Dell Alienware, windows 10

David Weedon 0 Reputation points
2026-02-19T17:55:05.41+00:00

I have a Dell Alienware running Windows 10 that when it starts up it goes into repair mode Auto repair mode it will not allow me to repair if I go to the biles to select a different startup it does not allow me to change the hard drive to or from there's three hard drives on this machine it will not allow me to pick them help

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Desktop, Start, and personalization | Other
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  1. David-M 125.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-02-19T18:34:23.83+00:00

    Hi. I'm David, and I'm happy to help you.

    Please clarify the following:

    Do the other disks also have an operating system installed?

    Try this:

    Remove any USB devices, such as flash drives or external hard drives, and see if the system starts up correctly.

    See if the same behavior occurs if you start Windows in Safe Mode.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-startup-settings-1af6ec8c-4d4a-4b23-adb7-e76eef0b847f

    In the step involving the "Windows Recovery Environment" article, the method under "Automatic Repair" is the most suitable for your case.

    At the "Startup settings" step, press 4 or F4 to start Windows in Safe Mode.

    You don't have to run Windows in Safe Mode forever. This is just a test to help isolate the source of the problem.

    Let me know the result.

    Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

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  2. David Weedon 0 Reputation points
    2026-02-19T20:13:35.5366667+00:00

    If I go into Bios and remove windows boot selector, save and exit it boots perfect, then restart and boot manager is back in and have to hit F2 or F12 to select a different boot device and it boots ok.

    then upon restart like when I get an update or something requiring a restart have to go through it all again.

    This has 3 HD's on it #0 is 250 SSD, and has the operating system on it, #1 is 500 SSD and #2 is 1TB hdd

    It will NOT do a system repair, system restore, system health!

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