How to get back to Windows after installing Ubuntu?

Question

Steps I performed to get into this problem.

Installed Ubuntu live server 18.04 LTS
Made bootable USB with rugs
Went to Windows boot manager from settings and entered boot any other USB or CD
Installed Ubuntu live server without internet because of some problem
Rebooted several times

Actual problem

Windows installed in UEFI
Ubuntu also in UEFI
No sign of Windows anywhere
Not able to perform apt update or download something.

Does this answer your question? Unable to boot into Windows after installing Ubuntu, how to fix? and How do I recover my accidentally lost Windows partitions after installing Ubuntu? — karel, Nov 04 '20 at 10:12
There's no sense in reinstalling Windows if you don't need to. Maybe Ubuntu only overwrote the Windows bootloader but not the rest of Windows, so try repairing the Windows bootloader first. Rescatux is a pretty good UEFI compatible tool for repairing the Windows bootloader. — karel, Nov 04 '20 at 10:16

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 04 '20 at 10:07

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If you have a recovery disk you could ask Windows to reinstall his boot system. If not, first try to get back Internet in ubuntu : plug an Ethernet cable if the problem is with Wifi.

Why did you install 18.04 server and not 20.04 Desktop ?

answered Nov 04 '20 at 10:07

Benoit Courty

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How to get back to Windows after installing Ubuntu?

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