Can not boot my Windows SSD after installing Ubuntu 18.04 LTS












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I'm hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction here, before I have to go nuclear and just re-install everything. I've tried searching and just cannot seem to find an answer relevant to my problem. A while back (6ish months ago) I purchased a 500GB Samsung SSD. I installed Windows 10 on it but left my original Win 10 OS on the HDD that came with my desktop. I had wanted to wait and make sure I had everything off of the HDD that I needed before I used it as storage or for some other reason.



Now, after I had installed Windows 10 on my SSD, anytime I booted up my computer I was always given a choice as to which disk I wanted to boot from. I decided a couple of days ago to download and install Ubuntu (18.04 LTS) on the HDD and leave Windows 10 on the SSD. The installation went fine but now my computer boots straight into Ubuntu, I'm not given a choice as to which disk I want to boot from.



I've read that before installing Ubuntu you should disconnect the Windows 10 SSD before installing Ubuntu to a second hard drive, so I tried that. I d/c the Win 10 SSD, reinstalled Ubuntu, reconnected my Win 10 SSD, PC booted into Ubuntu, went into terminal and did os-prober but nothing happened (there was a pause like the machine was trying to do something but then I was just presented with a new terminal line), subsequently also did sudo update-grub and it showed the linux information but no Windows information came up.



Have I completely screwed the pooch here or is there a chance I can do something to fix this? Thanks.










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  • Dual Boot advice: I suggest you read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFI . One will have the Answer. Read the others to understand that one.

    – waltinator
    9 hours ago











  • If Windows is installed in UEFI mode, try the EFI menu (some function key at power-up to give you the choice of boot device/os) and select Windows.

    – ubfan1
    9 hours ago











  • @ubfan1 unfortunately to get into the EFI menu, I have to be able to get into Windows 10 first.

    – Michael Kerley
    9 hours ago











  • No, the EFI menu runs before Windows and allows you to select bootloaders or devices to boot. Windows may offer something, just like grub offers ubuntu and Windows, but neither are the EFI menu. Timing is critical, and easier to type a key if you have fast boot turned off in the BIOS/UEFI Settings. Try F12 at power up until you get a menu of boot choices -- read the initial POST screen which may tell you which key to type.

    – ubfan1
    9 hours ago
















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I'm hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction here, before I have to go nuclear and just re-install everything. I've tried searching and just cannot seem to find an answer relevant to my problem. A while back (6ish months ago) I purchased a 500GB Samsung SSD. I installed Windows 10 on it but left my original Win 10 OS on the HDD that came with my desktop. I had wanted to wait and make sure I had everything off of the HDD that I needed before I used it as storage or for some other reason.



Now, after I had installed Windows 10 on my SSD, anytime I booted up my computer I was always given a choice as to which disk I wanted to boot from. I decided a couple of days ago to download and install Ubuntu (18.04 LTS) on the HDD and leave Windows 10 on the SSD. The installation went fine but now my computer boots straight into Ubuntu, I'm not given a choice as to which disk I want to boot from.



I've read that before installing Ubuntu you should disconnect the Windows 10 SSD before installing Ubuntu to a second hard drive, so I tried that. I d/c the Win 10 SSD, reinstalled Ubuntu, reconnected my Win 10 SSD, PC booted into Ubuntu, went into terminal and did os-prober but nothing happened (there was a pause like the machine was trying to do something but then I was just presented with a new terminal line), subsequently also did sudo update-grub and it showed the linux information but no Windows information came up.



Have I completely screwed the pooch here or is there a chance I can do something to fix this? Thanks.










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  • Dual Boot advice: I suggest you read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFI . One will have the Answer. Read the others to understand that one.

    – waltinator
    9 hours ago











  • If Windows is installed in UEFI mode, try the EFI menu (some function key at power-up to give you the choice of boot device/os) and select Windows.

    – ubfan1
    9 hours ago











  • @ubfan1 unfortunately to get into the EFI menu, I have to be able to get into Windows 10 first.

    – Michael Kerley
    9 hours ago











  • No, the EFI menu runs before Windows and allows you to select bootloaders or devices to boot. Windows may offer something, just like grub offers ubuntu and Windows, but neither are the EFI menu. Timing is critical, and easier to type a key if you have fast boot turned off in the BIOS/UEFI Settings. Try F12 at power up until you get a menu of boot choices -- read the initial POST screen which may tell you which key to type.

    – ubfan1
    9 hours ago














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I'm hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction here, before I have to go nuclear and just re-install everything. I've tried searching and just cannot seem to find an answer relevant to my problem. A while back (6ish months ago) I purchased a 500GB Samsung SSD. I installed Windows 10 on it but left my original Win 10 OS on the HDD that came with my desktop. I had wanted to wait and make sure I had everything off of the HDD that I needed before I used it as storage or for some other reason.



Now, after I had installed Windows 10 on my SSD, anytime I booted up my computer I was always given a choice as to which disk I wanted to boot from. I decided a couple of days ago to download and install Ubuntu (18.04 LTS) on the HDD and leave Windows 10 on the SSD. The installation went fine but now my computer boots straight into Ubuntu, I'm not given a choice as to which disk I want to boot from.



I've read that before installing Ubuntu you should disconnect the Windows 10 SSD before installing Ubuntu to a second hard drive, so I tried that. I d/c the Win 10 SSD, reinstalled Ubuntu, reconnected my Win 10 SSD, PC booted into Ubuntu, went into terminal and did os-prober but nothing happened (there was a pause like the machine was trying to do something but then I was just presented with a new terminal line), subsequently also did sudo update-grub and it showed the linux information but no Windows information came up.



Have I completely screwed the pooch here or is there a chance I can do something to fix this? Thanks.










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I'm hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction here, before I have to go nuclear and just re-install everything. I've tried searching and just cannot seem to find an answer relevant to my problem. A while back (6ish months ago) I purchased a 500GB Samsung SSD. I installed Windows 10 on it but left my original Win 10 OS on the HDD that came with my desktop. I had wanted to wait and make sure I had everything off of the HDD that I needed before I used it as storage or for some other reason.



Now, after I had installed Windows 10 on my SSD, anytime I booted up my computer I was always given a choice as to which disk I wanted to boot from. I decided a couple of days ago to download and install Ubuntu (18.04 LTS) on the HDD and leave Windows 10 on the SSD. The installation went fine but now my computer boots straight into Ubuntu, I'm not given a choice as to which disk I want to boot from.



I've read that before installing Ubuntu you should disconnect the Windows 10 SSD before installing Ubuntu to a second hard drive, so I tried that. I d/c the Win 10 SSD, reinstalled Ubuntu, reconnected my Win 10 SSD, PC booted into Ubuntu, went into terminal and did os-prober but nothing happened (there was a pause like the machine was trying to do something but then I was just presented with a new terminal line), subsequently also did sudo update-grub and it showed the linux information but no Windows information came up.



Have I completely screwed the pooch here or is there a chance I can do something to fix this? Thanks.







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  • Dual Boot advice: I suggest you read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFI . One will have the Answer. Read the others to understand that one.

    – waltinator
    9 hours ago











  • If Windows is installed in UEFI mode, try the EFI menu (some function key at power-up to give you the choice of boot device/os) and select Windows.

    – ubfan1
    9 hours ago











  • @ubfan1 unfortunately to get into the EFI menu, I have to be able to get into Windows 10 first.

    – Michael Kerley
    9 hours ago











  • No, the EFI menu runs before Windows and allows you to select bootloaders or devices to boot. Windows may offer something, just like grub offers ubuntu and Windows, but neither are the EFI menu. Timing is critical, and easier to type a key if you have fast boot turned off in the BIOS/UEFI Settings. Try F12 at power up until you get a menu of boot choices -- read the initial POST screen which may tell you which key to type.

    – ubfan1
    9 hours ago



















  • Dual Boot advice: I suggest you read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFI . One will have the Answer. Read the others to understand that one.

    – waltinator
    9 hours ago











  • If Windows is installed in UEFI mode, try the EFI menu (some function key at power-up to give you the choice of boot device/os) and select Windows.

    – ubfan1
    9 hours ago











  • @ubfan1 unfortunately to get into the EFI menu, I have to be able to get into Windows 10 first.

    – Michael Kerley
    9 hours ago











  • No, the EFI menu runs before Windows and allows you to select bootloaders or devices to boot. Windows may offer something, just like grub offers ubuntu and Windows, but neither are the EFI menu. Timing is critical, and easier to type a key if you have fast boot turned off in the BIOS/UEFI Settings. Try F12 at power up until you get a menu of boot choices -- read the initial POST screen which may tell you which key to type.

    – ubfan1
    9 hours ago

















Dual Boot advice: I suggest you read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFI . One will have the Answer. Read the others to understand that one.

– waltinator
9 hours ago





Dual Boot advice: I suggest you read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power-on_self-test , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table , en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFI . One will have the Answer. Read the others to understand that one.

– waltinator
9 hours ago













If Windows is installed in UEFI mode, try the EFI menu (some function key at power-up to give you the choice of boot device/os) and select Windows.

– ubfan1
9 hours ago





If Windows is installed in UEFI mode, try the EFI menu (some function key at power-up to give you the choice of boot device/os) and select Windows.

– ubfan1
9 hours ago













@ubfan1 unfortunately to get into the EFI menu, I have to be able to get into Windows 10 first.

– Michael Kerley
9 hours ago





@ubfan1 unfortunately to get into the EFI menu, I have to be able to get into Windows 10 first.

– Michael Kerley
9 hours ago













No, the EFI menu runs before Windows and allows you to select bootloaders or devices to boot. Windows may offer something, just like grub offers ubuntu and Windows, but neither are the EFI menu. Timing is critical, and easier to type a key if you have fast boot turned off in the BIOS/UEFI Settings. Try F12 at power up until you get a menu of boot choices -- read the initial POST screen which may tell you which key to type.

– ubfan1
9 hours ago





No, the EFI menu runs before Windows and allows you to select bootloaders or devices to boot. Windows may offer something, just like grub offers ubuntu and Windows, but neither are the EFI menu. Timing is critical, and easier to type a key if you have fast boot turned off in the BIOS/UEFI Settings. Try F12 at power up until you get a menu of boot choices -- read the initial POST screen which may tell you which key to type.

– ubfan1
9 hours ago










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