How to use refind boot manager in windows
- #How to use refind boot manager in windows update
- #How to use refind boot manager in windows windows
#How to use refind boot manager in windows windows
Or (if you dual boot with Windows), you can reboot to Windows (straight after reboot, no other input required) by issuing: systemctl reboot -boot-loader-entry=auto-windows You can reboot from Pop to UEFI (firmware) settings by issuing: systemctl reboot -firmware-setup You will see => appear next to this and the warning it is the new default.ĭISCLAIMER: You do this at your own risk. When you reach the start up menu (hold spacebar after POST), you can select with the arrow keys the option you want to boot by default and press D. How to select default boot without editing text files You can chose Linux on boot from the menu, or by holding **L** after POST. The second line indeed has backwards slashes, just check that the file bootmgfw.efi is indeed in /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/ The title can be anything, it appears on the menu at boot. These live inside /boot/efi/loader/entries. You will need to create a little loader configuration file. You can also go the long way following this: You can change back to Pop by repeating this and selecting Pop. This means it is set as default boot option. This will show a => symbol in front of it. The quickest and easiest way is to hold space when you start to make the menu appear, select with your keyboard arrows the Window option and press d. How to make Windows the default boot option: This will offer you the menu you just made at every boot, and you can boot Windows from it. The long string after the Pop_OS will be different in your system. This folder also contains a "Pop_OS-fe5b298c-b5ab-4b9d-8476-b5ff61d93baf" folder, along with Recovery, Linux, BOOT, and systemd. The Windows partition contains an EFI folder with two subfolders: "Boot" and "Microsoft".Ĭopy the Microsoft folder to /boot/efi/EFI So you will need to copy Windows EFI files onto Pop's EFI partition (that's why when installing its a good idea to make this large, 1GB to be safe).įind Windows EFI partition and mount it under Pop! so you can copy the files. You cannot use Windows's EFI partition because it is too small, otherwise, during installation, you could just use that partition for Pop too.
#How to use refind boot manager in windows update
If a new kernel update breaks your system, you can always boot the old one and remove it.įor Windows to appear as an option, systemd-boot requires its EFI files to be in the same partition as those of Pop. The last option just takes you to your systems UEFI (legacy BIOS not supported) If you reboot now, the menu will pop up, but the options you will see are only If you want to change the default, you know what to do. This menu will appear for 5 seconds (hint 5 in the line above). This is done by modifying /boot/efi/loader/nf file to add a timeout, so the file looks like this: default Pop_OS-current If you want the menu to appear every time, you need to add a timeout to the config file that controls the menu. Normally you need to press the spacebar after POST to make the menu appear. It is simple once you get the concept.įirst lets make the menu appear. You want a menu to pop up after POST so that you can select Pop or Windows. Install Pop!_OS after Windows on the same drive. An updated and more complete guide is now found hereĭisclaimer: You do this at your own risk.