Windows 10: Windows desktop stopped working in dual-boot.

Discus and support Windows desktop stopped working in dual-boot. in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I have seen posts where Windows 10 has frozen in the login screen, or stuck in a blue screen, but this problem is slightly different. When I boot into... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Davidjj2, Jun 23, 2021.

  1. Davidjj2 Win User

    Windows desktop stopped working in dual-boot.


    I have seen posts where Windows 10 has frozen in the login screen, or stuck in a blue screen, but this problem is slightly different. When I boot into Windows from the GRUB screen, on a dual-boot with ubuntu, I get past the login screen to my normal desktop picture -but, for the past few days, the screen has shown nothing but a blank taskbar -no apps, no control panel, no file manager -just the clock, and a start-button that does not work. (I can't say what version of Windows 10 I have, as I have no way of getting into Windows 10!) It's as if Windows 10 is no longer on my PC -and yet I can see the Windows files in Ubuntu, even if I can't get into them. Does anyone have any idea what may have gone wrong? (there may have been a Windows update when I last switched off Windows 10, but I would not swear to it.)

    :)
     
    Davidjj2, Jun 23, 2021
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  3. topgundcp Win User
    Dual Booting with Windows 8.1


    The procedure below will allow you to boot Windows separately or in dual boot configuration.
    Here's what I recommend to do:
    1. Disconnect the drive containing Windows 8.1
    2. Install Windows 10 with one drive connected.
    3. After step 2, reconnect the drive containing Windows 8.1
    4. Boot up Windows 8.1. Open disk management and take a note of the drive letter of Windows 10 OS.
      NOTE: if you boot up Windows 10, then take a note of Windows 8.1 drive letter
    5. Open Admin command prompt and type: bcdboot X:\windows where X: is the drive letter of Windows 10 (Windows 8.1 if you boot from Windows 10 in step 4)
    6. Reboot the PC. You should have a dual boot screen.

    NOTE: To break off the dual boot setting, Win+R->msconfig->boot and delete the none default entry on the list.
     
    topgundcp, Jun 23, 2021
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  4. topgundcp Win User

    Windows desktop stopped working in dual-boot.

    Help with dual booting Win 10 and Ubuntu

    This is your whole problem. What you should have done is to put GRUB in sdb1 and Windows Manager in sda1 so that Windows Boot Manager is in control.
    So what suggested above will not make any difference. GRUB is still in control of booting process.
    To fix your problem. You will need to:
    1. Move GRUB from sdb to sdb1
      |grub2 - how to move grub boot from one partition to another in linux - Ask Ubuntu
    2. Rebuild The Windows Boot Manager ie. create a brand new BCD to boot Windows 10.
    3. Once done with steps 1 and 2 above. Windows will not know UBUNTU exists and vice versa.
      Depend on the priority set in the BIOS, it will boot directly into that OS.
      However, you can boot either one from Boot Menu (Using whatever key that your Laptop assigned to: F2, F10....)
      Since I hate Dual Boot and seldom boot into Linux, I will stop here.
      Now, go to step 4 to create dual boot.
    4. Use Easy BCD to create an entry for dual boot with UBUNTU. Once done, you should get a nice GUI dual Boot Menu
      and it will boot directly into either Windows or UBUNTU.

    Here's the detailed explanation: How can I move windows 10 boot files to another drive to allow linux
     
    topgundcp, Jun 23, 2021
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