Windows 10: How to set SSD as a boot priority

Discus and support How to set SSD as a boot priority in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hi, I switched from HDD to SSD, but I don’t know how to set SSD as my boot priority. In boot priority order there is only windows boot manager. So I... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by DavidDoležel1, Dec 26, 2022.

  1. How to set SSD as a boot priority


    Hi, I switched from HDD to SSD, but I don’t know how to set SSD as my boot priority. In boot priority order there is only windows boot manager. So I took HDD out of PC and now it wants me to select proper boot device. And instead of windows boot manager there is hard disk in the BIOS.

    :)
     
    DavidDoležel1, Dec 26, 2022
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  2. BIOS SSD Priority

    I am going to change out my HDD to a SSD. Right now the BIOS does not have a SSD listed in the BIOS boot priority. Does the SSD show up in the BIOS after the SSD is plugged in? Or is there some command prompt that I can use to add SSD prior to plugging in the SSD?
     
    WilliamBrown1951, Dec 26, 2022
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  3. DaveM121 Win User
    New SSD wont boot

    Hi John

    Boot into BIOS, is SATA Mode set to AHCI to enable booting from an SSD drive?

    Is the SSD drive set a top of the Boot Priority list?

    Did you try connecting that SSD to the SATA Port normally used by your old HDD?
     
    DaveM121, Dec 26, 2022
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  4. How to set SSD as a boot priority

    Boot priority is automatically set to HDD instead of SSD causing boot issues

    So i recently installed a fresh copy of windows 1909 on an SSD I recently purchased, and while installing my windows i disconnected my HDD and all was normal, I got into windows set it up and so on, then i reconnected my HDD and all my files showed up including
    the old copy of windows(thinking that i would not need the old installation of windows i deleted those files and only kept the important files from HDD and then I shut sown my computer and then the next time I turned it on, this happened when
    it was booting there was a sudden pop-up saying that the computer can't boot into windows 10 because of the following reasons :

    The boot manager couldn't find the file winload.efi

    then it asked me to hit escape to enter the boot menu of my device and then I went straight into the boot devices and selected the SSD and to my surprise it booted like normal, but here's the catch, somehow the computer still thinks that the Hard drive contains
    the primary windows 10 and so whenever I start the system i have to go into boot menu everytime to then boot from the SSD and this happens only when the Hard drive is connected(that is if the hard drive isn't connected i don't get any error message).

    Now even though i have set the boot order in such a way that the SSD boots before the Hard drive, even then I don't know why the machine looks for windows 10 in the hard drive first......like I am not able to set the SSD as the priority/primary boot device
    in my BIOS resulting in the popup every time I start the computer.

    Also i searched the internet many times to learn how to set the priority for my boot device in the computer that I have (HP elitedesk 800 G1 not SFF ) and I can't find any tutorial on how to set the priority boot device on this machine or any one similar
    to it.

    So i would like to ask any kind of fix for this popup problem due to my computer booting to my hard drive first, I mean am i supposed to somehow set the SSD as the priority device in the BIOS(which i dont know how to as there is no such word as priority or
    primary boot device, as far as i Know only the boot order can be changed , which I have already done), so kindly anyone please tell me how to change it through the BIOS or any other way to fix this problem.

    PLEASE help me fix this as soon as possible

    I would really appreciate you help,

    Thanking ya'll in advance.
     
    Hamid Iqbal, Dec 26, 2022
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