (presumably a normal boot) ?

    Thanks,
    Bob
    My understanding is ...... it goes down the boot order list until it finds one applicable.
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  6. pepanee
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    Windows 10 Pro for the Bro
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    Yes. From my experience, the boot order goes down that list of everything that is listed there. If none of the devices have anything to boot from, then yes, like Winuser said, the computer will state that there is no boot device.
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