Elegent solution for dual booting MBPr mid 2012

Just finished installing Windows 7 Ultimate on Mid 2012 Macbook Pro Retina 15". I'm using Command+R to switch between systems at the moment. Anyone know of a simpler more elegant method? I'd prefer to have an automatic pop-up upon start-up instead of it loading right into whichever OS was last used.

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