Tbook 16 Power – No OS Selection Screen on boot

[Mike]

Have been using my Tbook 16 Power (M5F8) about a month or so, mostly in Android.  Stayed in Android for about 3 weeks.

Then yesterday, I used the Teclast “Boot to Windows” app which did indeed boot to Windows.  While there, Windows complained I needed to update “OneDrive” so I did.  That’s all I did.  Then shut her down, ready to switch back to Android.

On reboot, it never opened the white “Select Android or Windows” screen – it just booted right to Windows.  That’s all it does.  I CAN’T GET BACK INTO ANDROID!

Have changed a few UEFI settings (OS IMAGE ID, was “Windows 8.1”, changed to “Android” but keeps reverting back to Window after booting into Windows – clicked the Android Boot Override, still restarted in Windows.)

How do I get dual booting back?

[raguilera43]

Have you solved it?

 

I have the same problem…

[Mike]

No, but found a (somewhat inconvenient) workaround.  In Windows 10, I downloaded, unzipped and installed the most recent “Boot to Android” .exe from here:

https://mega.nz/#F!2pgETZxY!Yp9JXwQuVQ0xBsxO2rD6qA

It worked.  (That should be in the released Windows 10.  It was on my X98 Pro.  Grrrr.)

So if in Windows, I can run that .exe to get back to Android.

If in Android, I use the “Boot to Windows” selection on the Power screen to get back to Windows.  (I don’t use the Android “Boot to Windows” app – pretty sure that’s what caused my OS Selection screen to disappear in the first place.)

The inconvenient part: If booting from Power-On, you might boot into the OS you don’t want.  So then you have to use the “Boot to [the other one]” option to get there.

BUT I SURE WOULD  LIKE TO GET MY OS SELECTION SCREEN TO APPEAR AGAIN!  I know it’s in there, but what magic will make it show itself again?

[Radovan1492]

I am interested in this topic so much .. fighting with it few weeks now. At certain point I have already gave up ..

[Goran Sevo]

This little thingy did a trick for me! Just check enable when the program starts.

Please use it at your own risk as I obtained it from another forum (X16), and I don’t know does it interfere with previous BIOS tweaking on Tbook 16 Power (mine is M5F8).

Cheers, Goran

 

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[Mike]

Many thanks, Goran.  That worked on my M5F8, too!  I’ve got my OS Selection screen back!

 

[raguilera43]

Goran Sevo wrote:

This little thingy did a trick for me! Just check enable when the program starts. Please use it at your own risk as I obtained it from another forum (X16), and I don’t know does it interfere with previous BIOS tweaking on Tbook 16 Power (mine is M5F8). Cheers, Goran

Thank you so much Goran!!!!!! Finally I have the screen selection again!!

[Jason]

Goran you are a hero sir! Been looking for this for weeks now, I gave it up, then I revisit this forum and it works!!! thank you so much 🙂

[Borislav Arnaudov]

Works like a charm. Thanks!

[mimmo maiorino]

could it be good also for tbook11? thanks

 

[Zion]

Thanks Gohan, worked here, and you can use this .exe as a button to reboot to Android

[gremki]

Hi all,

Just wanted to confirm that Goran’s solution works on TBook 11 also.

Thanks a lot!

[windroidomega]

Thanks Goran, hopefully that’ll work without issues.  It’ll make a simple job of many mixed messages and part solutions out there 🙂

 

Quick Update: Yes, this does work…no problems evident.  Thanks again!

[Andrea]

My tablet is shipped and should arrive soon, I’m saving all the useful information and programs, and script that seems helpful for lately, to me.
Thanks a lot Goran for the little program 🙂

[Jusst]

I hav a problem booting to android, i hav a TBOOK 16 Power, displays the boot menu but wen i choose the Android side i gt this ” GetVmmInfo fails because SEC not Ready” i used Goran’s method by thing din’t seem to workout wat shud i do to get to my android side

• Thnx

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