Well, crud. I was hoping that by now there was a work around.
What I did last night was use another program, Grub2Win, to make a custom boot menu. It lets you choose Linux or "Windows Boot Loader". I have it default to the latter after a pause. Then, when you are in the Windows boot loader, you have to choose which Windows OS you want, and I have that default to my preferred one after a pause. I think this is basically what you are saying with the "third option".
I wanted all operating systems on the same top level menu, instead of requiring two clicks. I understand and agree this is not EasyBCD's shortcoming. It is Microsoft. I remember when the new boot rules were announced years ago and there was much protest. It could have been even worse. Maybe someday someone will replace or "fix" the Windows boot loader. Or MS will be persuaded to change.
Thanks, Terry! I am really sorry, you probably have to answer these questions over and over. I had read the article you are referencing (over and over); from the wording it just wasn't clear to me that my question was answered. And generally, the Internet has conflicting info.