change boot loader

[diamantoglougiwrgos]

The boot loader was installed in another drive other than the boot drive and i want to move the files so i can remove the drive. I tried using EasyBCD but i can't figure it out. From the BCD backup/repair settings i select change boot drive and it only gives me an error saying that the boot partition needs to be a primary partition. Any help? im on windows 10

 

[SkyNetRising]

Can you post screenshot from Disk Management?

Generally - you'd have to shrink OS partition, create new bootloader partition and create bootloader files with bcdboot command.

Can guide you through the process after you post the screenshot.

 

[diamantoglougiwrgos]

Can you post screenshot from Disk Management?

Generally - you'd have to shrink OS partition, create new bootloader partition and create bootloader files with bcdboot command.

Can guide you through the process after you post the screenshot.

https://imgur.com/a/VFtHEpd
The main drive is disk 0 (hellfire C and the boot loader is located on drive D. The 500MB partition on disk 0 was created by me to see if i could make it work.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Need to see drive D: also in that screenshot.

 

[diamantoglougiwrgos]

Need to see drive D: also in that screenshot.

https://imgur.com/a/ta191

 

[SkyNetRising]

Ok. Looks good.
First - assign drive letter to 100mb patrition on Disk 0 (x: - for example).
Format it to fat32.
and create bootloader files with bcdboot command (run from elevated command prompt):

• bcdboot c:\windows /s x:

after that shutdown system, disconnect all drives except OS drive, change boot settings in BIOS if necessary and
verify that your system can boot up normally.

 

[diamantoglougiwrgos]

Ok. Looks good.
First - assign drive letter to 100mb patrition on Disk 0 (x: - for example).
Format it to fat32.
and create bootloader files with bcdboot command (run from elevated command prompt):

• bcdboot c:\windows /s x:

after that shutdown system, disconnect all drives except OS drive, change boot settings in BIOS if necessary and
verify that your system can boot up normally.

you mean the 100 MB labeled Healthy (EFI System Partition)? It won't let me do anything to it, every option when i right click it is grayed out.

 

[SkyNetRising]

You'd need to use diskpart utility for that (execute from elevated command prompt).

• diskpart
  list disk
  select disk 0
  list partition
  select partition x (x - number of 100mb efi system partition from previous command)
  format fs=fat32
  assign letter=x

 

[diamantoglougiwrgos]

You'd need to use diskpart utility for that (execute from elevated command prompt).

• diskpart
  list disk
  select disk 0
  list partition
  select partition x (x - number of 100mb efi system partition from previous command)
  format fs=fat32
  assign letter=x

Success! It booted up fine with only the OS drive connected. Thank you for your time!

 

[SkyNetRising]

Great.

Additionally you can remove drive letter from X: partition, so it doesn't show up in file explorer.