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‎05-31-2018 01:44 PM

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Product: HP Tower 250
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

 

I want to boot the operating system from an an alternate drive (NOT the internal SSD drive).  How do I get a boot menu?  

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‎05-31-2018 02:43 PM

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If Windows 10 is running, choose the "Advanced Restart" options, and then reboot.

You'll be offered the opportunity to pick a bootable device.

 

If the computer is powered-off, power-on and immediately start tapping the ESC key, until you see a menu.

Either press one of the F-keys to show available bootable devices, or enter BIOS SETUP, and permanently change the boot-order.


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‎05-31-2018 02:43 PM

HP Recommended

If Windows 10 is running, choose the "Advanced Restart" options, and then reboot.

You'll be offered the opportunity to pick a bootable device.

 

If the computer is powered-off, power-on and immediately start tapping the ESC key, until you see a menu.

Either press one of the F-keys to show available bootable devices, or enter BIOS SETUP, and permanently change the boot-order.


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Also, please click "Accept As Solution" for the best response.

 

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