{"id":52730,"date":"2023-06-08T12:31:21","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T11:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/52730\/multiboot-remove-entries-from-the-windows-boot-manager\/"},"modified":"2023-06-08T12:31:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T11:31:21","slug":"multiboot-remove-entries-from-the-windows-boot-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/52730\/multiboot-remove-entries-from-the-windows-boot-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiboot &#8211; Remove entries from the Windows boot manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows installed several times on one computer. How do I remove entries from the Windows boot manager?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/52730\/multiboot-remove-entries-from-the-windows-boot-manager\/#Instruction\" >Instruction<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/52730\/multiboot-remove-entries-from-the-windows-boot-manager\/#Deleting_the_old_Windows_partitions\" >Deleting the old Windows partitions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Instruction\"><\/span>Instruction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you install Windows several times on a computer, Windows automatically creates a boot menu. When starting, you can then choose which Windows to start.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"235\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_1-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you remove a Windows from the system, e.g. by deleting the partitions, you also want to remove it from the boot menu.<\/p>\n<p>This can be done very easily with the tool &#8220;msconfig&#8221;, which is on board with Windows. To start the tool, we can open the run dialogue with the &#8220;Windows key + R&#8221;. Enter &#8220;msconfig&#8221; and confirm with Enter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"402\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_2-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_2-350x280.jpg 350w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_2-100x80.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the start, we switch to the &#8220;Start&#8221; tab. Here we can see all entries of the boot menu. Here we can easily delete superfluous entries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"385\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_3.png 571w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_3-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The entry disappears.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_4.jpg 478w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_4-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We accept the setting with OK, Windows now prompts us to restart.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"174\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_5.jpg 397w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_5-300x131.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After the restart, the deleted entry is no longer part of the boot menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"365\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_6.png 544w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_6-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deleting_the_old_Windows_partitions\"><\/span>Deleting the old Windows partitions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If the Windows has not yet been completely removed, we can now delete the Windows partitions. To do this, we call up the disk management.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"353\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_7.jpg 368w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_7-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here we find the partitions with the different Windows installations. Here we can delete the partition that is no longer needed. We can find out which one by comparing the drive letters with &#8220;msconfig&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"622\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_8.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_8-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_8-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In our case it is the e:\\ partition, which we now delete. To do this, we right-click on the partition and delete it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"302\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_9.jpg 457w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_9-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new freed memory can be used to create a new drive or the existing Windows partition can be extended.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"343\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_10.png 515w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/remove_boot_entry_10-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows installed several times on one computer. 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