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First ensure os-prober is installed (carefully read output of command)

sudo apt install os-prober

 

Does os-prober find Windows

sudo os-prober

 

If it does check grubs config file /etc/default/grub or any extra files in /etc/default/grub.d/ for a line that reads

GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true 

Either delete that line or comment it out (add a # at the beginning of the line). 

 

Then try updating grub

sudo update-grub

 

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hello guys , i have a bit of a situation here , i was a long term user of windows and switched to linux recently . and found out that there is very less amount of support for opensource . so i decided to dual boot with windows but i liked the desktop envi of linux mint . i want to install windows in the secondary harddisk which is 1 TB and i have my linux in the SSD of 240 GB. have tried this process once but windows didn't  show up in the grub menu . pls suggest something to solve my problem. i am less of a tech geek. so a detailed solution could help !!!

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With both drives installed in the PC and booted into Linux Mint, run the following command in terminal: 

sudo update-grub

Follow the text prompts.

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You should be able to use your BIOS to select your appropriate boot device to boot to the specific operating system.

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There's a nice application that make that switch much easier. I gotta find the name of it for you and I can point you in that direction. I have been a dual user of Linux for close to 13 years or so. Feel free to DM me if you need. 

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3 minutes ago, GillyMoMo said:

There's a nice application that make that switch much easier. I gotta find the name of it for you and I can point you in that direction. I have been a dual user of Linux for close to 13 years or so. Feel free to DM me if you need. 

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It's usually easier to install Windows first, then install Linux. This way Linux can detect the Windows installation and take care of setting up the Grub boot menu for you.

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13 hours ago, GillyMoMo said:

There's a nice application that make that switch much easier. I gotta find the name of it for you and I can point you in that direction. I have been a dual user of Linux for close to 13 years or so. Feel free to DM me if you need. 

how do i dm you ?? i am new for this forum and it's hard to navigate the functionalities

 

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On 7/1/2021 at 10:52 AM, Eigenvektor said:

It's usually easier to install Windows first, then install Linux. This way Linux can detect the Windows installation and take care of setting up the Grub boot menu for you.

What happened was Windows is installed, it's the fact that grub didn't find the install correct. I am working with Ajmal 360 via DM to help fix the issue. 

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First ensure os-prober is installed (carefully read output of command)

sudo apt install os-prober

 

Does os-prober find Windows

sudo os-prober

 

If it does check grubs config file /etc/default/grub or any extra files in /etc/default/grub.d/ for a line that reads

GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true 

Either delete that line or comment it out (add a # at the beginning of the line). 

 

Then try updating grub

sudo update-grub

 

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