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Two Windows partitions showing on boot selection screen

2015-08-28
2015-09-03
  • Isac Crouch

    Isac Crouch - 2015-08-28

    I have two Windows partitions showing on my rEFInd boot selection screen. The "Boot Windows EFI boot from EFI" option boots Windows 10 properly, but the "Boot Windows from Basic data partition" doesn't work. Is the expected behavior and how to I hide the Windows option that doesn't work? Does this have anything to do with EFI and Master Boot Record? Thanks

    Additional information: I did use the install.sh shell script to install rEFInd. I'm assuming that means I got the defaults.

     

    Last edit: Isac Crouch 2015-08-28
  • Roderick W. Smith

    You may be able to hide the unwanted option with dont_scan_volumes, dont_scan_dirs, or dont_scan_files in refind.conf.

     
  • Isac Crouch

    Isac Crouch - 2015-08-31

    How can I go about figuring out which directory is resulting in the boot screen option "Boot Windows from Basic data partition?" When I run diskutil list I get the following:

    /dev/disk0
    #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
    0: GUID_partition_scheme 500.3 GB disk0
    1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
    2: Apple_CoreStorage 249.3 GB disk0s2
    3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
    4: Microsoft Reserved 16.8 MB disk0s4
    5: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 250.1 GB disk0s5
    /dev/disk1
    #: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
    0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD
    249.0 GB disk1
    Logical Volume on disk0s2
    15256F85-7DDA-469C-B6A3-8036ECB41DD8
    Unencrypted

    Booting Windows from EFI is the only option that successfully boots Windows.

     
  • Roderick W. Smith

    If nothing else is booting from "Basic data partition", I'd suggest this:

    dont_scan_volumes +,"Basic data partition"
    
     
    • Isac Crouch

      Isac Crouch - 2015-09-03

      Thanks. That worked.

       

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