I have a Windows 10 machine with two hard drives, both containing bootable and activated copies of Windows 7 and Windows 10. I want to be able to dual-boot from either drive, but I’m not sure how to set it up. I’ve searched for answers, but most of them involve installing a new Windows partition, which I want to avoid since I already have two working drives.
So, my questions are: How can I set up a dual-boot configuration between the two drives, and will I run into any issues with “Authentic Windows” validation when I boot from the old Windows 7 drive?
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I decided to give it a try and it turns out it was a no-brainer. I simply installed the second drive and when I restarted the computer, it automagically showed up on the boot menu when I pressed F12 on BIOS startup. I was surprised at how easy it was and glad that I didn’t have to go through a complicated setup process.