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Dual Boot Question

Mar 22, 2016 6:04AM PDT

I would like to set up a dual boot system where both are Windows 10. I use 3d software and graphics software and would like to set it up so that when editing video and graphics, I boot to one sector, and when working in 3d, booting from the other.
Is this possible? Everything I see is where there is a different O/S that one is booting up. Thanks.

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Did you try?
Mar 22, 2016 7:43AM PDT

Did you try the old methods where you install W10 on some HDD and then leave unpartitioned space for the second install? That's on the web so I pause here.

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(NT) It might work with 2 drives but...
Mar 22, 2016 10:07AM PDT
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(NT) Sorry, ignore this. hit the wrong button.
Mar 22, 2016 10:10AM PDT
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Aside from the OS point of view,
Mar 22, 2016 10:15AM PDT

what about the application. Sounds like you want to do multitask with the same application. Can you do that now?

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Dual Boot
Mar 23, 2016 6:55AM PDT

I can, but there's A LOT of stuff running in the background that affects rendering times.

I think the best way to do it is to install a hot swap drive, and set one up for video and graphics, the other for 3D Work. I have four 1TB local data drives plus a network SAN and NAS that I can save anything that requires tweaking by a program on the other O/S drive.

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Did you try the old school way?
Mar 23, 2016 7:11AM PDT

Here I would create a second user account with only what I need running. If you have a service running then the batch file with the appropriate NET STOP lines will do that for me.

Unsure what would drive me to a second OS cost and install.

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Just for the fun of it.
Mar 23, 2016 3:33PM PDT

I install win10, dual boot, I fail to see the gain in that though. My thought would be multiple computers, of course it would cost more but hopefully time gain might offset the cost in the long run.

Dual boot, I don't believe addition license is need nor addition application as you pointed out. Of course I am not familiar with what Robert mention, maybe give that a try.

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you can - require two different keys
Mar 22, 2016 10:21AM PDT

you will have to purchase a full retail version of win10 if you want a dual install. You cannot use oem nor install a second copy of your current install.

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should have added
Mar 22, 2016 10:25AM PDT

you also will need to check the license of the 3d and other software to see if the license will allow you to install it more than once. Makes no different if it is the same computer.

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Dual Boot Question
Mar 23, 2016 10:31AM PDT

Hello,

Here’s what you can do, first install higher version of Windows (10 or Cool while installing higher version of Windows leave some space on the same HDD for 2nd version of Windows to be installed. Now use the lower version of Windows DVD boot with the same process select the Unpartition space & install Windows on the 2nd partition. Doing this will automatically give you Dual Boot while starting your computer, Which Operating system you choose to Boot. Try this as it is recommended even by Microsoft.

Jammy.

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Post was last edited on March 23, 2016 10:48 AM PDT