Removed Linux dual-boot drive section.
Removed Linux dual-boot drive section.
I was attempting to free up space when I noticed my Linux dual-boot drive and thought, "The last time I used Linux was three weeks ago for installing Spotify. I don’t need it anymore." I removed the partition and then tried booting again. Instead of skipping to GRUB, it opened a recovery screen. I attempted to adjust the boot sequence to point to a non-existent drive, but it still booted from my SSD correctly. Can anyone suggest the quickest way back to Windows? Is there a method to override GRUB? Thanks in advance!
Exit Grub by typing "exit" in the command line. It's likely both the bootloader and Grub will appear in your UEFI if you rearrange them.
I attempted to use exit and quit commands, but they returned error messages about missing commands. I checked all UEFI/BIOS settings and didn’t find any related to bootloaders.
If you have extra devices available, I recommend checking https://askubuntu.com/questions/639325/d...ws-anymore. Set up a Windows recovery USB or use a Linux live CD and follow the GRUB setup steps to locate the Windows bootloader. Usually, a second machine will be needed to complete the process.
I managed to set up my SSD, reinstall Windows, and restored everything using a backup file. Thanks to the tech support for keeping regular backups!
When encountering this again, simply use a Windows installation disk to fix the bootloader. Alternatively, add Windows as a startup option within GRUB.