Uninstall Ubuntu Linux from Windows dual-boot
In the past, I have been involved in installing Ubuntu 14.04 and Windows 8/8. 1 In UEFI mode for many times (see ). But how can I uninstall Ubuntu from Windows dual-boot? The Tutorial we will see below applies to any Linux operating system, such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Elementary OS or any other Linux distributions.
If you think that it is difficult to install Ubuntu and Windows 8 in dual-boot mode, and removing Ubuntu from Windows dual-boot is very simple, your idea is not completely wrong. If you have a Windows Installation medium, it is easy to Uninstall Linux from Windows Dual Boot.
This tutorial will teach you how to remove Linux from Windows 8 or Windows 8/8 Dual Boot with the installation media.
Securely uninstall Ubuntu from Windows 8
It doesn't matter if you have any media installed on Windows 8 or if you have installed Windows 8.1 on your system. It also works well. But I cannot say it is the same on Windows 7. If you have a Windows installation disk, let's start removing the Ubuntu process from the Windows Dual Boot.
To delete a Linux instance from a dual-boot server, there are two parts. The first part is to delete the partition where the Linux installation is located. The second part is to fix Windows boot. Simply deleting a Linux partition will cause the "Grub rescue" error. Refer to Ubuntu installation to mobile hard drive & grub rescue Problem Solving
How to uninstall Ubuntu on Windows 7 and Ubuntu
Part 1: Delete Linux partitions in Windows
Step 1:
Log on to Windows. Press Windows + R and then run the diskmgmt. msc command. It will open the Windows disk management tool.
Step 2:
After you install Linux, you can easily identify Linux partitions by size. Another prompt for distinguishing Linux partitions is to find partitions without the file system and drive volume labels. Windows partitions are usually marked with volumes, such as C, D, E, and NTFS or FAT file systems.
As you can see, I have three Linux partitions here, Because I separately created the root partition (swap) when installing Ubuntu) home Directory (home ).
Step 3: Step 3:
Select Linux partition, right-click and choose delete volume option.
If a warning occurs, select Yes here.
Step 4: Step 4:
The deleted partition becomes an available free space. You can use it to expand an existing volume or create a new Windows partition. I suggest you create a new drive (or volume or partition, whatever you call it), because it will be easier if you want to enable Linux and Winodws in the future.
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