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  • How to set Windows as Default OS when Dual Booting Ubuntu?

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    suji  

    • Member Since Sep-2005 | Apr 12th, 2011


    Command is - sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

    This will show output as -
    ## default num
    # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
    # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
    #
    # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
    # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
    # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change this entry to 'saved' or your
    # array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
    default 0

    The important line is the last one. You will need to change that number 0 to match the Windows boot section. Typically it's always going to be 4 on a default dual-boot configuration. Change this value to 4, and then save and reboot your machine. You should go into Windows instead of Ubuntu automatically.

    suji

    • Apr 12th, 2011

    Command is - sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lstThis will show output as - ## default num# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and# the entry number 0 is the default ...