remove Ubuntu from dual-boot system
I had Ubuntu 15.10 and Windows 10 on the same drive. I wanted to remove Ubuntu so I did following steps:
- go to disk manager and remove two Ubuntu partitions and add free space to windows partition.
- run Windows USB installer with command line ant type:
bootrec.exe /fixmbr
The thing is that Ubuntu boot options were not removed from my BIOS. I had to manually switch it to Windows boot because the computer was starting with a GRUB command line.
Is there a way to safely remove these bot options?
boot dual-boot windows uefi 15.10
asked Apr 10 '16 at 7:24
Krzysztof MajewskiKrzysztof Majewski
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I had Ubuntu 15.10 and Windows 10 on the same drive. I wanted to remove Ubuntu so I did following steps:
- go to disk manager and remove two Ubuntu partitions and add free space to windows partition.
- run Windows USB installer with command line ant type:
bootrec.exe /fixmbr
The thing is that Ubuntu boot options were not removed from my BIOS. I had to manually switch it to Windows boot because the computer was starting with a GRUB command line.
Is there a way to safely remove these bot options?
boot dual-boot windows uefi 15.10
asked Apr 10 '16 at 7:24
Krzysztof MajewskiKrzysztof Majewski
1136
Does the Win-10bashcommand give you access to grub-mkconfig & update-grub? (I don't have Win-10 so can't test this)
– Mark Williams
Apr 10 '16 at 7:34
1
If you can boot to Windows, you can use EasyUEFI to create, delete, edit, and change the order of EFI boot entries.
– Rod Smith
Apr 10 '16 at 12:44
You can use software to remove GRUB.
– Star OS
Apr 12 '16 at 10:58
If UEFI you can also houseclean UEFI entry & /EFI/ubuntu folder in ESP. See: askubuntu.com/questions/429610/…
– oldfred
Feb 4 at 18:08
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I had Ubuntu 15.10 and Windows 10 on the same drive. I wanted to remove Ubuntu so I did following steps:
- go to disk manager and remove two Ubuntu partitions and add free space to windows partition.
- run Windows USB installer with command line ant type:
bootrec.exe /fixmbr
The thing is that Ubuntu boot options were not removed from my BIOS. I had to manually switch it to Windows boot because the computer was starting with a GRUB command line.
Is there a way to safely remove these bot options?
boot dual-boot windows uefi 15.10
asked Apr 10 '16 at 7:24
Krzysztof MajewskiKrzysztof Majewski
1136
I had Ubuntu 15.10 and Windows 10 on the same drive. I wanted to remove Ubuntu so I did following steps:
- go to disk manager and remove two Ubuntu partitions and add free space to windows partition.
- run Windows USB installer with command line ant type:
bootrec.exe /fixmbr
The thing is that Ubuntu boot options were not removed from my BIOS. I had to manually switch it to Windows boot because the computer was starting with a GRUB command line.
Is there a way to safely remove these bot options?
boot dual-boot windows uefi 15.10
boot dual-boot windows uefi 15.10
asked Apr 10 '16 at 7:24
Krzysztof MajewskiKrzysztof Majewski
1136
asked Apr 10 '16 at 7:24
Krzysztof MajewskiKrzysztof Majewski
1136
asked Apr 10 '16 at 7:24
Krzysztof MajewskiKrzysztof Majewski
1136
asked Apr 10 '16 at 7:24
Krzysztof MajewskiKrzysztof Majewski
1136
asked Apr 10 '16 at 7:24
Krzysztof MajewskiKrzysztof Majewski
1136
1136
Does the Win-10bashcommand give you access to grub-mkconfig & update-grub? (I don't have Win-10 so can't test this)
– Mark Williams
Apr 10 '16 at 7:34
1
If you can boot to Windows, you can use EasyUEFI to create, delete, edit, and change the order of EFI boot entries.
– Rod Smith
Apr 10 '16 at 12:44
You can use software to remove GRUB.
– Star OS
Apr 12 '16 at 10:58
If UEFI you can also houseclean UEFI entry & /EFI/ubuntu folder in ESP. See: askubuntu.com/questions/429610/…
– oldfred
Feb 4 at 18:08
add a comment |
Does the Win-10bashcommand give you access to grub-mkconfig & update-grub? (I don't have Win-10 so can't test this)
– Mark Williams
Apr 10 '16 at 7:34
1
If you can boot to Windows, you can use EasyUEFI to create, delete, edit, and change the order of EFI boot entries.
– Rod Smith
Apr 10 '16 at 12:44
You can use software to remove GRUB.
– Star OS
Apr 12 '16 at 10:58
If UEFI you can also houseclean UEFI entry & /EFI/ubuntu folder in ESP. See: askubuntu.com/questions/429610/…
– oldfred
Feb 4 at 18:08
Does the Win-10
bash command give you access to grub-mkconfig & update-grub? (I don't have Win-10 so can't test this)– Mark Williams
Apr 10 '16 at 7:34
Does the Win-10
bash command give you access to grub-mkconfig & update-grub? (I don't have Win-10 so can't test this)– Mark Williams
Apr 10 '16 at 7:34
1
1
If you can boot to Windows, you can use EasyUEFI to create, delete, edit, and change the order of EFI boot entries.
– Rod Smith
Apr 10 '16 at 12:44
If you can boot to Windows, you can use EasyUEFI to create, delete, edit, and change the order of EFI boot entries.
– Rod Smith
Apr 10 '16 at 12:44
You can use software to remove GRUB.
– Star OS
Apr 12 '16 at 10:58
You can use software to remove GRUB.
– Star OS
Apr 12 '16 at 10:58
If UEFI you can also houseclean UEFI entry & /EFI/ubuntu folder in ESP. See: askubuntu.com/questions/429610/…
– oldfred
Feb 4 at 18:08
If UEFI you can also houseclean UEFI entry & /EFI/ubuntu folder in ESP. See: askubuntu.com/questions/429610/…
– oldfred
Feb 4 at 18:08
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With the new EFI system the windows and Linux bootmanager are separated. To use the windows boot manager as the default one instead of grub, just select it as the default EFI boot manager in the BIOS settings and you'll automatically boot into Windows by default
answered Apr 10 '16 at 7:47
Rakshith RaviRakshith Ravi
1466
I did this already. But how to remove Ubuntu boot options from BIOS?
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 10 '16 at 7:51
First of all, if you have selected windows boot manager as your default boot manager, you wouldn't see grub when you boot up. Anyways, even if you're using grub, you can try booting from a live image and then reinstalling grub (try out boot-repair)
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 11 '16 at 16:04
I am not seeing GRUB but there are still Ubuntu boot options in BIOS. Thats what I want to remove,,,
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 11 '16 at 18:51
Oh. That I'm not sure. I believe removing the .efi file from the EFI partition should remove it from the BIOS list. Not sure though. Google it
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 25 '16 at 15:30
add a comment |
The easiest way to remove ubuntu safely from dual boot is to use EaseUS partition master before deleting Ubuntu partitions.
- Download and install EaseUs partition master on Windows.
- Select the hard disk and right click and choose rebuild MBR
- Choose your OS and click on apply button at the top bar.
Now you can delete or format Ubuntu partitions.
edited Jan 18 '18 at 9:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
answered Jan 18 '18 at 7:48
RavishRavish
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With the new EFI system the windows and Linux bootmanager are separated. To use the windows boot manager as the default one instead of grub, just select it as the default EFI boot manager in the BIOS settings and you'll automatically boot into Windows by default
answered Apr 10 '16 at 7:47
Rakshith RaviRakshith Ravi
1466
I did this already. But how to remove Ubuntu boot options from BIOS?
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 10 '16 at 7:51
First of all, if you have selected windows boot manager as your default boot manager, you wouldn't see grub when you boot up. Anyways, even if you're using grub, you can try booting from a live image and then reinstalling grub (try out boot-repair)
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 11 '16 at 16:04
I am not seeing GRUB but there are still Ubuntu boot options in BIOS. Thats what I want to remove,,,
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 11 '16 at 18:51
Oh. That I'm not sure. I believe removing the .efi file from the EFI partition should remove it from the BIOS list. Not sure though. Google it
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 25 '16 at 15:30
add a comment |
With the new EFI system the windows and Linux bootmanager are separated. To use the windows boot manager as the default one instead of grub, just select it as the default EFI boot manager in the BIOS settings and you'll automatically boot into Windows by default
answered Apr 10 '16 at 7:47
Rakshith RaviRakshith Ravi
1466
I did this already. But how to remove Ubuntu boot options from BIOS?
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 10 '16 at 7:51
First of all, if you have selected windows boot manager as your default boot manager, you wouldn't see grub when you boot up. Anyways, even if you're using grub, you can try booting from a live image and then reinstalling grub (try out boot-repair)
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 11 '16 at 16:04
I am not seeing GRUB but there are still Ubuntu boot options in BIOS. Thats what I want to remove,,,
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 11 '16 at 18:51
Oh. That I'm not sure. I believe removing the .efi file from the EFI partition should remove it from the BIOS list. Not sure though. Google it
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 25 '16 at 15:30
add a comment |
With the new EFI system the windows and Linux bootmanager are separated. To use the windows boot manager as the default one instead of grub, just select it as the default EFI boot manager in the BIOS settings and you'll automatically boot into Windows by default
answered Apr 10 '16 at 7:47
Rakshith RaviRakshith Ravi
1466
With the new EFI system the windows and Linux bootmanager are separated. To use the windows boot manager as the default one instead of grub, just select it as the default EFI boot manager in the BIOS settings and you'll automatically boot into Windows by default
answered Apr 10 '16 at 7:47
Rakshith RaviRakshith Ravi
1466
answered Apr 10 '16 at 7:47
Rakshith RaviRakshith Ravi
1466
answered Apr 10 '16 at 7:47
Rakshith RaviRakshith Ravi
1466
answered Apr 10 '16 at 7:47
Rakshith RaviRakshith Ravi
1466
1466
I did this already. But how to remove Ubuntu boot options from BIOS?
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 10 '16 at 7:51
First of all, if you have selected windows boot manager as your default boot manager, you wouldn't see grub when you boot up. Anyways, even if you're using grub, you can try booting from a live image and then reinstalling grub (try out boot-repair)
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 11 '16 at 16:04
I am not seeing GRUB but there are still Ubuntu boot options in BIOS. Thats what I want to remove,,,
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 11 '16 at 18:51
Oh. That I'm not sure. I believe removing the .efi file from the EFI partition should remove it from the BIOS list. Not sure though. Google it
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 25 '16 at 15:30
add a comment |
I did this already. But how to remove Ubuntu boot options from BIOS?
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 10 '16 at 7:51
First of all, if you have selected windows boot manager as your default boot manager, you wouldn't see grub when you boot up. Anyways, even if you're using grub, you can try booting from a live image and then reinstalling grub (try out boot-repair)
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 11 '16 at 16:04
I am not seeing GRUB but there are still Ubuntu boot options in BIOS. Thats what I want to remove,,,
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 11 '16 at 18:51
Oh. That I'm not sure. I believe removing the .efi file from the EFI partition should remove it from the BIOS list. Not sure though. Google it
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 25 '16 at 15:30
I did this already. But how to remove Ubuntu boot options from BIOS?
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 10 '16 at 7:51
I did this already. But how to remove Ubuntu boot options from BIOS?
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 10 '16 at 7:51
First of all, if you have selected windows boot manager as your default boot manager, you wouldn't see grub when you boot up. Anyways, even if you're using grub, you can try booting from a live image and then reinstalling grub (try out boot-repair)
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 11 '16 at 16:04
First of all, if you have selected windows boot manager as your default boot manager, you wouldn't see grub when you boot up. Anyways, even if you're using grub, you can try booting from a live image and then reinstalling grub (try out boot-repair)
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 11 '16 at 16:04
I am not seeing GRUB but there are still Ubuntu boot options in BIOS. Thats what I want to remove,,,
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 11 '16 at 18:51
I am not seeing GRUB but there are still Ubuntu boot options in BIOS. Thats what I want to remove,,,
– Krzysztof Majewski
Apr 11 '16 at 18:51
Oh. That I'm not sure. I believe removing the .efi file from the EFI partition should remove it from the BIOS list. Not sure though. Google it
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 25 '16 at 15:30
Oh. That I'm not sure. I believe removing the .efi file from the EFI partition should remove it from the BIOS list. Not sure though. Google it
– Rakshith Ravi
Apr 25 '16 at 15:30
add a comment |
The easiest way to remove ubuntu safely from dual boot is to use EaseUS partition master before deleting Ubuntu partitions.
- Download and install EaseUs partition master on Windows.
- Select the hard disk and right click and choose rebuild MBR
- Choose your OS and click on apply button at the top bar.
Now you can delete or format Ubuntu partitions.
edited Jan 18 '18 at 9:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
answered Jan 18 '18 at 7:48
RavishRavish
111
add a comment |
The easiest way to remove ubuntu safely from dual boot is to use EaseUS partition master before deleting Ubuntu partitions.
- Download and install EaseUs partition master on Windows.
- Select the hard disk and right click and choose rebuild MBR
- Choose your OS and click on apply button at the top bar.
Now you can delete or format Ubuntu partitions.
edited Jan 18 '18 at 9:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
answered Jan 18 '18 at 7:48
RavishRavish
111
add a comment |
The easiest way to remove ubuntu safely from dual boot is to use EaseUS partition master before deleting Ubuntu partitions.
- Download and install EaseUs partition master on Windows.
- Select the hard disk and right click and choose rebuild MBR
- Choose your OS and click on apply button at the top bar.
Now you can delete or format Ubuntu partitions.
edited Jan 18 '18 at 9:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
answered Jan 18 '18 at 7:48
RavishRavish
111
The easiest way to remove ubuntu safely from dual boot is to use EaseUS partition master before deleting Ubuntu partitions.
- Download and install EaseUs partition master on Windows.
- Select the hard disk and right click and choose rebuild MBR
- Choose your OS and click on apply button at the top bar.
Now you can delete or format Ubuntu partitions.
edited Jan 18 '18 at 9:38
Zanna
51.1k13138242
answered Jan 18 '18 at 7:48
RavishRavish
111
edited Jan 18 '18 at 9:38
Zanna
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Zanna
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answered Jan 18 '18 at 7:48
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Does the Win-10
bashcommand give you access to grub-mkconfig & update-grub? (I don't have Win-10 so can't test this)– Mark Williams
Apr 10 '16 at 7:34
1
If you can boot to Windows, you can use EasyUEFI to create, delete, edit, and change the order of EFI boot entries.
– Rod Smith
Apr 10 '16 at 12:44
You can use software to remove GRUB.
– Star OS
Apr 12 '16 at 10:58
If UEFI you can also houseclean UEFI entry & /EFI/ubuntu folder in ESP. See: askubuntu.com/questions/429610/…
– oldfred
Feb 4 at 18:08