How to start a windows partition from the Grub command line











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I have Windows 10 HOME installed on my system. After I installed Windows 10 HOME, I installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on a separate partition so that I could dual boot.



I removed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS by deleting the partition it was installed on. Now I am unable to start my system. At boot, my system stops at the Grub command line.



I want to boot to my Windows 10 installation which I haven't removed from my system.



This is displayed at startup:



GNU GRUB version 2.02 beta2-9ubuntu1.3 <br> 
minimal BASH-like editing is supported.for the first word, TAB lists
possible commands completions.anywhere else TAB lists the possible device or file completion.
grub>


How can I boot my Windows partition from this grub command?










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    I have Windows 10 HOME installed on my system. After I installed Windows 10 HOME, I installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on a separate partition so that I could dual boot.



    I removed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS by deleting the partition it was installed on. Now I am unable to start my system. At boot, my system stops at the Grub command line.



    I want to boot to my Windows 10 installation which I haven't removed from my system.



    This is displayed at startup:



    GNU GRUB version 2.02 beta2-9ubuntu1.3 <br> 
    minimal BASH-like editing is supported.for the first word, TAB lists
    possible commands completions.anywhere else TAB lists the possible device or file completion.
    grub>


    How can I boot my Windows partition from this grub command?










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      I have Windows 10 HOME installed on my system. After I installed Windows 10 HOME, I installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on a separate partition so that I could dual boot.



      I removed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS by deleting the partition it was installed on. Now I am unable to start my system. At boot, my system stops at the Grub command line.



      I want to boot to my Windows 10 installation which I haven't removed from my system.



      This is displayed at startup:



      GNU GRUB version 2.02 beta2-9ubuntu1.3 <br> 
      minimal BASH-like editing is supported.for the first word, TAB lists
      possible commands completions.anywhere else TAB lists the possible device or file completion.
      grub>


      How can I boot my Windows partition from this grub command?










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      I have Windows 10 HOME installed on my system. After I installed Windows 10 HOME, I installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on a separate partition so that I could dual boot.



      I removed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS by deleting the partition it was installed on. Now I am unable to start my system. At boot, my system stops at the Grub command line.



      I want to boot to my Windows 10 installation which I haven't removed from my system.



      This is displayed at startup:



      GNU GRUB version 2.02 beta2-9ubuntu1.3 <br> 
      minimal BASH-like editing is supported.for the first word, TAB lists
      possible commands completions.anywhere else TAB lists the possible device or file completion.
      grub>


      How can I boot my Windows partition from this grub command?







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          Just enter the command 'exit' (without the quotes of course). It should take you to another menu that makes you select the Windows bootloader.



          Worked on Lenovo Y50






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          • Worked well on HP i5 7th Gen with Win10 after formatting the Ubuntu partition.
            – Elshan
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          • Glad it helped! @Elshan
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          • Worked in Lenovo ThinkPad, never expected it will work
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          To boot to Windows, if Windows is installed on first drive/partition, enter in grub command line:



          insmod chain
          insmod ntfs
          set root=(hd0,1)
          chainloader +1


          see https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Chain_002dloading.html#Chain_002dloading for more details.






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            This worked for me. For completeness: you need to give the command "boot" after typing the above.
            – Tyr
            Jan 12 '17 at 10:45










          • This applies only if the Windows system disk is using MBR partitioning. For the GPT equivalent, see this answer by @79E09796
            – telcoM
            2 days ago


















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          The following worked for me with a GPT partitioned disk.



          insmod part_gpt
          insmod chain
          set root=(hd0,gpt1)
          chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
          boot


          Note that you can enter a command line from the grub boot menu and just type commands as above to test out different combinations.



          You need to enter the id of the EFI boot partition (not the windows partition) for the set root= command.



          In the command line grub mode ls will list the hard drive partitions, help lists available commands.



          Once you have set the root correctly you can ls / to view files and directories to find the correct path to the windows boot manager if it is not in the default location.






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            Guesing you have an UEFI device, the windows bootloader is still installed. You can select it back in UEFI setup menu under boot, where you will prbably have two options (GRUB and the old default as the second), delete the first one or switch the order.






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            Boot from DVD win 10



            Open command line and type:



            diskpart

            select disk 0


            list volume


            check bootsect.exe



            For example E is the DVD



            E:
            cd boot
            dir


            if bootsect.exe exist type the following command :



            bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbr


            or bootsect /nt60 your-drive-letter: /mbr



            example bootsect /nt60 C: /mbr



            Reboot






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              I recently bumped into the same problem. (i.e. originally have a a separate partition with Ubuntu installed, dual bootable from a grub menu. I then deleted that Ubuntu partition from Windows disk management, and when I rebooted, just the grub command menu).



              What I did to get back to my Windows 10:




              1. Do a Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reboot. While rebooting, hold down the shift button.

              2. My PC then give me to option to press F12 for boot option. I clicked F12, and it gives me back a menu with Windows boot manager on it.

              3. I selected the Windows boot manager and click enter. I'm now back to Windows 10.






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                This worked for me, now I have to find a way to permanently fix the mbr.




                I recently bumped into the same problem. (i.e. originally have a a separate partition with Ubuntu installed, dual bootable from a grub menu. I then deleted that Ubuntu partition from Windows disk management, and when I rebooted, just the grub command menu).



                What I did to get back to my Windows 10:



                Do a Ctrl+Alt+Delete to reboot. While rebooting, hold down the shift button.
                My PC then give me to option to press F12 for boot option. I clicked F12, and it gives me back a menu with Windows boot manager on it.
                I selected the Windows boot manager and click enter. I'm now back to Windows 10.






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                  This answer is for those with UEFI who have deleted the Ubuntu partitions before removing grub

                  You will be doing this from Windows 10. No bootable media required.



                  Where bootrec /fixmbr, bootsect /nt60 and the Ubuntu live with the boot-repair suggestions have failed, this has worked for me:



                  (This answer borrowed verbatim from here)




                  1. Run a cmd.exe process with administrator privileges

                  2. Run diskpart

                  3. Type: list disk then sel disk X where X is the drive your boot files reside on

                  4. Type list vol to see all partitions (volumes) on the disk

                  5. Select the EFI volume by typing: sel vol Y where Y is the SYSTEM volume (this is almost always the EFI partition)

                  6. For convenience, assign a drive letter by typing: assign letter=Z: where Z is a free (unused) drive letter

                  7. Type exit to leave disk part

                  8. While still in the cmd prompt, type: Z: and hit enter, where Z was the drive letter you just created.

                  9. Type dir to list directories on this mounted EFI partition

                  10. If you are in the right place, you should see a directory called EFI

                  11. Type cd EFI and then dir to list the child directories inside EFI

                  12. Type rmdir /S ubuntu to delete the ubuntu boot directory


                  Assuming you only ever had two operating systems (Win 10 & Ubuntu) you should now be able to boot directly to Windows without hitting the black grub screen.




                  Copied from https://askubuntu.com/questions/429610/uninstall-grub-and-use-windows-bootloader






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                    Just exit the grub by typing exit and go to bios setup and restore to default settings and restart the computer.






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                      Try this:



                      rootnoverify (hd0,0)
                      chainloader +1
                      makeactive
                      boot





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                        Just enter the command 'exit' (without the quotes of course). It should take you to another menu that makes you select the Windows bootloader.



                        Worked on Lenovo Y50






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                        • Worked well on HP i5 7th Gen with Win10 after formatting the Ubuntu partition.
                          – Elshan
                          Jan 18 at 18:16












                        • Glad it helped! @Elshan
                          – adonayresom
                          Jan 24 at 22:02












                        • Worked in Lenovo ThinkPad, never expected it will work
                          – Renjith
                          Apr 29 at 3:53

















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                        Just enter the command 'exit' (without the quotes of course). It should take you to another menu that makes you select the Windows bootloader.



                        Worked on Lenovo Y50






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                        • Worked well on HP i5 7th Gen with Win10 after formatting the Ubuntu partition.
                          – Elshan
                          Jan 18 at 18:16












                        • Glad it helped! @Elshan
                          – adonayresom
                          Jan 24 at 22:02












                        • Worked in Lenovo ThinkPad, never expected it will work
                          – Renjith
                          Apr 29 at 3:53















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                        Just enter the command 'exit' (without the quotes of course). It should take you to another menu that makes you select the Windows bootloader.



                        Worked on Lenovo Y50






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                        Just enter the command 'exit' (without the quotes of course). It should take you to another menu that makes you select the Windows bootloader.



                        Worked on Lenovo Y50







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                        • Worked well on HP i5 7th Gen with Win10 after formatting the Ubuntu partition.
                          – Elshan
                          Jan 18 at 18:16












                        • Glad it helped! @Elshan
                          – adonayresom
                          Jan 24 at 22:02












                        • Worked in Lenovo ThinkPad, never expected it will work
                          – Renjith
                          Apr 29 at 3:53




















                        • Worked well on HP i5 7th Gen with Win10 after formatting the Ubuntu partition.
                          – Elshan
                          Jan 18 at 18:16












                        • Glad it helped! @Elshan
                          – adonayresom
                          Jan 24 at 22:02












                        • Worked in Lenovo ThinkPad, never expected it will work
                          – Renjith
                          Apr 29 at 3:53


















                        Worked well on HP i5 7th Gen with Win10 after formatting the Ubuntu partition.
                        – Elshan
                        Jan 18 at 18:16






                        Worked well on HP i5 7th Gen with Win10 after formatting the Ubuntu partition.
                        – Elshan
                        Jan 18 at 18:16














                        Glad it helped! @Elshan
                        – adonayresom
                        Jan 24 at 22:02






                        Glad it helped! @Elshan
                        – adonayresom
                        Jan 24 at 22:02














                        Worked in Lenovo ThinkPad, never expected it will work
                        – Renjith
                        Apr 29 at 3:53






                        Worked in Lenovo ThinkPad, never expected it will work
                        – Renjith
                        Apr 29 at 3:53














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                        To boot to Windows, if Windows is installed on first drive/partition, enter in grub command line:



                        insmod chain
                        insmod ntfs
                        set root=(hd0,1)
                        chainloader +1


                        see https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Chain_002dloading.html#Chain_002dloading for more details.






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                          This worked for me. For completeness: you need to give the command "boot" after typing the above.
                          – Tyr
                          Jan 12 '17 at 10:45










                        • This applies only if the Windows system disk is using MBR partitioning. For the GPT equivalent, see this answer by @79E09796
                          – telcoM
                          2 days ago















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                        To boot to Windows, if Windows is installed on first drive/partition, enter in grub command line:



                        insmod chain
                        insmod ntfs
                        set root=(hd0,1)
                        chainloader +1


                        see https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Chain_002dloading.html#Chain_002dloading for more details.






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                        • 3




                          This worked for me. For completeness: you need to give the command "boot" after typing the above.
                          – Tyr
                          Jan 12 '17 at 10:45










                        • This applies only if the Windows system disk is using MBR partitioning. For the GPT equivalent, see this answer by @79E09796
                          – telcoM
                          2 days ago













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                        To boot to Windows, if Windows is installed on first drive/partition, enter in grub command line:



                        insmod chain
                        insmod ntfs
                        set root=(hd0,1)
                        chainloader +1


                        see https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Chain_002dloading.html#Chain_002dloading for more details.






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                        To boot to Windows, if Windows is installed on first drive/partition, enter in grub command line:



                        insmod chain
                        insmod ntfs
                        set root=(hd0,1)
                        chainloader +1


                        see https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Chain_002dloading.html#Chain_002dloading for more details.







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                          This worked for me. For completeness: you need to give the command "boot" after typing the above.
                          – Tyr
                          Jan 12 '17 at 10:45










                        • This applies only if the Windows system disk is using MBR partitioning. For the GPT equivalent, see this answer by @79E09796
                          – telcoM
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                        • 3




                          This worked for me. For completeness: you need to give the command "boot" after typing the above.
                          – Tyr
                          Jan 12 '17 at 10:45










                        • This applies only if the Windows system disk is using MBR partitioning. For the GPT equivalent, see this answer by @79E09796
                          – telcoM
                          2 days ago








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                        This worked for me. For completeness: you need to give the command "boot" after typing the above.
                        – Tyr
                        Jan 12 '17 at 10:45




                        This worked for me. For completeness: you need to give the command "boot" after typing the above.
                        – Tyr
                        Jan 12 '17 at 10:45












                        This applies only if the Windows system disk is using MBR partitioning. For the GPT equivalent, see this answer by @79E09796
                        – telcoM
                        2 days ago




                        This applies only if the Windows system disk is using MBR partitioning. For the GPT equivalent, see this answer by @79E09796
                        – telcoM
                        2 days ago










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                        The following worked for me with a GPT partitioned disk.



                        insmod part_gpt
                        insmod chain
                        set root=(hd0,gpt1)
                        chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
                        boot


                        Note that you can enter a command line from the grub boot menu and just type commands as above to test out different combinations.



                        You need to enter the id of the EFI boot partition (not the windows partition) for the set root= command.



                        In the command line grub mode ls will list the hard drive partitions, help lists available commands.



                        Once you have set the root correctly you can ls / to view files and directories to find the correct path to the windows boot manager if it is not in the default location.






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                          The following worked for me with a GPT partitioned disk.



                          insmod part_gpt
                          insmod chain
                          set root=(hd0,gpt1)
                          chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
                          boot


                          Note that you can enter a command line from the grub boot menu and just type commands as above to test out different combinations.



                          You need to enter the id of the EFI boot partition (not the windows partition) for the set root= command.



                          In the command line grub mode ls will list the hard drive partitions, help lists available commands.



                          Once you have set the root correctly you can ls / to view files and directories to find the correct path to the windows boot manager if it is not in the default location.






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                            The following worked for me with a GPT partitioned disk.



                            insmod part_gpt
                            insmod chain
                            set root=(hd0,gpt1)
                            chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
                            boot


                            Note that you can enter a command line from the grub boot menu and just type commands as above to test out different combinations.



                            You need to enter the id of the EFI boot partition (not the windows partition) for the set root= command.



                            In the command line grub mode ls will list the hard drive partitions, help lists available commands.



                            Once you have set the root correctly you can ls / to view files and directories to find the correct path to the windows boot manager if it is not in the default location.






                            share|improve this answer












                            The following worked for me with a GPT partitioned disk.



                            insmod part_gpt
                            insmod chain
                            set root=(hd0,gpt1)
                            chainloader /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi
                            boot


                            Note that you can enter a command line from the grub boot menu and just type commands as above to test out different combinations.



                            You need to enter the id of the EFI boot partition (not the windows partition) for the set root= command.



                            In the command line grub mode ls will list the hard drive partitions, help lists available commands.



                            Once you have set the root correctly you can ls / to view files and directories to find the correct path to the windows boot manager if it is not in the default location.







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                                Guesing you have an UEFI device, the windows bootloader is still installed. You can select it back in UEFI setup menu under boot, where you will prbably have two options (GRUB and the old default as the second), delete the first one or switch the order.






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                                • Thank you. This was the easiest way and saved me a headache.
                                  – Astrobleme
                                  Mar 12 '17 at 22:07















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                                Guesing you have an UEFI device, the windows bootloader is still installed. You can select it back in UEFI setup menu under boot, where you will prbably have two options (GRUB and the old default as the second), delete the first one or switch the order.






                                share|improve this answer





















                                • Thank you. This was the easiest way and saved me a headache.
                                  – Astrobleme
                                  Mar 12 '17 at 22:07













                                up vote
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                                up vote
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                                Guesing you have an UEFI device, the windows bootloader is still installed. You can select it back in UEFI setup menu under boot, where you will prbably have two options (GRUB and the old default as the second), delete the first one or switch the order.






                                share|improve this answer












                                Guesing you have an UEFI device, the windows bootloader is still installed. You can select it back in UEFI setup menu under boot, where you will prbably have two options (GRUB and the old default as the second), delete the first one or switch the order.







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                                • Thank you. This was the easiest way and saved me a headache.
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                                  Mar 12 '17 at 22:07


















                                • Thank you. This was the easiest way and saved me a headache.
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                                  Mar 12 '17 at 22:07
















                                Thank you. This was the easiest way and saved me a headache.
                                – Astrobleme
                                Mar 12 '17 at 22:07




                                Thank you. This was the easiest way and saved me a headache.
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                                Mar 12 '17 at 22:07










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                                Boot from DVD win 10



                                Open command line and type:



                                diskpart

                                select disk 0


                                list volume


                                check bootsect.exe



                                For example E is the DVD



                                E:
                                cd boot
                                dir


                                if bootsect.exe exist type the following command :



                                bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbr


                                or bootsect /nt60 your-drive-letter: /mbr



                                example bootsect /nt60 C: /mbr



                                Reboot






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                                  Boot from DVD win 10



                                  Open command line and type:



                                  diskpart

                                  select disk 0


                                  list volume


                                  check bootsect.exe



                                  For example E is the DVD



                                  E:
                                  cd boot
                                  dir


                                  if bootsect.exe exist type the following command :



                                  bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbr


                                  or bootsect /nt60 your-drive-letter: /mbr



                                  example bootsect /nt60 C: /mbr



                                  Reboot






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                                    up vote
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                                    Boot from DVD win 10



                                    Open command line and type:



                                    diskpart

                                    select disk 0


                                    list volume


                                    check bootsect.exe



                                    For example E is the DVD



                                    E:
                                    cd boot
                                    dir


                                    if bootsect.exe exist type the following command :



                                    bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbr


                                    or bootsect /nt60 your-drive-letter: /mbr



                                    example bootsect /nt60 C: /mbr



                                    Reboot






                                    share|improve this answer














                                    Boot from DVD win 10



                                    Open command line and type:



                                    diskpart

                                    select disk 0


                                    list volume


                                    check bootsect.exe



                                    For example E is the DVD



                                    E:
                                    cd boot
                                    dir


                                    if bootsect.exe exist type the following command :



                                    bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbr


                                    or bootsect /nt60 your-drive-letter: /mbr



                                    example bootsect /nt60 C: /mbr



                                    Reboot







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                                        I recently bumped into the same problem. (i.e. originally have a a separate partition with Ubuntu installed, dual bootable from a grub menu. I then deleted that Ubuntu partition from Windows disk management, and when I rebooted, just the grub command menu).



                                        What I did to get back to my Windows 10:




                                        1. Do a Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reboot. While rebooting, hold down the shift button.

                                        2. My PC then give me to option to press F12 for boot option. I clicked F12, and it gives me back a menu with Windows boot manager on it.

                                        3. I selected the Windows boot manager and click enter. I'm now back to Windows 10.






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                                          I recently bumped into the same problem. (i.e. originally have a a separate partition with Ubuntu installed, dual bootable from a grub menu. I then deleted that Ubuntu partition from Windows disk management, and when I rebooted, just the grub command menu).



                                          What I did to get back to my Windows 10:




                                          1. Do a Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reboot. While rebooting, hold down the shift button.

                                          2. My PC then give me to option to press F12 for boot option. I clicked F12, and it gives me back a menu with Windows boot manager on it.

                                          3. I selected the Windows boot manager and click enter. I'm now back to Windows 10.






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                                            I recently bumped into the same problem. (i.e. originally have a a separate partition with Ubuntu installed, dual bootable from a grub menu. I then deleted that Ubuntu partition from Windows disk management, and when I rebooted, just the grub command menu).



                                            What I did to get back to my Windows 10:




                                            1. Do a Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reboot. While rebooting, hold down the shift button.

                                            2. My PC then give me to option to press F12 for boot option. I clicked F12, and it gives me back a menu with Windows boot manager on it.

                                            3. I selected the Windows boot manager and click enter. I'm now back to Windows 10.






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                                            I recently bumped into the same problem. (i.e. originally have a a separate partition with Ubuntu installed, dual bootable from a grub menu. I then deleted that Ubuntu partition from Windows disk management, and when I rebooted, just the grub command menu).



                                            What I did to get back to my Windows 10:




                                            1. Do a Ctrl + Alt + Delete to reboot. While rebooting, hold down the shift button.

                                            2. My PC then give me to option to press F12 for boot option. I clicked F12, and it gives me back a menu with Windows boot manager on it.

                                            3. I selected the Windows boot manager and click enter. I'm now back to Windows 10.







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                                                This worked for me, now I have to find a way to permanently fix the mbr.




                                                I recently bumped into the same problem. (i.e. originally have a a separate partition with Ubuntu installed, dual bootable from a grub menu. I then deleted that Ubuntu partition from Windows disk management, and when I rebooted, just the grub command menu).



                                                What I did to get back to my Windows 10:



                                                Do a Ctrl+Alt+Delete to reboot. While rebooting, hold down the shift button.
                                                My PC then give me to option to press F12 for boot option. I clicked F12, and it gives me back a menu with Windows boot manager on it.
                                                I selected the Windows boot manager and click enter. I'm now back to Windows 10.






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                                                  This worked for me, now I have to find a way to permanently fix the mbr.




                                                  I recently bumped into the same problem. (i.e. originally have a a separate partition with Ubuntu installed, dual bootable from a grub menu. I then deleted that Ubuntu partition from Windows disk management, and when I rebooted, just the grub command menu).



                                                  What I did to get back to my Windows 10:



                                                  Do a Ctrl+Alt+Delete to reboot. While rebooting, hold down the shift button.
                                                  My PC then give me to option to press F12 for boot option. I clicked F12, and it gives me back a menu with Windows boot manager on it.
                                                  I selected the Windows boot manager and click enter. I'm now back to Windows 10.






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                                                    This worked for me, now I have to find a way to permanently fix the mbr.




                                                    I recently bumped into the same problem. (i.e. originally have a a separate partition with Ubuntu installed, dual bootable from a grub menu. I then deleted that Ubuntu partition from Windows disk management, and when I rebooted, just the grub command menu).



                                                    What I did to get back to my Windows 10:



                                                    Do a Ctrl+Alt+Delete to reboot. While rebooting, hold down the shift button.
                                                    My PC then give me to option to press F12 for boot option. I clicked F12, and it gives me back a menu with Windows boot manager on it.
                                                    I selected the Windows boot manager and click enter. I'm now back to Windows 10.






                                                    share|improve this answer















                                                    This worked for me, now I have to find a way to permanently fix the mbr.




                                                    I recently bumped into the same problem. (i.e. originally have a a separate partition with Ubuntu installed, dual bootable from a grub menu. I then deleted that Ubuntu partition from Windows disk management, and when I rebooted, just the grub command menu).



                                                    What I did to get back to my Windows 10:



                                                    Do a Ctrl+Alt+Delete to reboot. While rebooting, hold down the shift button.
                                                    My PC then give me to option to press F12 for boot option. I clicked F12, and it gives me back a menu with Windows boot manager on it.
                                                    I selected the Windows boot manager and click enter. I'm now back to Windows 10.







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                                                        This answer is for those with UEFI who have deleted the Ubuntu partitions before removing grub

                                                        You will be doing this from Windows 10. No bootable media required.



                                                        Where bootrec /fixmbr, bootsect /nt60 and the Ubuntu live with the boot-repair suggestions have failed, this has worked for me:



                                                        (This answer borrowed verbatim from here)




                                                        1. Run a cmd.exe process with administrator privileges

                                                        2. Run diskpart

                                                        3. Type: list disk then sel disk X where X is the drive your boot files reside on

                                                        4. Type list vol to see all partitions (volumes) on the disk

                                                        5. Select the EFI volume by typing: sel vol Y where Y is the SYSTEM volume (this is almost always the EFI partition)

                                                        6. For convenience, assign a drive letter by typing: assign letter=Z: where Z is a free (unused) drive letter

                                                        7. Type exit to leave disk part

                                                        8. While still in the cmd prompt, type: Z: and hit enter, where Z was the drive letter you just created.

                                                        9. Type dir to list directories on this mounted EFI partition

                                                        10. If you are in the right place, you should see a directory called EFI

                                                        11. Type cd EFI and then dir to list the child directories inside EFI

                                                        12. Type rmdir /S ubuntu to delete the ubuntu boot directory


                                                        Assuming you only ever had two operating systems (Win 10 & Ubuntu) you should now be able to boot directly to Windows without hitting the black grub screen.




                                                        Copied from https://askubuntu.com/questions/429610/uninstall-grub-and-use-windows-bootloader






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                                                          This answer is for those with UEFI who have deleted the Ubuntu partitions before removing grub

                                                          You will be doing this from Windows 10. No bootable media required.



                                                          Where bootrec /fixmbr, bootsect /nt60 and the Ubuntu live with the boot-repair suggestions have failed, this has worked for me:



                                                          (This answer borrowed verbatim from here)




                                                          1. Run a cmd.exe process with administrator privileges

                                                          2. Run diskpart

                                                          3. Type: list disk then sel disk X where X is the drive your boot files reside on

                                                          4. Type list vol to see all partitions (volumes) on the disk

                                                          5. Select the EFI volume by typing: sel vol Y where Y is the SYSTEM volume (this is almost always the EFI partition)

                                                          6. For convenience, assign a drive letter by typing: assign letter=Z: where Z is a free (unused) drive letter

                                                          7. Type exit to leave disk part

                                                          8. While still in the cmd prompt, type: Z: and hit enter, where Z was the drive letter you just created.

                                                          9. Type dir to list directories on this mounted EFI partition

                                                          10. If you are in the right place, you should see a directory called EFI

                                                          11. Type cd EFI and then dir to list the child directories inside EFI

                                                          12. Type rmdir /S ubuntu to delete the ubuntu boot directory


                                                          Assuming you only ever had two operating systems (Win 10 & Ubuntu) you should now be able to boot directly to Windows without hitting the black grub screen.




                                                          Copied from https://askubuntu.com/questions/429610/uninstall-grub-and-use-windows-bootloader






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                                                            up vote
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                                                            This answer is for those with UEFI who have deleted the Ubuntu partitions before removing grub

                                                            You will be doing this from Windows 10. No bootable media required.



                                                            Where bootrec /fixmbr, bootsect /nt60 and the Ubuntu live with the boot-repair suggestions have failed, this has worked for me:



                                                            (This answer borrowed verbatim from here)




                                                            1. Run a cmd.exe process with administrator privileges

                                                            2. Run diskpart

                                                            3. Type: list disk then sel disk X where X is the drive your boot files reside on

                                                            4. Type list vol to see all partitions (volumes) on the disk

                                                            5. Select the EFI volume by typing: sel vol Y where Y is the SYSTEM volume (this is almost always the EFI partition)

                                                            6. For convenience, assign a drive letter by typing: assign letter=Z: where Z is a free (unused) drive letter

                                                            7. Type exit to leave disk part

                                                            8. While still in the cmd prompt, type: Z: and hit enter, where Z was the drive letter you just created.

                                                            9. Type dir to list directories on this mounted EFI partition

                                                            10. If you are in the right place, you should see a directory called EFI

                                                            11. Type cd EFI and then dir to list the child directories inside EFI

                                                            12. Type rmdir /S ubuntu to delete the ubuntu boot directory


                                                            Assuming you only ever had two operating systems (Win 10 & Ubuntu) you should now be able to boot directly to Windows without hitting the black grub screen.




                                                            Copied from https://askubuntu.com/questions/429610/uninstall-grub-and-use-windows-bootloader






                                                            share|improve this answer
















                                                            This answer is for those with UEFI who have deleted the Ubuntu partitions before removing grub

                                                            You will be doing this from Windows 10. No bootable media required.



                                                            Where bootrec /fixmbr, bootsect /nt60 and the Ubuntu live with the boot-repair suggestions have failed, this has worked for me:



                                                            (This answer borrowed verbatim from here)




                                                            1. Run a cmd.exe process with administrator privileges

                                                            2. Run diskpart

                                                            3. Type: list disk then sel disk X where X is the drive your boot files reside on

                                                            4. Type list vol to see all partitions (volumes) on the disk

                                                            5. Select the EFI volume by typing: sel vol Y where Y is the SYSTEM volume (this is almost always the EFI partition)

                                                            6. For convenience, assign a drive letter by typing: assign letter=Z: where Z is a free (unused) drive letter

                                                            7. Type exit to leave disk part

                                                            8. While still in the cmd prompt, type: Z: and hit enter, where Z was the drive letter you just created.

                                                            9. Type dir to list directories on this mounted EFI partition

                                                            10. If you are in the right place, you should see a directory called EFI

                                                            11. Type cd EFI and then dir to list the child directories inside EFI

                                                            12. Type rmdir /S ubuntu to delete the ubuntu boot directory


                                                            Assuming you only ever had two operating systems (Win 10 & Ubuntu) you should now be able to boot directly to Windows without hitting the black grub screen.




                                                            Copied from https://askubuntu.com/questions/429610/uninstall-grub-and-use-windows-bootloader







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                                                                Just exit the grub by typing exit and go to bios setup and restore to default settings and restart the computer.






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                                                                  Just exit the grub by typing exit and go to bios setup and restore to default settings and restart the computer.






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                                                                    Just exit the grub by typing exit and go to bios setup and restore to default settings and restart the computer.






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                                                                    Just exit the grub by typing exit and go to bios setup and restore to default settings and restart the computer.







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                                                                        Try this:



                                                                        rootnoverify (hd0,0)
                                                                        chainloader +1
                                                                        makeactive
                                                                        boot





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                                                                          Try this:



                                                                          rootnoverify (hd0,0)
                                                                          chainloader +1
                                                                          makeactive
                                                                          boot





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                                                                            Try this:



                                                                            rootnoverify (hd0,0)
                                                                            chainloader +1
                                                                            makeactive
                                                                            boot





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                                                                            Try this:



                                                                            rootnoverify (hd0,0)
                                                                            chainloader +1
                                                                            makeactive
                                                                            boot






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