multiple windows instances on different drives

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Hi!

On my PC I have multiple drives (main SSD and couple of HDDs). My SSD is my primary device with windows 8.1 installed.

But my other HDDs I took from my other PCs so some of them has their own windows.
I removed /windows folder from every of them but from time to time, during the startup I get either BSOD with 0xc0000225 error or choose operating system window of one old HDD.

What should I edit in order to solve this?

I used bcdedit but it found only two entries {bootmgr} & {current}

My list of boot options in bios looks like this

WP_20160716_07_43_44_Pro.jpg


Priority order is
Samsung SSD
Silicon-Power (USB flash device)
Windows boot manager
Optiarc DVD RW
 
Solution
There may be a full dump file at C:\WINDOWS called MEMORY.DMP.
The dump file is normally automatic when you have a BSOD. If enabled.

To ensure minidumps are enabled:
Go to Start, in the Search Box type: sysdm.cpl, press Enter.
When open go to: startup and recovery>System Failure and tick the check box. uncheck auto restart.

(In win 8 you can use the windows key "win" + "s")
Under the Advanced tab, click on the Startup and Recovery Settings button.
Ensure that Automatically restart is unchecked.
Under the Write Debugging Information header select Small memory dump (256 kB) in the drop down box (the 256kb varies).
If you are on win 10 use "automatic memory dmp"
Ensure that the Small Dump Directory is listed as %systemroot%\Minidump...

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(I updated question)
No. There is no minidump folder in /windows folder (maybe dump is disabled).
 
There may be a full dump file at C:\WINDOWS called MEMORY.DMP.
The dump file is normally automatic when you have a BSOD. If enabled.

To ensure minidumps are enabled:
Go to Start, in the Search Box type: sysdm.cpl, press Enter.
When open go to: startup and recovery>System Failure and tick the check box. uncheck auto restart.

(In win 8 you can use the windows key "win" + "s")
Under the Advanced tab, click on the Startup and Recovery Settings button.
Ensure that Automatically restart is unchecked.
Under the Write Debugging Information header select Small memory dump (256 kB) in the drop down box (the 256kb varies).
If you are on win 10 use "automatic memory dmp"
Ensure that the Small Dump Directory is listed as %systemroot%\Minidump.

Reboot if changes have been made.
 
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In my options it's set automatic memory dmp -> %systemRoot%\MEMORY.DMP.
But there is not such file in Windows folder.
 


If no folder exists then create one.