Problem adding 2nd OS to bootloader

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BChat

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Below are the entries listed in the bootloader. Will not boot to the 2nd entry, M2 on E:\.
Bootloader Path is the same a the 1st entry, except instead of winload.exe it has winload.efi
I converted both OS drives from GPT to MBR (I don't like all the extra partitions) and am wondering if this is the casue of the issue, even though 1st entry is OK
Went into Windows/System32 and deleted the winload.efi file, but it still shows up when I add the 2nd entry

Suggestions on how to correct the situation so I can boot to the 2nd OS appreciated.


Default: M3
Timeout: 3 seconds
EasyBCD Boot Device: C:\

Entry #1
Name: M3
BCD ID: {current}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \WINDOWS\system32\winload.exe

Entry #2
Name: M2
BCD ID: {af63f318-417e-11e9-beb6-48a472ec15de}
Drive: E:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.efi
 
After making the above post, I decided to put an image of C onto E drive, using Acronis True Image. Now I can boot to both drives without issues.
Both bootloader paths now show winload.efi - :fearscream:


Default: M3
Timeout: 3 seconds
EasyBCD Boot Device: C:\

Entry #1
Name: M3
BCD ID: {current}
Drive: C:\
Bootloader Path: \WINDOWS\system32\winload.efi

Entry #2
Name: M2
BCD ID: {af63f318-417e-11e9-beb6-48a472ec15de}
Drive: E:\
Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.efi
 
After several hours of messing with this situation, I quit. I kept getting a 100MB Healthy EFI partition on one of the drives, no matter what I do.
I'm now doing a fresh Win 10 Pro install and will leave things alone.....
 
On a UEFI PC Winload.efi is the bootloader and all BCD entries will use it.
Winload.exe is strictly for BIOS/MBR PCs
 
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