One of the most common technological interruption faced by every user is the Reboot and Selection of proper Boot Device. So here we bring four strategies for overcoming this problem. Windows, no doubt, is the world’s most highly featured and user interactive operating system.
However, the fact that it is one of the weakest working operating systems also stands to be proven. After reviewing the feedback from multiple users of Windows we come to the conclusion that though it is free of cost unlike Ubuntu, there is a lot of scope in the field of improving the strength of the operating system.
Though it is a fact that practically a hundred percent error-free operating system is not possible to build. But after paying a hand sum amount, the experience we face after using Windows is not worth it.
Among the other interruptions that every purchaser of a Windows OS copy gets free of cost is the reboot and select proper boot device Windows 10 error. The user knows that this error is being faced when a bootup screen pops up demanding the selection of an appropriate booting device or inserting a boot media into the system.
Even if the OS is installed with absolutely nothing wrong in one of the drives. And moreover, this drive is nowhere proclaimed to be the C drive. All such properly followed measures do not make sure that the user will be provided with an error-free performance.
So, this article is all about beneficial solutions which will be a great help for the users to tackle such problems. As going forward, the reader will be faced with different solutions for the ‘reboot and select proper boot device error’. Before proceeding one needs to be sure of not experiencing any Windows 0x80070570 error.
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Causes Behind ‘Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device‘ error?
  There are multiple reasons for the popping up of the bootup screen. Considering the system used by the user, here are the possible reasons for this interference.
- The very first cause of this problem can be due to issues in the hard disk. In simple terms, we can say a hard disk failure.
- Moving on we can also claim that incorrect Boot order in the BIOS can also be a cause for this problem. There is a possibility of the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) being registered in the system’s boot order via the BIOS.
- The last cause of this problem can be the activated or disabled Legacy Mode on UEFI based computer systems.
Now as we proceed further in this article, we aim to find solutions for the above-stated problems. We cannot assure the user of a lifelong error-free Windows experience. However, following the steps in this article will give some sort of break from errors for the user.
How to Fix Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device Error
Method 1: Check the Boot Order
The most basic and so-called the easiest solution to the ‘reboot and select proper boot device’ issue is to ascertain that the computer’s boot order is correctly listed in the HDD as the very initial option.
The procedure is quite easy and just the following steps are needed to be followed:
Step 1: The first step is to Restart the PC.
Step 2: While the system is booting back up meanwhile the appropriate key to open the BIOS menu is to be pressed. Which key is to be pressed depends totally upon the computer’s manufacture and the kind of model. The list is usually present on the first screen that appears on the monitor along with the company’s logo. The following are the possible keys Esc, Del, F2, F9 keys, or dedicated keys exclusively on the Lenovo laptops and the old Sony Vaio laptops.
Step 3: Next move to the Boot Tab on the BIOS menu.
Step 4: The boot order can be changed by using the ‘+’ and ‘-‘ keys of the keyboard. Make sure that the computer’s hard drive is the first to be listed in the boot order.
Step 5: To save the changes made to the strings use the F10 key.
Step 6: Lastly, the computer should be restarted to be sure about the fixation of the reboot and select proper boot device issues.
If the issue is fixed then that might be the end of the problem and if not then the next solution is to be tried.
Method 2: Check Hard Drive Health
This method is to check whether the hard disk is already in a failed condition or about to fail. This can be done by using the simple tool Easy Recovery Essentials Automated Repair. The automated repair process reports any irregularities of the hard disk automatically.
The issues might be with the HDD or even with RAM. Here are steps to guide the user for using the tool:
Step 1: The Easy Recovery Essentials software can be downloaded from the given link: https://neosmart.net/EasyRE/
Step 2: The next step follows the smoulder of the downloaded ISO Image on to a bootable DVD. A spare USB drive can be of better use. After that plug, it in and boot into the Easy Recovery Essentials boot image on the drive, which can be done from the BIOS boot menu.
Step 3: Select the Automated Repair option.
Step 4: After the selection click on Continue and wait until the Automated Repair process completes the execution. This process will fix if there are problems with the hard drive or RAM stick.
After this restart the PC and it is expected to work normally without the reboot and select proper boot device error showing on the screen.
Method 3: Disable Legacy Boot Mode
This solution is exclusively for those PCs which have UEFI mode instead of BIOS for the purpose of booting. In those PCs, if the Legacy Mode option is kept activated then the reboot and select proper boot device error might occur.
If this is the case, what needs to be done is to just disable the system’s Legacy mode and restart the computer. Here are the steps to disable the legacy mode on the computer.
Step 1: Firstly the computer needs to be restarted after that enter the BIOS menu by using the designated key which varies according to the requirements of the motherboard. The possible designated keys are F2, F8, F12, Esc, or the Del key.
Step 2: Next, use the arrow keys to reach the startup tab of the BIOS menu. After this is performed move to the UEFI/Legacy Boot Priority option.
Step 3: Then press the Enter button followed by the change in the boot priority from Both to UEFI only.
Step 4: After pressing the Enter key, to save the changes made to the BIOS menu use the F10 key.
Step 5: After the task is executed, exit from the UEFI menu. However in most of the BIOS ROMs, after saving the setting using the F10 key, the user is pulled out BIOS menu.
Step 6: Lastly, restart the computer and it is expected to boot back to how usually it should.
Even if after restricting the boot priority to UEFI did not free the user from the reboot and select proper device problem and the error continues, then the next method which is most commonly known as the disk partition method.
Method 4: Using Disk Part
Note: For this step, the user will need the Windows OS installation CD or the bootable USB drive.
Once the user is having a USB bootable drive for the Windows OS, they can follow the steps to deal with the reboot and select proper boot device error.
Step 1: Firstly insert the Windows bootable media or the installation disc and boot from the media.
Step 2: Next click on the Command Prompt option from the Troubleshoot option on the window that will be loading up.
Step 3: After typing the disk part in the command prompt hit the enter button.
Step 4: Next, type select disk 0, press enter. It is seen that disk 0 is the default disk to have the operating system installed already. To make it work select it.
Step 5: Next type in the list partition followed by the enter button.
Step 6: Lastly, type select partition 1 and press enter. After the execution of this command type active and then press the enter button again. We perform this to enable the operating system’s primary partition, which by default, happens to be partition 1. Also, we advise the user to look for any other error like the Update error 0x80070002.
Following the above-mentioned steps will select the boot partition, and the user might be free from the reboot and select proper boot device error for a long time.
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Conclusion
Thus, the above-stated solutions are beneficial for fixing the Reboot and Select Proper Boot Device error in the Windows PC. We advise you to follow the stated steps as per the instructions given. If any other solution is available, do discuss it in the comment section.
