Dual booting Win 10 and Insider Preview

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This is meant to share with users who happen to be dual booting Windows 10 RTM and Insider preview.

That is what I have been doing.
My issue was.......
upon Restart, I was faced with a boot menu showing 2 Windows 10.
one has Volume 1 underneath, the other has Volume 2.
I had to remind myself that Volume 1 is the RTM, and Volume 2 is the Preview.
Most of the time, I had to stop momentarily before I could pick the OS I wanted to logon.
So, I asked at the IT forum. I wanted to know how to change the name in the boot menu so that I could tell which one I wanted instantly.
I was given a Bcdedit suggestion.
Trouble was, my head turned trying to figure out what it said.
I wasn't going anywhere with that techie stuff.
FINALLY , after googling like mad dog, I came across this .......EasyBCD.
So simple. Anyone can do it.
http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/

** I selected the Free Non-Commercial option at the bottom of the page. I needed to register it, but that's ok for me as long as the program is free.

Now my boot menu, upon restart, will show Windows 10, and Insider Preview.
 
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It is my favourite tool. It is one of the first third party programs I install on a new OS. Quite old now. I was using it in the Vista days.
It has quite a few menu options.- Scroll down and look at useful utilities, for example. A wealth of opportunity there.
 
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Right. Just tried it. Truth is I have never used that facility. No need as it is built in
But have a look around at some of the other options - backup : repair etc. even including MBR. quick solutions to problems which normally are quite involved.MBR
 

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