Thank you; most other tutorials are for UEFI and the ones about legacy BIOS are complicated or most people say it doesn't work. This worked first try, no issues, so thanks!
Worked like a charm.. jst a mention that if command prompt is not opening from the advanced startup options, try like 4 to 5 times, it should open. I faced this issue and did the same to makit work.
Thanks for this video. I installed Ubuntu on my old laptop as a dual boot with Windows 10. I upgraded the old HDD to a SATA SSD but after cloning the drive, it wouldn't boot into Ubuntu, so I decided to delete it. Your method worked a treat.
Thank you so muchhh for your help. Omy im so pissed off i accidentally removed my linux paritition and can't boot to windows. I was forced to reinstall linux to the same partition and i tried this and this worksssssss
Ive seen the same issue in the comment section, So I followed the same instructions, Seems like I have to format the whole PC, So lets wait till WIn 11 comes out. Thanks btw.
I’m actually not sure. You might actually have to wipe the whole drive and reinstall Windows. Make sure to back everything up beforehand. In the future, select either Legacy or UEFI mode-I personally suggest UEFI mode, unless you have a reason why you need to use Legacy mode-when you format the drive and install the first operating system, then never change it until you wipe the WHOLE drive again.
Thanks you very much. I tried your instructions and it worked. However I've got one problem. I can delete linux partition and it makes free space but when I try to delete it for the second time (to make unlocated space) it says that there is too little free space on that disk. Is there a chance you know what to do in that case?
3 years later this video help another one. It perfectly worked. Thanks man. Also one thing, my windows partition says "1 attribute of the disk is close to the threshold". What should I do?
i instaled UEFi ubuntu with win 10 installed in legacy mode and now my bios boot menu showing Boot option with my boot drive and something like "ubuntu" in boot menu Can you help me to remove that from motherboard boot menu ? i did bcdedit but its only showing my current win 10 boot loader entry ,there is nothing related to ubuntu Please help!!!
You will need a Ubuntu ISO to do this procedure. First, boot into the Ubuntu ISO, and click "Try Ubuntu". Then, open Terminal, and run the command below: efibootmgr Then, find Ubuntu's "boot number" (to the left of "ubuntu"), and run the command below: sudo efibootmgr -B [boot number] (example: sudo efibootmgr -B 0000) Tell me if that fixes the problem.
By the way, for future reference, if you want to install an OS on a dual-boot configuration, make sure that both OSes are installed in the same BIOS mode. For example, if Windows is installed in Legacy mode, make sure that you install Ubuntu in Legacy mode.
@@DrewHowdenTech Thnx for reply but i didnt install ubuntu in uefi mode so eibootmgr not working for me and i solved the issue by flashing bios on motherboard which delete boot menu emtry and then i stall win 10 os in legacy mode and ubuntu in legacy mode then tranfer the bootlader into mbr partition of win 10 bootloader now everything is working fine but on small issue is there whenevr i boot ubuntu some random dots are displaying on black screen and then ubuntu logo is comming . is it a broken os or anything else ?
@@DrewHowdenTech yes after that crash booting screen ,ubuntu logo comes and then working fine but i am using ssd ,but performance of ubuntu is not upto that point !
I don't think so, but you can try. Just be sure that your PC boots straight into Windows 7--WITHOUT showing the GRUB menu--before you delete your Ubuntu partition.
By the way, because Windows 7 is no longer receiving security updates, I strongly suggest that you upgrade to Windows 10; or even better, switch to Linux.
I'm pretty sure this works on Windows 7. And no, you have to run these commands from a Windows installation media. Also, I would strongly recommend against using Windows 7 today, given that it's been EOL for four years now.
If this ever happens again in the future, I would move the partition that’s in the way to the end of the now unallocated space, and then extend the C: partition.
You’re supposed to do that when Windows is already booted. You click “restart” from the start menu or the lock screen, holding down the shift key while you are doing it.
And I came across a askubuntu thing and it said to run bootsect commands and then there were no traces of windows.. not even in bios first on boot it says Ubuntu boot failed in a message box and then the standard intel pxe rom exiting
Thanks, it was hard to find a solution for legacy Bios.
No problem.
Thank you; most other tutorials are for UEFI and the ones about legacy BIOS are complicated or most people say it doesn't work. This worked first try, no issues, so thanks!
No problem.
Thanks, it worked! This is the only tutorial that didn't make me download a Windows 10 ISO unnecessarily.
Glad I could help.
Thanks for making it straightforward and most importantly, it worked!
You’re welcome.
Thanks man. Only working tutorial I could find for legacy. Works like a Beauty 🔥
You’re welcome.
Worked like a charm.. jst a mention that if command prompt is not opening from the advanced startup options, try like 4 to 5 times, it should open. I faced this issue and did the same to makit work.
This was the only video I found on ytb which was so straight forward. Thank you so much. Keep it up bro
No problem.
Thanks for this video. I installed Ubuntu on my old laptop as a dual boot with Windows 10. I upgraded the old HDD to a SATA SSD but after cloning the drive, it wouldn't boot into Ubuntu, so I decided to delete it. Your method worked a treat.
Thanks for watching! Just curious, what did you use to clone the drive?
Bro you're a literal lifesaver. Thank you so much
No problem.
Worked like a charm!
Many thanks. This is simple. It works 100% for my system.
You’re welcome.
Thank you so muchhh for your help. Omy im so pissed off i accidentally removed my linux paritition and can't boot to windows. I was forced to reinstall linux to the same partition and i tried this and this worksssssss
Glad it helped!
Very clear and useful, thanks!
No problem.
Thanks mate, great video!
No problem.
This video is soooo underrated, thanks bruh
No problem.
Great, worked perfect!
Thank you.
When I pressed Restart with holding Shift,
It doesn't show anything other than Turn Off PC option?? 😢
Ive seen the same issue in the comment section, So I followed the same instructions,
Seems like I have to format the whole PC, So lets wait till WIn 11 comes out. Thanks btw.
thank you
No problem.
Hi! I made a mistake and installed Windows in Legacy mode and Linux in UEFI mode. Will your method work in that case? Thanks
I’m actually not sure. You might actually have to wipe the whole drive and reinstall Windows. Make sure to back everything up beforehand.
In the future, select either Legacy or UEFI mode-I personally suggest UEFI mode, unless you have a reason why you need to use Legacy mode-when you format the drive and install the first operating system, then never change it until you wipe the WHOLE drive again.
Thanks you very much. I tried your instructions and it worked. However I've got one problem. I can delete linux partition and it makes free space but when I try to delete it for the second time (to make unlocated space) it says that there is too little free space on that disk. Is there a chance you know what to do in that case?
Okay I handled it. I just had to use third party program to delete this partition. Thanks again for that brilliant tutorial.
thanks very much sir! its work... really appreciated it :)
You are very welcome.
Thanks (btw if it says free space right click delete partition and you should be able to extend c: now)
You're welcome.
By the way, I already mentioned that in this video, but thanks for pointing it out anyway.
Thanks a lot! 🙏🏻😊
Thank you!!! This worked 👍
No problem.
Amazing ! Thank you so much 😁
You're welcome.
YOU. ARE. THE. BEST.
Thanks.
worked flawlessly for me tks :)
Good to hear. Glad I could help.
Thanks bro. U saved my day
You’re welcome.
Awesome! Thank you
You're welcome.
3 years later this video help another one. It perfectly worked. Thanks man.
Also one thing, my windows partition says "1 attribute of the disk is close to the threshold". What should I do?
Are you able to delete your Ubuntu partition and extend your Windows partition?
@@DrewHowdenTech Yes. I was able to delete kali linux partition and exted partition.
Does your Windows work normally? If so, I would just ignore it.
After doing rebuildbcd it gives me a prompt, after doing all of that restarting gives me the same outcome with grub
What prompt did it give you? Also, what do you mean by the "same outcome with grub?"
I'm in a mess it says missing operating system how do I fix this
Are you presented with a “GRUB Rescue” screen?
i instaled UEFi ubuntu with win 10 installed in legacy mode
and now my bios boot menu showing Boot option with my boot drive and something like "ubuntu" in boot menu
Can you help me to remove that from motherboard boot menu ?
i did bcdedit but its only showing my current win 10 boot loader entry ,there is nothing related to ubuntu
Please help!!!
You will need a Ubuntu ISO to do this procedure.
First, boot into the Ubuntu ISO, and click "Try Ubuntu".
Then, open Terminal, and run the command below:
efibootmgr
Then, find Ubuntu's "boot number" (to the left of "ubuntu"), and run the command below:
sudo efibootmgr -B [boot number] (example: sudo efibootmgr -B 0000)
Tell me if that fixes the problem.
By the way, for future reference, if you want to install an OS on a dual-boot configuration, make sure that both OSes are installed in the same BIOS mode. For example, if Windows is installed in Legacy mode, make sure that you install Ubuntu in Legacy mode.
@@DrewHowdenTech Thnx for reply
but i didnt install ubuntu in uefi mode
so eibootmgr not working for me
and i solved the issue by flashing bios on motherboard which delete boot menu emtry
and then i stall win 10 os in legacy mode and ubuntu in legacy mode
then tranfer the bootlader into mbr partition of win 10 bootloader
now everything is working fine
but on small issue is there
whenevr i boot ubuntu some random dots are displaying on black screen and then ubuntu logo is comming .
is it a broken os or anything else ?
Can you boot into Ubuntu?
@@DrewHowdenTech yes after that crash booting screen ,ubuntu logo comes and then working fine
but i am using ssd ,but performance of ubuntu is not upto that point !
Thanks a lot 🙏
No problem.
Bruh thanks for the trick...help me alot
No problem.
Thank brother🙏🙏🙏
No problem.
THANK YOUUU!!!!
You’re welcome.
Can I do it from a Win 10 iso? Because I have Windows 7
I don't think so, but you can try. Just be sure that your PC boots straight into Windows 7--WITHOUT showing the GRUB menu--before you delete your Ubuntu partition.
By the way, because Windows 7 is no longer receiving security updates, I strongly suggest that you upgrade to Windows 10; or even better, switch to Linux.
Thanks bro
No problem.
Tnxxxx
You're welcome.
Sir please give me some help
I have an ssd with 4gb ram
I tried both windows and Linux but they both work slow . Please help me
What distribution are you on, and what exactly about it is working slow (e.g. opening apps)?
Thanks alot bro
You are very welcome.
Hey Drew, do you know why bootrec /fixboot gave me an error "the volume is not recognised filesystem" ?
Just skip it, and see if the other commands remove the GRUB bootloader.
@@DrewHowdenTech I managed to fix it by using diskpart and activated the C: partition...and now everything works well. Thanks again !
Is this work on windows 7? And also does this command works when using these in normal command prompt(run as administrator)...
I'm pretty sure this works on Windows 7. And no, you have to run these commands from a Windows installation media.
Also, I would strongly recommend against using Windows 7 today, given that it's been EOL for four years now.
@@DrewHowdenTech can I run these command on safe mode command prompt(F8 while starting)
You can try safe mode with command prompt, but I’m not sure if that will work.
@@DrewHowdenTech how can I know that worked before formatting the partition?
Your PC should boot directly into Windows. If it still shows your GRUB menu, that means that it didn't work.
is extra os delete or not?
pls reply
Sorry, I’m having trouble understanding what you mean by "extra os." Could you please clarify?
I followed all the steps everything was fine but I can't do the extend volume on my C: (it only let me shrink it)
Are you getting an error message when you try to extend your C: partition? If so, what is it?
@@DrewHowdenTech I figured it out . The 2 volumes are seperated by an other volume but its ok I use the new volume as a second drive
If this ever happens again in the future, I would move the partition that’s in the way to the end of the now unallocated space, and then extend the C: partition.
I have Ubuntu but I can’t fond it in my disk management
Can you explain what your partition layout in Disk Management looks like?
It have actually with disks name only
When I click command prompt and select windows 10 (boot manager)it shows black screen wht to do now please help
How long have you been waiting at that black screen?
@@DrewHowdenTech around 15 - 20 minutes
Is there any text on the screen?
@@DrewHowdenTech no but thanks for Ur concern . I solved my problem 😄
That’s good to hear. Do you mind sharing how you solved it.
is there other way to open prompt, cause i 'vs press shift then enter grub :v so i get stuck there
You’re supposed to do that when Windows is already booted. You click “restart” from the start menu or the lock screen, holding down the shift key while you are doing it.
The options won't show anything other than Turn Off Your Pc
No “Troubleshooting” option?
@@DrewHowdenTech yep btw now my pc is bricked
I tried to reset and had to remove Ubuntu from cmd
And I came across a askubuntu thing and it said to run bootsect commands and then there were no traces of windows.. not even in bios first on boot it says Ubuntu boot failed in a message box and then the standard intel pxe rom exiting
You only deleted the Ubuntu partition. Correct?
Bro didn't work 😭
What happened?
@@DrewHowdenTech it is showing now also
Thanks, great video, worked perfectly!
You’re welcome.
Thanks a lot man! ✌️
Happy to help!
@@DrewHowdenTech Also, I would recommend you to change the title from Ubuntu to Linux, coz it worked for my arch linux
This video was made with Ubuntu in mind. So that's why I used "Ubuntu" instead of "Linux" in the title. Good suggestion though.