How to Remove Ubuntu or Other Linux from Dual Boot [Safely and Easily]

[@Simon83738]

We need more tutorials on YT like this: simple, straight forward, not a 10h intro

[@itsfoss]

Glad you liked it :)

[@shashanksingh4708]

did you try doing it ? It will work for windows 11 right?

[@Simon83738]

Yeah works for windows 11 or 10@@shashanksingh4708

[@itsfoss]

it should@@shashanksingh4708

[@Joseph-e-i]

A life saver video. I remember the last time, I just went on and deleted the partition, I could no longer boot back to windows. It was a mess... Thanks for this.

[@murshidct4927]

I made the same mistake...what can I do now?

[@animesubs682]

@@murshidct4927 noooooooooooooooooooo

[@astkh4381]

@@murshidct4927 you solved the problem?

[@kevinmuhammad3247]

@@rafeeqm 😂😂😂

[@wilsonsamuel6262]

@@astkh4381 just enter exit in the grub... if you partitioned correctly it should be ok

[@harryshaw99920]

You, sir, are a legend. Thank you so very, very much for this immensely helpful and well-explained tutorial!

[@itsfoss]

Haha .. Happy you found it helpful, Aiden. Please do subscribe, if you haven't already :)

[@harryshaw99920]

@@itsfoss You got it

[@KoopaReal]

Thank you so much for not only providing a working tutorial, but also being straight forward instead of having an extremely long intro. Have a great day!

[@itsfoss]

Glad you found it helpful :)

[@ferfromla]

The best tutorial on this subject I have found. Clear, concise and easy to follow. Thank you!

[@itsfoss]

Glad you liked it :)

[@shashanksingh4708]

did you try doing it ? It will work for windows 11 right?

[@tubonam]

from a gazillion advisers , you were the most concise, precise and helpful. thanks a lot!!!

[@itsfoss]

I'm glad you found it helpful! 😄

[@bhushan2k]

It doesn't show how to remove Linux entry from boot selection menu

[@sohinighosh5178]

Bhaiiii !!! After a long time !! I found your video and it's a life saver

[@akhilv3437]

Bro in my hp lap ican't set priory.. and cannot get the window like yours...what shoul i do

[@ysnee8861]

Hi, any solutions ?

[@PRAMODKUMAR-df5pj]

My ubundu crashed ma whole pc when i try to extend the storage space of my windiws 11,i tried to delete it and after a restart it showed grub screen, typing exit will open ma windows not the two options, thats why i came here to reinstall ubundu

[@fossilatti]

Dude, you simplified this sooo much. Thanks a lot

[@itsfoss]

You are welcome

[@areebobful]

Yes it was approx 3 years ago since you may this and your video was successful and easy to follow. Thank u

[@itsfoss]

You are welcome :)

[@HARSH-ft1hs]

eassiest tutorial bro, 👍🏻 keep it up

[@AadityaSPatil]

Thanks for being straight to the point. This is perfect.

[@itsfoss]

Glad you liked it

[@miracle99xD]

yes in ur system it was easy in my system there is no delete volume option it shows only "help" option

[@achha_thik_hai_samajh_gaya]

I was trying to dual boot and made a partition of 95gb. While installing Ubuntu the required partition was not visible there and the C drive got selected. Windows 11 was already there so I tried to delete the extra partition that got created within C drive. And when I restarted my laptop, screen appeared with "minimal Bash-like line editing is supported" written on it. Then I watched the video and changed the priority order of the boot. I also merged the unallocated memory to the c drive. But now whenever I restart , that "Minimal Bash-like" screen appears and I have to write the "exit" command to use Windows . Please tell me, what should I do

[@itsfoss]

When you changed the priority order, you were able to boot normally, right? Can you not do it again and make the priority changes permanent? Alternatively, you can try to do a boot repair using Windows recovery options or using bootable Window USB.

[@crazyvibes8332]

Accidentally install Ubuntu in c drive.. Windows and ubuntu are in same drive without partition method.. What to do 😢😢😢😢😢....plz help

[@zamolxezamolxe8131]

reset factory settings

[@santoshdurgude1823]

Hi, I am not getting UEFI Firmware settings in Troubleshooting - Advanced option. There are many other options. Has anyone facing this issue ? Please help.

[@solea4945]

I'm facing that issue as well, how did you fix it?

[@АндрійШудрик]

I don't have advanced options. Only Setting. What shoul I do?

[@itsfoss]

For the boot settings? You may directly access it when the system starts and then see if you can make windows boot first

[@АндрійШудрик]

@@itsfoss which key should I press?

[@itsfoss]

Depends on the syestem, Del. F2, F10 are the common keys you can try @@АндрійШудрик

[@АндрійШудрик]

F10 doesn't work, and f2 calls grub , f12 calls boot menu

[@itsfoss]

The boot menu is where you have to go @@АндрійШудрик

[@franzsaijem]

bro, what if my linux ubuntu was installed on my main drive or (C:), how i am gonna delete it?

[@fish8798]

@@franzsaijem You can't install two systems in the same partition

[@BrunoVinicius-ix8wt]

See, I have installed Windows in my SSD and Linux in my HD. Currently they have different EFI partitions and I found out by using the disk manager that I can’t delete the Linux EFI partition from Windows. No options are available for that partition actually. What now?

[@qirele8773]

Having the same issue

[@BrunoVinicius-ix8wt]

@@qirele8773 Whay worked for me was deleting that partition from the linux disk manager during the installation process if I recall correctly

[@qirele8773]

@@BrunoVinicius-ix8wt i deleted the efi partition using diskpart command line utility in windows

[@fancybaguette]

the simplest and fastest guide i found, thank you

[@itsfoss]

You are welcome

[@anirbansarkar6306]

This was the most easiest way to get out of dual boot. Thanks a lot for this wonderful technique

[@itsfoss]

You're welcome, Anirban! Happy to have helped :)

[@aksahykuamr1935]

That was really easy I liked ur calming behavior for explaining problems 👌

[@itsfoss]

Glad you liked it, Akshay.

[@alphaneuron5820]

Hi could anyone here help, I am not able to get into uefi bios settings screen😭😭😭, it is stuck on acer logo! PLEASE HELP

[@anthonycarroll2698]

My system is stuck in the Linux side and shows Linux options. It won’t show those options anyone got anything? I can only go onto bios

[@ShadeMeadows]

Sadly, no "UEFI Firmware Settings" to be found on "Advanced Options"

[@itsfoss]

You can access it directly from the boot options (BIOS) by pressing F2/F10 at boot time

[@ShadeMeadows]

@@itsfoss Thank you!

[@kentpaul8817]

Thank you very much for the tutorial. This is what I'm looking for. Easy to understand & to the point 👍

[@itsfoss]

Glad you liked it :)

[@kentpaul8817]

@@itsfoss but when I come into boot menu, Ubuntu option is still exist, any solution to delete this?

[@itsfoss]

@@kentpaul8817 there are ways to delete that. But since it involved Windows Command Line and people could mess it up, I omitted that part as it doesn't really harm.

[@Zero2herogamin]

Bro how can I identify my lynx partition I can catch up with that

[@b0rger.748]

I've accidentally putted linux mint on the same partition of my windows, how would I delete linux while keeping my windows?

[@itsfoss]

You cannot have Windows and Linux on the same partition. You probably meant Disk here. Disks are divided into partitions. What I showed here had single disks partitioned for Windows and Linux.

[@Sid-proxi]

while deleting the space, i dont get any option else then "Help"

[@dhirajchoudhary8467]

Sir, in the uefi boot menu it's still showing Ubuntu as a boot option. Is it a problem,,How to remove that??

[@richardfernandes6733]

Hello i need help I did exactly as you said but when I open to see the boot order thing windows is not listed there only Ubuntu and Kali Linux. Boot type is legacy but even if i change it to uefi it doesn't change a thing

[@itsfoss]

If Windows boot manager is missing, do not remove Ubuntu just yet. You should try and fix the boot from Windows. If you have the recovery option, boot into it and see if i gives you the option to fix boot. If not, try with a bootable Windows USB.

[@sinaaslaniidelu7284]

I do not get my grub screen if I delete the Ubuntu partition, will there be any problem?

[@omkarnitturkar182]

Bro I installed Ubuntu and removed windows but now I want to install windows again but booting windows pendrive on Ubuntu's Startup disk it's not booting up. I even tried some mobile apps but on some it says file is too big or on some apps it crashes in meddle plz suggest me something

[@itsfoss]

I cannot say why the disk is not booting on Ubuntu. Try creating a new bootable Windows disk with Ventoy.

[@omkarnitturkar182]

@@itsfoss ok I'll try

[@laurensdaneels]

@@omkarnitturkar182 did it work?

[@omkarnitturkar182]

@@laurensdaneels yes brother it worked thanks to him. But it took me while to get to know ventoy and install it.

[@ACEthetrue]

Thanks a bunch for this extremely helpful and easy walkthrough!!

[@itsfoss]

Glad you found it helpful :)

[@seikosos]

You could alsobuse ubuntu or any other linux that can use live cd and delete it easier bc (i use ubuntu live cd) it tells me wich partision is actualy linux

[@dhayanidhi9693]

how to delete Ubuntu from triple boot is that same like what mentioned .

[@TheAllGenShow13323]

bro i followed uefi restart but my laptop went off and didn't start like yours..it's showing me the intial menu where to boot in ubuntu or windows! What to do now i'm stuck in this loop🥺

[@itsfoss]

On the same menu, the last option should allow you too boot into UEFI. Otherwise, you can press F2/F10/Del key when system boots to go into BIOS and change boot order.

[@timauswal]

Hello ! With this method you don't have to remove the grub after deleting ubuntu partition through command lines ?

[@itsfoss]

The grub bootloader will be pushed down the boot order. It stays there. You can leave it that way (easier) or you can remove it through the Windows CMD.

[@kevinmuhammad3247]

How to delete " ubuntu " from boot priority order in Bios ?

[@andre_2]

does this work on Windows 8.1? Because I installed Linux Mint Cinnamon and I want to switch to Linux Mint MATE. And all the other videos I saw said that I had to have a Windows ISO etc, and i dont have a Windows ISO Sorry for my bad english

[@itsfoss]

It should work the same as long as it is a UEFI system. If your purpose is to replace Mint Cinnamon with MATE, you can start the dual boot process and use the same partition as Mint Cinnamon for installing Mint MATE. As always, keep backup of data. Also, making a bootable Windows should not be that complicated. The more prepared you are, the safer it will be.

[@khadijaidammou]

Hi sir i have an issue with acess to ubuntu(i think its because of the memory ) it does not work and i dont have acess to uefi settings too , i only have access to windows and when i try your method to uninstall the ubuntu it shows a diffrent table than yours and it does not show where to change the boot priority what can i do ?

[@itsfoss]

You have to make sure that in the boot settings, there are different boot options for Linux and Windows. Alternatively, you should keep the Windows recovery disk. So if removing Linux creates problem, you can repair the boot for Windows.

[@OfficialXSaken]

what do i do if i dual-booted linux on the same disk

[@Ajay-kw4tg]

Does this work even when dual boot is done on seperate drives i.e windows in ssd and ubuntu in a partition of HDD?

[@itsfoss]

Yes...it should... as long as you are able to boot from Windows boot manager, it should work

[@devsoni19]

this does not work ubuntu still show in boot order even if i uninstalled it by deleting partition what should i do ?

[@itsfoss]

You can choose to delete the Ubuntu related files from EFI partition. That's teh reason you can see the Ubuntu entry in the BIOS boot options. Kind of tricky as it involves using Windows CMD. Since it doesn't obstruct anything, you may leave it as it is as long as your system boots into Windows by default on its own.

[@MRProgressor]

In preparation of trying this I was looking in Disk Management, but right clicking the Linux partition gives a dropdown menu that only says 'Help'. Some other partitions do give a full dropdown menu, but 'Delete' is greyed out (as is everything other than 'Help'). Any idea what's going on here?

[@Sid-proxi]

did u find any solution?

[@MRProgressor]

@@Sid-proxi I have, but with it being 7 months ago I can't remember what it was.

[@Sid-proxi]

@@MRProgressor are you still working on ros?

[@MRProgressor]

@@Sid-proxi I don't know what you mean by 'ros' so probably not?

[@Sid-proxi]

@@MRProgressor oh mb mb

[@amanharsh2610]

Hey buddy thanks for this, I have a question tho. I also have some other partitions remaining like you do after deletion(like in your case 1,4,5). Do you mind telling what's the purpose of those. And will something happen if i remove some.(like partition 5). Thanks

[@itsfoss]

Please do not remove any of those Windows partitions. Only remove the Linux partition.

[@rachitaj3503]

Not able to find the linux partition,,how to find it

[@Hami_jk]

Hi in recovery mode i only have turn off computer what can i do now

[@itsfoss]

At what time in the video please?

[@Saturn-OS]

Thanks this looks very easy I’ll save this video for just in case I want to delete it. Also will the boot managers like grub or others be deleted too?

[@javharbekyuldashev]

I dual windows and ubuntu After than my laptop worked slowly So I've deleted ubuntu by these steps But my laptop still is working slowly What should i do

[@itsfoss]

Dual boot should not slow your computer. There should be some other reason if you feel it is slow.

[@nowakxd1236]

How to find out what disk Linux is installed on to remove it?

[@itsfoss]

Check the size of the partition and its file system type will probably be blank. But don't delete all partitions with blank file type. Tally with the partition size.

[@souhardya1487]

but in boot menu there is still ubutu showing! abhishek pls help

[@Ace-ig6vs]

Well, now my computer is bricked. It just boots into some command interface. Dont have a recovery drive. Now what?

[@itsfoss]

And do you have Windows boot option in the BIOS?

[@Ace-ig6vs]

@@itsfoss Yes, I was actually able to fix it quite easily. I still had my Ubuntu installation flash drive. Ubuntu reinstall fixed the entire system. Windows running fine now.

[@itsfoss]

@@Ace-ig6vs good to hear that

[@bikrgran]

Any chance of getting closed captions added to this, or is there a written version?

[@itsfoss]

We are working on it, Linda. In the coming days/weeks, you will see them on our tutorial videos, for sure :)

[@zscoder]

Is there a video on how to uninstall one Linux from multiple Linux distros?

[@adithyarajendran2930]

there is no uefi option in the advanced settings

[@Austinredstoner]

Then that means your computer is legacy bios.

[@VinayYadav-fy2ks]

Didn't delete GRUB bootloader in this?

[@mahrukhazhar7309]

I currently have on my windows11-linux dual boot ubuntu 22.04. I need to have ubuntu 20.04. Thus, I have tougth as a beginner to simply remove the dual boot with your video. And, re-install the dual boot with ubuntu 20.04. Do you think it’s safe to do so?

[@itsfoss]

Make a backup of important data on an external disk first please. You may go with what you suggested here. You may also try another method discussed here: itsfoss.com/replace-linux-from-dual-boot/

[@mahrukhazhar7309]

@@itsfoss Thank you! I tried the method. However, I am getting an error message when trying to boot my USB, could I share it with you in case you migth know about this error? Thank you very much!

[@itsfoss]

Sure. I could try helping in my capacity @@mahrukhazhar7309

[@TechGuyTelugu]

How to identify the partiotion is belongs to ubuntu( healthy partition is ubuntu?)

[@itsfoss]

From the size or filesystem type. It should not have the drive letter like other windows partitions.

[@aryangarg594]

i am not getting option to extend c drive space from unallocated space. is there any solution?

[@SreenikethanI]

your unallocated space should be immediately next to the C drive

[@joemanco69]

simple and staright forward, Thanks!

[@itsfoss]

Welcome :)

[@ronyahmed320]

Suggest me which distro should I choose for my 4 gb ram, core i5 processor. My only priority is to do multitasking faster...

[@itsfoss]

Try KDE Neon or Kubuntu. You may try openSUSE as well. KDE is a good balance of lightweight and modernity. Otherwise, you may go for Zorin Lite as well.

[@ronyahmed320]

@@itsfoss but I was thinking abt lubuntu 20.10 or mint mate? Bcz i Have heard of them and now I am confused

[@itsfoss]

@@ronyahmed320 You may go with them as well. At the end of the day, do and use what you feel most comfortable with.

[@ronyahmed320]

@@itsfoss i want to try all of them. But my internet maybe doesnot want to.. Why they are so slow downloading though my internet seems running fine

[@msrsooraj]

@@ronyahmed320 did you try downloading the iso images using torrent?

[@richardfernandes6733]

I reached the boot order part but there is no windows listed over here only ubuntu is listed please help

[@itsfoss]

Probably because you are using MBR and legacy boot. In that case, you'll need to fix boot first using a bootable Windows or recovery.

[@richardfernandes6733]

@@itsfoss Thnx i changed it back to uefi and it showing now and all the process worked

[@itsfoss]

@@richardfernandes6733 Awesome!

[@immadipulakeshi]

Hey bro, i deleted the Ubuntu partitions and tried making the other changes on restart but my machine restarted in clicking windows promt and now I'm facing the grub issue. Is there any other way to fix without bootable pendrive ?

[@itsfoss]

Did you not make Windows the first in boot order? Look into BIOS settings and see if you can see the Windows boot manager. Boot from it, move it up the boot order.

[@xaviermhm]

Thanks. This helps a lot. Other guides I looked up wanted me to use recovery discs etc lol. I want to basically uninstall my Linux partition to resize it since my Windows drive needs more room. Will the partition deletion also delete the boot manager? And will it allow for a clean reinstall of the distro? I figured resizing live partitions is either impossible or too complicated for a beginner to bother with.

[@itsfoss]

If there is ESP partition separately, then the boot manager should not be impacted. You may clean install it later.

[@94D33M]

What about the partition allocated for SWAP and RAM ?

[@itsfoss]

RAM? I don't think you can allocate partition for RAM. And yes, you can delete and merge the portion for Swap.

[@94D33M]

​@@itsfoss Thanks! I think it was EFI partition or something which does not need much space (~800MB for me). SWAP was 8GB

[@itsfoss]

@@94D33M EFI partition must not be touched

[@ahmedalwa]

When restart first time , there is no uefi firmware sitting

[@mohammedsalem6156]

i have done every thing but linux still exist when i want to chose the opreation system and it booting well !!!

[@uzairniaz]

What if I first boot into Windows and delete Linux and with EasyBCD repair the MBR. Is it as safe as this method?

[@priyanshujain3881]

Same here. If you've solved the problem please share here.

[@ryn1986]

Booting into Windows for the first step seems unnecessary. Just restart your computer and press the hotkey to enter the BIOS screen. It’s usually F2 or DEL, but it varies by manufacturer.

[@itsfoss]

That's right but some people find it difficult to go into BIOS settings at the boot time. Easier to boot into it through the operating system.

[@d_grey_fox6885]

I'm not able to identifying linux drive on disk management

[@itsfoss]

Normally, it is the one that doesn't have a file system type. Still, I would suggest to double check based on the size of the Linux partition.

[@theproudlinuxer]

1.37 gigs unallocated?

[@r_tawheed]

Hey man can you upload a guide how to install tuxedo control centre on ubuntu20. 04 its like msi afterburn that control fan speed power supply etc etc a lot Linux user is need it but cant find installation guide Thank you

[@priyojitsingha]

dont we need to remove the bootloader or it gets removed once we format the volume

[@itsfoss]

You may remove the bootloader later which is optional but complicated

[@joelantonioperurena3863]

Thank you very much Sir, you helped me a lot. I was having a headache.

[@parijatrudraroy8900]

If I removed the root, boot & swap partion; will it delete the Linux boot option from the boot menu?

[@69mr-moon69]

I found that it did not... My bios still lists Ubuntu as a boot option

[@esko738]

I don’t know which one is Linux in the disk management

[@itsfoss]

See the filesystem type

[@mohammedzubairahmed7214]

Hey foss 😊 Can I reinstall the ubantu again but with higher space allocation.

[@itsfoss]

Yes... absolutely as long as you have enough free space

[@brulargeburp]

does this do something to the mbr?

[@itsfoss]

Haven't tried it with MBR unfortunately. I believe it will be slightly different.

[@hassanhaina8739]

sir its fine to do but it not good if the person u belongs do it to you

[@simantinipatil8719]

How to check if Ubuntu has been deleted?

[@rainmanloading]

Great tutorial, thank you friend!

[@itsfoss]

Welcome :)

[@Gothmog4]

Thank You for showing! This really is helpfull! :-)

[@itsfoss]

Happy to be of help.

[@DexterKB]

OH MY GOD thank you so much I got zorin so but I didnt use it this video helped out so much

[@itsfoss]

Glad it helped you :)

[@nadaadel7769]

yes that was easy really THANK YOU, I'm grateful!

[@itsfoss]

Happy to be of help, Adel.

[@BurhanVerseOrigins]

Thanks man you just saved me from getting my pc unusable once again thank ❤️

[@itsfoss]

No problem 👍

[@ThisAmit]

So much easy.... thanks buddy. 😊

[@itsfoss]

Welcome :)

[@demirklcaslan5461]

bro like 3 hours i am looking for deleting windows from ubuntu and nobody is showing that

[@itsfoss]

Hmm.. pretty much the same... you just have to delete Windows partition... of course back up the data and keep a live Linux USB for the case if you have to fix the boot or reinstall the OS (if you delete the wrong partition)

[@saeedrasooly2401]

Thanks a lot man, It was super easy.

[@itsfoss]

Happy to have helped, @saeedrasooly2401. Please do subscribe :)

[@wilsont1010]

Yes but this will still not delete the boot manager.

[@HarmanSingh-jr2zo]

How to install arch linux pe vid kab banao ga?

[@itsfoss]

There is one major problem with that. I would like to show the installation on a real system but then it will be difficult to record the screen while installing it in the command line.

[@theproudlinuxer]

@@itsfoss Maybe, use SSH to install arch, while controlling it in another device. You can record the screen while installing it via other device's terminal. (Even I don't know the steps; I installed Arch in VirtualBox *today* with the help of this tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWSQgICLhrmZlc0 This video has the steps) I'm sorry if I've done something wrong :)

[@rohitrajak5128]

@@itsfoss boot on the target computer, then SSH into it from another linux box and record the entire thing there.

[@kchinthaka8975]

@@itsfoss when you say 'real system' do you mean as opposed to a virtual box (e.g. Oracle VM virtual box)? Are the steps drastically different using virtualization?

[@itsfoss]

@@kchinthaka8975 Some crucial part of it will be different actually. Like the part about EFI partition and network setup.

[@chandreshjohnson9912]

Thank you! Saved me hours!!

[@itsfoss]

Glad it helped you :)

[@rvce3cplishavp678]

Thanks a lot! Very detailed and simple explanation

[@Anime_Edits_TN]

Unfortunately did the Disk Formatting 1st. Glad that it works anyways.

[@yohanamisherky3104]

Thank you ! i believe it worked, but when i went back to bios, ubuntu still shows up as an option, is that normal ?

[@chariot7574]

i have the same question

[@physicsdepartment6579]

Expect next time how to remove any distro from dual boot Linux distros. (Both Linux based)

[@itsfoss]

You can remove the distro in the same manner. And remove the boot entry using grub customizer. I could try making a video about it.

[@based.shreyansh]

Bro can you pls make a tutorial on grub rescue issue pls

[@vivekkumar-lx7rq]

Sir, Ubuntu install krne ke liye disk managment me location kaise pta kre

[@itsfoss]

Install karne ke liye ya remove karne ke liye? Install karne ke liye existing Windows partitions shrink karna hoga.