Windows Boot Manager is the built-in Microsoft application that provides the boot environment for your system. On a multi-OS system, it helps the user decide which OS to boot into.
Users may encounter issues such as their computer booting into an OS without loading the Boot Manager or not displaying all available OS. It usually happens if you have a non-Windows OS or there are some issues with the boot files.
In this article, we have mentioned how you may troubleshoot such issues in detail.
Why is Windows Boot Manager Not Working
Here are the potential reasons for Windows Boot Manager not working on your PC:
How to Fix Windows Boot Manager Not Working
First, restart your PC and verify if Windows Boot Manager still doesn’t work or shows other issues. In such cases, apply the possible solutions we have provided below.
you may’t use Windows Boot Manager without enabling it. So, first, follow the steps below to ensure you haveenabled the Boot Managerand check its settings:
you may also utilize the Command-line Interface to enable Boot Manager and change the timeout interval. To do so,
Configure Windows Boot Manager to Show Other OS
Windows Boot Manager does not display other Operating Systems, such as Linux, by default. You have to set up such a setting manually. To so so,
you may also use third-party BCD tools to enable this setting.
However, most users preferusing the GRUB Bootloader, which displays all OS without having to set up any settings. you may also use this Bootloader as an alternative.
Fast startup shows many issues with a multi-OS system. While this feature decreases the time it takes to boot your system, it may bypass the Boot Manager and directly load your default OS. It mainly happens whendual-booting Linux and Windows.
Here’s how you may disable fast startup from Windows OS:
