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I remember some desktop computers did, but it was when external boot devices where CD-ROM And even then this message appeared Press any key to boot from CD...

• vetinari 4y ago
  It is legacy boot, not UEFI. And I vaguely remember that this message came from the boot loader on the CD, of all places. It was a convenience for the user, who forgot the CD in the drive.
  • peoplefromibiza 4y ago
    > It was a convenience for the user, who forgot the CD in the drive. because computers should never automatically boot from external or removable storage that's why a more modern version of the same message exists https://i.imgur.com/JVW8c7b.png https://i.imgur.com/JVW8c7b.png
    • vetinari 4y ago
      This is what I'm getting: https://imgur.com/a/C7NNXCr https://imgur.com/a/C7NNXCr It won't boot from USB if the internal drive boots, or unless I manually change boot order.
• ciupicri 4y ago
  That's a message from the Windows installer. Normally you would have to remove the optical disc after the files are copied or change the boot order/devices when the first stage of the installation ends and the computer is rebooted. With this trick, you don't have to do anything.