Operation Manual

Working with Acronis OS Selector

• Rename – renames a selected OS or shortcut

• Copy – duplicates a selected OS or shortcut

Tools

• Options – sets Acronis OS Selector options

Details

This section provides brief context help on the selected operating system or its

shortcut.

7.3 Setting the Boot Menu

After Acronis OS Selector is installed, the boot menu is automatically activated.

To prevent it from being invoked at bootup, select Deactivate in the

Activation section of the Acronis OS Selector main menu under Windows or in

the respective boot menu section at PC bootup. Then you will be prompted to

select an operating system to be booted after the boot menu is deactivated.

7.4 Booting operating systems

You can boot any operating system with Acronis OS Selector:

• From the boot menu (if activated)

• From under Windows from Acronis OS Selector main window

7.4.1 Booting an OS using the boot menu

Having turned on the PC, wait for the Acronis OS Selector boot menu to be

invoked and select and double-click an operating system to boot.

You can also boot a selected OS by:

• Clicking Boot in the Operations section of the boot menu sidebar

• Clicking Boot on the toolbar

• Selecting Boot in the OS section of the main menu

7.4.2 Booting OS from the Acronis OS Selector main window

With Acronis OS Selector, you can boot an available operating system from under

Windows by:

• Running Acronis OS Selector

• Selecting an operating system to boot in the central part of the main

window

• Double-clicking the selected operating system icon