Solved Windows 7 / Windows 8 Dual-Boot - Set Boot Default

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello all.


Here at Seven Forums in this thread there was a big confusion about the best way to set the default boot menu to use during PC start-up, I too was a part of this confusion.

I fooled around and found MSCONFIG is still the best, easiest way to set the default boot-menu to use; in the search box (Windows 7 or Windows 8) type msconfig and it can be set there with a required system restart.

Our Windows 8 forums can be visited at this link below.

EightForums.com
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[Saltgrass]

I agree with your comments.

There is also another way to set the default OS. Everyone already knows about changing it from the Windows 8 boot GUI, but if you are using the Text boot menu, highlighting the Windows 8 entry and using the F8 key will get you into the Windows 8 GUI and you will have an option, from there, to select the default OS.

This may not work on all types installs.....

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Good tip mate, thanks!

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[Evil Nemesis]

Thanks but that thread wasn't about setting the default os in bootloader but to switch between GUI or Text based boot loader

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Thanks but that thread wasn't about setting the default os in bootloader but to switch between GUI or Text based boot loader

Hello mate, just a question if I may.

When you say "Text Based" the screen below is what you are referring to?

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[Evil Nemesis]

Yup

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

That is the cause of the confusion in your thread, to set the "default" boot OS is to control which boot screen you get (W_7 or W_8) the method I posted above in this same thread is very easy to switch to one or the other as you like.