I'm setting up a dual boot with POP!_OS and Windows 11, and everything seems to work well. However, when I reboot, I don't see the systemd boot menu; it just goes straight into POP!_OS. I can hit F12 to select Windows, but I'm curious if that's recommended. I followed a tutorial that mentioned using systemd for better flexibility, and I'm not quite sure what that entails. Any insights would be appreciated!
4 Answers
You can definitely tweak systemd-boot to your liking. There's a default setting where the timeout is set to 0, meaning you won't see any boot menu—it just goes straight into the default OS. If you want to see the menu, you can increase the timeout or set it to 'menu-force' so it stays visible until you choose one.
Sometimes, if you see a splash screen (like Plymouth) on boot, it might hide systemd's logs. If you're curious, try hitting Esc while booting to see the logs. It gives you a neat view of what’s happening during boot.
No worries about hitting F12 to boot into Windows when you want to. It's a perfectly fine method if that's what works for you. The important part is being able to access both operating systems easily.
You might have the quiet kernel parameter set, which silences a lot of boot messages from systemd. If you're okay with that and just want to boot directly, there's no issue with your current setup.
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