win 10 S

I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 15
this is the configure:

Operating System
Windows 10 Home (x64) Version 1909 (build 18363.900)
Install Language: English (United States)
System Locale: English (United States)
Installed: 6/18/2020 12:39:21
Servicing Branch: Current Branch (CB)
Boot Mode: UEFI with Secure Boot disabled
System Model
Dell Inc. Inspiron 3593
System Service Tag: 384VT33 (support for this PC)
Chassis Serial Number: 384VT33
Enclosure Type: Notebook
Processor a
1.20 gigahertz Intel Core i3-1005G1
160 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache
4096 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (2 total)
Hyper-threaded (4 total)
Main Circuit Board b
Board: Dell Inc. 0TGVJN A00
Serial Number: /384VT33/CNCMC0005C0388/
Bus Clock: 100 megahertz
UEFI: Dell Inc. 1.5.0 12/17/2019
Drives
1046.40 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
994.02 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

PC SN520 NVMe WDC 128GB [Hard drive] (128.03 GB) -- drive 1, s/n 20097B451509, SMART Status: Healthy
ST1000LM035-1RK172 [Hard drive] (1000.20 GB) -- drive 0, s/n ZDEJNJS5, rev 1002, SMART Status: Healthy
Memory Modules c,d
7960 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory

Slot 'DIMM A' has 8192 MB (serial number 43634603)
Slot 'DIMM B' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes

c: (NTFS on drive 1) * 46.33 GB 5.11 GB free
d: (NTFS on drive 0) 1000.07 GB 988.91 GB free


I wanted to make it a dual boot system, however I am unable to get the machine to boot from either the disc or a bootable USB drive. I have disabled the safe boot mode, but still to no avail.

 

Hi, you usually need to make the changes in BIOS to recognize the drive you want to use.
https://www.google.com/search?sourc...hUKEwiMpYSzyLTqAhVvyjgGHQVMCboQ4dUDCAY&uact=5
Have a look at these video clips to see which suits your needs.

 

apparently Win 10 S prevents changes in the boot process

 

BIOS (pronounced: /ˈbaɪɒs/, BY-oss; an acronym for Basic Input/Output System and also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS or PC BIOS) is firmware used to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup), and to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs.

I haven't heard of this being done during my 20 years of learning about computers.
Please explain how you achieved this process.
SAFE mode is enabled to start the computer to check for faults.

 

i went into bios setup and disabled the safe switch, then tried to change the sequence in which the machine checks the startup (changed it to USB, Optical, HD...)
then saved and rebooted, win 10 comes up

 

Just to cover all the bases, when you rebooted, was there a USB stick that is bootable in a usb port? or a cd in the optical drive?

 

yes, and as silly as it sounds, i even tried aUSB stick and a disc in the optical drive too!

 

I would suggest you set BIOS back to it's DEFAULT setting

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4020089/windows-10-in-s-mode-faq
Is this why you got W10 S?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-nz/help/12376/windows-10-start-your-pc-in-safe-mode

 

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1257524/want-to-set-up-a-dual-boot
You are already seeking help here!
Your setup with C: having the W10 Home 64bit OS (128GB SSD NVMe)
and D: your 2nd drive (1TB HDD) for Data is the way my HP 14s-cf1013TU laptop is set up.
This is probably a Dell specific version of W10 Home installed in a Partition in the NVMe SSD.
Where has the W10 "S" version come from?
Are you intending to put another OS on the D: HDD?