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Never Spam F12 Again: Seamless Dual-Booting with win2grub Tags: Linux, Windows, Dual Boot, GRUB, Automation

Think of it as a "one-time boot override" from the command line. Most dual-boot systems default to either Windows or GRUB. If you default to Windows, you have to fight the boot menu every time you want Linux. If you default to GRUB, you annoy your family (or yourself) every time Windows updates and restarts 10 times.

win2grub solves the "90% Windows / 10% Linux" use case perfectly. You stay in Windows until you decide it’s Linux time. Under the hood, win2grub uses the Windows bcdedit utility to talk to the UEFI firmware. It tells your motherboard: "Hey, on the very next reboot, ignore the default boot order and launch GRUB first." win2grub

The old way: Save your work, restart, spam the Shift or F12 key, select the boot device, wait for GRUB, then select Linux.

# save as `to-linux.bat` @echo off win2grub --set-next \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi shutdown /r /t 5 (Runs the command and restarts in 5 seconds. Cancel with shutdown /a ) Did you accidentally delete GRUB? No problem. win2grub can also set Windows Boot Manager as the default: Never Spam F12 Again: Seamless Dual-Booting with win2grub

win2grub --set-next \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi Your machine will boot straight into the GRUB menu. From there, pick your Linux distro.

The win2grub way: One command. Restart. Linux. If you default to GRUB, you annoy your

If you spend 80% of your time in Windows but hate the "reboot-and-spam-keys" dance, give win2grub a shot.