Allow all users to choose startup disk

Is there any way to allow all users to choose the startup disk on the OS X side?  We want non admin users to be able to reboot to windows without having to hold down the option button when booting.

There are two methods for what you want to do.
1. Remotely - Boot Camp: Set the startup disk remotely from a server
2. Locally - How to choose a startup disk on your Mac - Apple Support

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    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700:           Partition 1
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700:                     Name                    : “Mac”
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700:                     Size                    : 101.93 GB
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700:                     File system          : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700:                     Do not erase contents
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700:
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700:           Partition 2
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700:                     Size                    : 398 GB
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700:                     File system          : Free Space
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700:
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700: Beginning partition operations
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700: Unmounting disk
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700: Finishing partition modifications
    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700: Waiting for the disks to reappear
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    2013-07-18 15:59:36 +0700:
    2013-07-18 15:59:42 +0700: Preparing to partition disk: “APPLE SSD SM512E Media”
    2013-07-18 15:59:42 +0700:           Partition Scheme: GUID Partition Table
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    2013-07-18 15:59:42 +0700:           Partition 1
    2013-07-18 15:59:42 +0700:                     Name                    : “Mac”
    2013-07-18 15:59:42 +0700:                     Size                    : 499.93 GB
    2013-07-18 15:59:42 +0700:                     File system          : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    2013-07-18 15:59:42 +0700:                     Do not erase contents
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    2013-07-18 15:59:53 +0700: The volume Mac appears to be OK.
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    2013-07-18 15:59:54 +0700:
    2013-07-18 16:36:53 +0700: Disk Utility started.
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700: Preparing to partition disk: “APPLE SSD SM512E Media”
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:           Partition Scheme: GUID Partition Table
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    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:           Partition 1
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:                     Name                    : “Mac”
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:                     Size                    : 100 GB
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:                     File system          : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:                     Do not erase contents
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:           Partition 2
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:                     Name                    : “Mac 2”
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:                     Size                    : 298.93 GB
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:                     File system          : Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:           Partition 3
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:                     Name                    : “BOOTCAMP”
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:                     Size                    : 101 GB
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:                     File system          : Windows NT File System (NTFS)
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:                     Do not erase contents
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700:
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700: Beginning partition operations
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    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700: Checking file system
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700: Performing live verification.
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700: Checking Journaled HFS Plus volume.
    2013-07-18 16:37:07 +0700: Checking extents overflow file.
    2013-07-18 16:37:18 +0700: Checking catalog file.
    2013-07-18 16:37:19 +0700: Checking multi-linked files.
    2013-07-18 16:37:19 +0700: Checking catalog hierarchy.
    2013-07-18 16:37:19 +0700: Checking extended attributes file.
    2013-07-18 16:37:19 +0700: Checking volume bitmap.
    2013-07-18 16:37:19 +0700: Checking volume information.
    2013-07-18 16:37:19 +0700: The volume Mac appears to be OK.
    2013-07-18 16:37:19 +0700: Shrinking the disk
    2013-07-18 16:37:19 +0700: Unmounting disk
    2013-07-18 16:37:19 +0700: Finishing partition modifications
    2013-07-18 16:37:19 +0700: Waiting for the disks to reappear
    2013-07-18 16:37:20 +0700: Formatting disk0s5 as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with name Mac 2
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    2013-07-18 16:37:21 +0700: Mounting disk
    2013-07-18 16:37:21 +0700: Partition complete.
    2013-07-18 16:37:21 +0700:
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700: Preparing to erase : “Data”
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700:           Partition Scheme: GUID Partition Table
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700:           1 volume will be erased
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700:                     Name                    : “Data”
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700:                     Size                    : 298.8 GB
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700:                     File system          : ExFAT
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700: Unmounting disk
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700: Erasing
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700: Volume name      : Data
    Partition offset : 195984280 sectors (100343951360 bytes)
    Volume size      : 583593064 sectors (298799648768 bytes)
    Bytes per sector : 512
    Bytes per cluster: 131072
    FAT offset       : 2048 sectors (1048576 bytes)
    # FAT sectors    : 18432
    Number of FATs   : 1
    Cluster offset   : 20480 sectors (10485760 bytes)
    # Clusters       : 2279580
    Volume Serial #  : 51e7b75f
    Bitmap start     : 2
    Bitmap file size : 284948
    Upcase start     : 5
    Upcase file size : 5836
    Root start       : 6
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700: Mounting disk
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700: Erase complete.
    2013-07-18 16:37:35 +0700:
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              Device Tree :           IODeviceTree:/PCI0@0/SATA@1F,2/PRT0@0/PMP@0
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              Capacity :           298.8 GB (298,799,648,768 Bytes)
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              Disk Number :           0
              Partition Number :           3
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    2013-11-07 14:27:21 +0700: Checking file system2013-11-07 14:27:21 +0700: ** /dev/disk0s3
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    2013-11-07 14:27:30 +0700: Verify and Repair volume “disk0s3”
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    2013-11-07 14:27:30 +0700: Checking file system2013-11-07 14:27:30 +0700: ** /dev/disk0s3
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              Partition Map Scheme :           GUID Partition Table
              Disk Identifier :           disk0
              Media Name :           APPLE SSD SM512E Media
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              Connection Bus :           SATA
              Device Tree :           IODeviceTree:/PCI0@0/SATA@1F,2/PRT0@0/PMP@0
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              Ejectable :           No
              Location :           Internal
              Solid State Disk :           Yes
              Total Capacity :           500.28 GB (500,277,790,720 Bytes)
              Disk Number :           0
              Partition Number :           0
              S.M.A.R.T. Status :           Verified
              Raw Read Error :           000000000000
              Reallocated Sector Count :           000000000000
              Power On Hours :           0000000003B2
              Power Cycle :           000000000DD0
              Temperature :           004F00040027
              UDMA CRC Error (PATA only) :           000000000000
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    I share a laptop with my wife.  We have two separate user accounts on the MacBook Pro.  I've moved iPhoto to /Users/Shared in an effort to allow both users the option to EDIT photos in iPhoto. 
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