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How to Remove Ubuntu From Dual Boot on Windows 11
If you installed Ubuntu with Wubi, you can simply uninstall it
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Published onOctober 20, 2023
published onOctober 20, 2023
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If you don’t have enough disk space or just want to remove Ubuntu from dual boot on Windows 11, our Windows Report software team is here to help.
Before applying the solutions below, back up any critical data from the Ubuntu OS. Whether you installed Ubuntu with a third-party tool or on a stand-alone partition, we have the solution to remove it.
How do I delete Ubuntu from dual boot on Windows 11?
1. Remove Ubuntu from the boot sequence in BIOS
After reboot, if you deleted the boot option, you won’t see the dual boot option on the screen and the PC will automatically load Windows 11.
If you need to remove the Ubuntu from the dual-boot options, this solution is all you need. If you also want to remove Ubuntu, continue with the solutions below.
2. Remove Ubuntu from dual-boot if it was installed with a third-party tool
If you installed Ubuntu using Wubi or another tool, you can uninstall it as any other software, and that will disable it from the boot loader as well.
However, many users prefer todual boot on separate hard drivesso read below how to remove the Ubuntu partition.
3. Remove the Ubuntu partition
3.1 Using Disk Management
Now, you can select the unallocated space and partition it as an NTFS volume. The Linux partitions may not show on the Disk Management tool so if you don’t see it, apply the solution below.
3.2 Using Command Prompt
Of course, if you find this procedure difficult, you may usebetter disk management softwarethat will allow you to delete the Linux partition a lot easier.
3. Remove the Ubuntu firmware from UEFI
To check whether you have successfully removed Ubuntu from your system, reboot your PC, enter BIOS, and look again at the boot sequence to see if it shows up. Of course, after these solutions, the boot loader will not show Ubuntu as an alternative.
Now, you will have only Windows 11 as the default boot entry, not two operating systems.
So, this is how to remove Ubuntu from dual boot without Windows CD or other bootable media. However, make sure you have a bootable disk or USB flash disk close by just in case.
If you change your mind and want todual-boot Windows 11 and Ubuntu, this guide will help you with all the steps.
Some of our readers hadproblems booting Windows after installing Ubuntubut we have solutions to fix it.
Did you remove Ubuntu from the boot menu using our solutions? Let us know in the comments section below.
More about the topics:dual boot,Linux,Windows 11
Claudiu Andone
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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
