I had an issue dual booting Windows 10 and 11 on a laptop. I finally solved that issue by first reinstalling Windows 11 from scratch to the system, and then deploying Windows 10 to a VHDX. If interested in those details, please see this thread:
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Both Windows 10 and 11 now work great, the only issue is that on the boot menu, the timer starts to down but after 3 seconds it disappears. For example: 30, 29, 28, then the timer disappears. At that point I manually need to select either Windows 10 or 11.
I tried changing the timeout, but the problem remains. For example, I set to timeout to 5 seconds and then the countdown is 5, 4, 3, and the timer disappears.
Installation Details
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As noted, Windows 11 22H2 was just installed clean, from scratch. The C: drive was then BitLocker encrypted. I then deployed Windows 10 21H2 to a VHDX on the BitLocker encrypted volume, located in the root of C:\.
Both Windows 10 and 11 work perfectly, it is only the timeout on the boot menu that is not working.
I can't seem to find anything on the Internet about this issue. Anyone have any ideas how to resolve this?
Problem installing Win to a VHDX - no pagefile gets created
I have Windows 11 Pro installed on two different laptops. I wanted to install Windows 10 to a VHDX on both laptops in order to be able to dual boot between Windows 10 and 11. On one system, everything worked flawlessly. On the second system, when I boot Windows 10, it comes up with no...
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Both Windows 10 and 11 now work great, the only issue is that on the boot menu, the timer starts to down but after 3 seconds it disappears. For example: 30, 29, 28, then the timer disappears. At that point I manually need to select either Windows 10 or 11.
I tried changing the timeout, but the problem remains. For example, I set to timeout to 5 seconds and then the countdown is 5, 4, 3, and the timer disappears.
Installation Details
============
As noted, Windows 11 22H2 was just installed clean, from scratch. The C: drive was then BitLocker encrypted. I then deployed Windows 10 21H2 to a VHDX on the BitLocker encrypted volume, located in the root of C:\.
Both Windows 10 and 11 work perfectly, it is only the timeout on the boot menu that is not working.
I can't seem to find anything on the Internet about this issue. Anyone have any ideas how to resolve this?
My Computers
System One System Two
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- OS
- Win11 Pro 24H2
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Self-built
- CPU
- Intel i7 11700K
- Motherboard
- ASUS Prime Z590-A MB
- Memory
- 64GB (Waiting for warranty replacement of another 64GB for 128GB total)
- Graphics Card(s)
- No GPU - Built-in Intel Graphics
- Sound Card
- Integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP Envy 32
- Screen Resolution
- 2560 x 1440
- Hard Drives
- 1 x 1TB NVMe SSD
1 x 2TB NVMe SSD
1 x 4TB NVMe SSD
3 x 512GB 2.5" SSD
1 x 4TB 2.5" SSD
5 x 8TB Seagate Barracuda HDD
- PSU
- Corsair HX850i
- Case
- Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case
- Cooling
- Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Home Computer Specifications, Configuration, and Usage Notes General Specifications ASUS Prime Z590-A motherboard, serial number M1M0KC222467ARP Intel Core i7-11700K CPU (11th Gen Rocket Lake / LGA 1200 Socket) 128GB Crucial Ballistix RGB DDR4 3200 MHz DRAM (4 x 32GB) Corsair iCUE RGB 5000X mid tower case Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black CPU cooler Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black.swap case fans (Qty. 7) & Corsair LL-120 RGB Fans (Qty. 3)
- Keyboard
- Corsair K70 Max RGB Magnetic Keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3
- Internet Speed
- 1Gb Up / 1 Gb Down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
- Other Info
- The five 8TB drives and three 512GB SSDs are part of a DrivePool using StableBit DrivePool software. The three SSDs are devoted purely to caching for the 8TB drives. All of the important data is stored in triplicate so that I can withstand simultaneous failure of 2 disks.
Networking: 2.5Gbps Ethernet and WiFi 6e
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- Operating System
- Win11 Pro 23H2
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 2
- CPU
- Intel i7-1255U
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Graphics card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Sound Card
- Realtek® ALC3306-CG codec
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 13.3-inch IPS Display
- Screen Resolution
- WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
- Hard Drives
- 2 TB 4 x 4 NVMe SSD
- PSU
- USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 Power / Charging
- Mouse
- Buttonless Glass Precision Touchpad
- Keyboard
- Backlit, spill resistant keyboard
- Internet Speed
- 1Gb Up / 1Gb Down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
- Other Info
- WiFi 6e / Bluetooth 5.1 / Facial Recognition / Fingerprint Sensor / ToF (Time of Flight) Human Presence Sensor
