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Operations
This section includes actions available for selected operating systems or their shortcuts — see Using
shortcuts (p. 64).
Boot – boots the selected operating system or its configuration (shortcut)
Set Default – sets the default operating system
Set password – protects the selected operating system with a password
Properties – sets properties of the selected operating system
Edit
This section provides the following means of operating system and shortcut management:
Hide – hides a selected operating system or shortcut from the boot menu
Create Shortcut – creates a shortcut for a selected operating system
Delete – deletes a selected operating system or shortcut
Rename – renames a selected operating system or shortcut
Copy – duplicates a selected operating system or shortcut
Tools
Activate OS Selector – select to always display the Acronis OS Selector boot menu at bootup
Deactivate OS Selector – select to always boot up the specified operating system
OS Detection Wizard – invokes OS Detection Wizard for detecting deleted or not-determined-
automatically operating systems
Options – sets Acronis OS Selector options
Details
This section provides brief context help on the selected operating system or its shortcut.
8.1.2 Setting the boot menu
After Acronis OS Selector is installed, the boot menu is automatically activated.
If your CD/DVD drive is set as the first bootup device in BIOS, a bootable CD/DVD inside the drive
may prevent Acronis OS Selector from starting at bootup and force loading its own bootable program
or operating system. We highly recommend that you set the system bootup sequence in BIOS so that
the HDD will be the first device.
To prevent the Acronis OS Selector boot menu from being invoked at bootup, select Deactivate OS
Selector in the Tools section of the Acronis OS Selector main menu under Windows or in the
respective boot menu section at machine bootup. Then you will be prompted to select an operating
system to be booted after the boot menu is deactivated.
You can avoid displaying the Acronis OS Selector boot menu at bootup even if OS Selector is active.
To do so, press F6 immediately after turning on the computer, before the first messages appear on
the screen. This will boot an OS from the volume that is active, according to Master Boot Record
(MBR).
8.1.3 Operations
This section describes operations available for selected operating systems or their shortcuts.
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