SOLVED: Windows 10 won’t boot after Ubuntu install

Use diskpart

  • Make a Bootable USB of Windows 10 or a DVD by using any USB Creation Tool Like Rufus.
  • Reboot your Device (PC/Laptop) and you need to go in “Advanced options”.


9 Ways to Access Advanced Startup/Boot Options Windows 10
  • In the window "Advanced options” shows after the device boots from the USB or DVD, you will need to left click on “Troubleshoot”.
  • After left clicking on “Troubleshoot”, select “Advanced Options” and then select “Command Prompt”.
  • In the command prompt window type “diskpart” Hit “Enter” .

  • Type the “sel disk 0” command and hit “Enter” .
  • In the command prompt type “list vol” and hit “Enter” .
  • The EFI partition you have there should be a “FAT32” partition.
Note: Depending on what volume your EFI partition is you will have to follow the next steps accordingly
  • For example that the “EFI” partition is Volume 2.
  • Now type in the command prompt sel vol 2”  and “Enter”.
  • Now type in the command prompt  “assign letter=a”
  • After you hit “Enter” , you will get a message saying 
“DisKPart successfully assigned the driver letter or mount point”.
  • Type  “exit” and hit Enter in the command prompt.
  • Now you will still have the command prompt window in front of you but you will be take out of the “DISKPART>” feature.
  • Now type in the command prompt window “cd /d a:EFIMicrosoftBoot” and again “Enter”.
  • Now Type “bootrec /fixboot” and again Enter.
Note: The bootrec /fixboot command will repair your selected drive.
  • Now type in the command prompt “ren BCD BCD.old” and hit “Enter” from keyboard.
  • Type in the command prompt “bcdboot c:Windows /l en-us /s a: /f ALL” and once again “Enter”.
  • Now Remove Your Bootable USB or DVD and try a reboot of the system(PC/Laptop).
Kaleem Khan

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