Windows 7 won't boot from dual-boot menu

Question

I have a dual-boot system which was working well with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. But, later, Ubuntu refused to shut down and I had no other option than using the reset button. Now, when choosing Windows, as the OS, I just get a purple screen. However, if I choose Ubuntu, the computer boots OK.

Can you boot into Windows 7 from BIOS menu? If so try this. Boot into Ubuntu, open Terminal and run sudo update-grub. If you're lucky it might fix the issue, else may need to look at your grub.cfg file. — Paul Benson, Oct 06 '18 at 23:44
Ubuntu 12.04? You do know we are at 18.04 now eh. Maybe an upgrade is the solution. — , Oct 06 '18 at 23:51
Possible duplicate of Unable to boot into Windows after installing Ubuntu, how to fix? — karel, Oct 07 '18 at 00:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 07 '18 at 03:15

You need a usb drive and download. the boot repair disk. It handles both secured and non secure boot modes.

There are allot of custom ones. so be careful. I would go to sourceforge.net/projects/boot-repair-cd/

I just had same issue with Windows 10. Worked nicely. Good Luck.

Windows 7 won't boot from dual-boot menu

1 Answers1