I'm currently using a dual boot setup with CachyOS and Windows 11. Most of the time, I change the default option in the BIOS, but right now, it's set to Windows. When I need to run an update on CachyOS and want to reboot, I find myself rapidly tapping the F11 key to access the boot menu. Is there any way to reboot directly from Linux to the other Linux installation without making it the default option? Similarly, can I reboot from Windows to Linux and skip the boot menu altogether? I'm also curious if creating a .bat file could help in rebooting directly to CachyOS.
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If you're using GRUB, enabling OS probing for Windows can help. Set it to remember your last selected option and keep GRUB as the default boot loader. You can also turn off the GRUB auto-select timeout if you want more control during boot.
Yeah, GRUB is definitely the way to go. It can streamline your boot process and let you choose your OS more easily.
If both operating systems don't need full hardware access, consider using a type 2 hypervisor. I run my Linux and Windows in VMs through VMware Workstation, which makes switching much easier and allows for easy backups.
A lot of boot managers can remember which OS you last used. If you set a timeout, you can switch with just a few key presses.
With UEFI, you can run a command like `sudo efibootmgr --bootnext XXXX` to set which OS to boot next time. You just need to figure out the specific ID for CachyOS.
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