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Published on 12.07.09 by Brent Trahan

Set How Long to Display the Operating Systems List When Dual Booting

Learn how to set how long Windows 7 will display a list of operating systems to boot from when dual booting a computer.

  1. Right-click Computer in the Start Menu and then select Properties.
  2. Select Advanced system settings in the left column of the System window.

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  3. Click Settings in the Startup and Recovery section of the Advanced tab in the System Properties window.

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  4. Make sure Time to display list of operating systems is checked off and then tell it how many seconds to wait.

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  5. Click OK to save the settings.

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