- Oct 23, 2012
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Instead of creating a system reserved partition on the main hard drive and moving the data of the original system reserved partition to it, it is possible to simply move the boot loader from the system reserved partition to the drive the operating system is installed on.
Note that you should not do that if you are using Bitlocker encryption or any other software that is using the system reserved partition. As always, it is suggested to create a backup of your drive before you start. A program you can use for that purpose is DriveImage XML. It is free for personal use and can backup the full partitions. If you prefer to use a different program check out our list of backup programs for Windows.
The one program you need to move boot information to your primary drive is EasyBCD which is available free for personal use from the developer website. Scroll down until you see the solutions, and click on Register there underneath non-commercial. You are taken to a page where a click on download downloads the file to your system. You do not need to enter your email address here prior to downloading.
Start EasyBCD after installation and perform the following operations:
Click on BCD Backup/Repair
Select Change boot drive under BCD Management Options
Click on Perform Action
A popup window is displayed then asking you to pick the new drive letter for your system. It is usually drive c that you should pick here. You will get a success message in the end that informs you about the change.
If the drive the operating system is on is the first boot disk, you do not need to change anything. If it is not the first disk, you need to change the boot order in the BIOS / UEFI.
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Note that you should not do that if you are using Bitlocker encryption or any other software that is using the system reserved partition. As always, it is suggested to create a backup of your drive before you start. A program you can use for that purpose is DriveImage XML. It is free for personal use and can backup the full partitions. If you prefer to use a different program check out our list of backup programs for Windows.
The one program you need to move boot information to your primary drive is EasyBCD which is available free for personal use from the developer website. Scroll down until you see the solutions, and click on Register there underneath non-commercial. You are taken to a page where a click on download downloads the file to your system. You do not need to enter your email address here prior to downloading.
Start EasyBCD after installation and perform the following operations:
Click on BCD Backup/Repair
Select Change boot drive under BCD Management Options
Click on Perform Action
A popup window is displayed then asking you to pick the new drive letter for your system. It is usually drive c that you should pick here. You will get a success message in the end that informs you about the change.
If the drive the operating system is on is the first boot disk, you do not need to change anything. If it is not the first disk, you need to change the boot order in the BIOS / UEFI.
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