I installed the Ubuntu Linux distribution on my PC a couple of years ago, but I lost interest in coding and eventually forgot my password. When I tried to uninstall it, I just formatted the hard drive, but it seems I didn't do it correctly. Now, every time I boot up my PC, I'm greeted with the GRUB menu, which requires me to choose Windows; otherwise, it keeps trying to load Ubuntu. I also noticed that the loading screen is somehow still lingering on my hard drive. Is there a way to modify the BIOS settings to automatically boot into Windows without dealing with GRUB? Or is there a way to completely remove the Ubuntu-related components? Any help would be appreciated!
2 Answers
Make sure to set Windows as the first option in your BIOS boot order. That should help you avoid the GRUB menu when starting up.
You can usually change the boot order in your BIOS settings. If you want to get rid of GRUB altogether, you could mount your EFI partition and manually remove GRUB, which will make your BIOS only see Windows.
I thought I'd set Linux as the first option in the BIOS before, but now I can't change it back. Any tips on how to manage that?