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8.6 Setting Acronis OS Selector options
You can set Acronis OS Selector options by clicking Options in the Tools sidebar section or selecting a
respective item on the Toolbar or main menu.
8.6.1 General options
Acronis OS Selector is able to protect system folders automatically when a new operating system is
detected.
System folder protection is required when multiple operating systems are on a single machine,
especially in situations when several operating systems are located on the same hard disk volume.
To choose a suitable configuration, click one of the options below:
 Yes, protect folders – folder protection will be enabled automatically when new operating
systems are detected. Settings for the existing operation systems will be left intact.
 No, do not protect folders – Acronis OS Selector will not enable folder protection when new
operating systems are detected.
8.6.2 Startup options
In this section, you can set Acronis OS Selector bootup behavior:
 At once (ESC for menu) – if activated, Acronis OS Selector will boot the default operating system
and you will have to press Escape to enter the boot menu
 With timeout – if activated, the default operating system will be booted after an interval (in
seconds.)
 Disable – you will have to manually select an operating system from the boot menu. This is active
by default.
8.6.3 Display properties
Acronis OS Selector can control monitor video modes before Windows is booted and the graphics
card and monitor drivers are loaded:
The following properties are available in the Options -> Display properties section:
 Resolution – you can manually set the resolution you want, provided that it is supported by your
graphics card and monitor and ranges from VGA (640 x 480) to SXGA (1280 x 1024.)
 Bit depth – you can set the number of colors displayed, choosing among Low (8-bit, 256 colors);
Medium (16-bit, 65,536 colors); and High (24-bit, 16,777,216 colors.)
 Refresh rate – you can manually set the display refresh rate, which is set to 60Hz by default. If
you select Optimal, the program will determine your graphics configuration automatically and
set the maximum available refresh rate. The maximum rate that can be set manually is 150Hz.
8.6.4 Passwords
You can set, change or remove Acronis OS Selector global passwords, including:
 Boot menu password – asked for each time Acronis OS Selector starts, except for cases when the
boot menu is disabled to boot the default operating system immediately
 Administrator password – required when a user tries to change any options and settings of
Acronis OS Selector and operating systems