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Set GRUB as Default Boot Manager

Sometimes after installing Ubuntu in dual boot mode alongside Windows, it is seen that CPU directly boots into Windows. This problem occurs when Grub is not set as the default boot manager in your CPU. So when you turn on your PC, it directly loads Windows boot loader by default and Windows boot loader does not give you any option to log in to Linux. So you unwillingly log in to Windows every time. In such case you need to make Grub as default boot manager. Grub gives you options to choose between the Operating Systems installed in your PC. So Yeah! Let’s us set Grub as default boot manager. First log in to Windows using an Administrative account . Right click on the Start menu > Command Prompt(Admin) to run Command prompt in admin mode. Now run this command in Command Prompt: bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi Now you are all set. Restart your PC and see the effect! Grub will load and then choose the OS from Grub menu you want ...

How to fix Grub

   If after installing Ubuntu you encounter any problem, you might consider to perform following methods: 1. If after installing Ubuntu, you boot directly in Windows , check in UEFI settings for changing the boot order. If you see no option to set the boot to Ubuntu, you need to fix it from within Windows. When you are in Windows desktop, right click on the Start menu>Command prompt(Admin) to enter Windows Command Prompt. Then run the following command: (  bcdedit /set "{bootmgr}" path \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi  ) This should make the Grub default and hence you can access both Ubuntu and Windows from it. 2. In the grub menu, if you can't find the Windows 10 boot , loader then select the advanced option (which is just below Ubuntu option in Grub menu) and press "Enter" and then run Ubuntu in recovery mode.      Then there you will find a menu and select the update grub option. It will find the Win 10 boot loader. ...