How To Change The GRUB Boot Order Windows/ Linux

Many people prefer to install Linux in dual boot mode with Windows. Some of them use Linux as their primary OS while some prefer Windows as their primary OS.

When you install Ubuntu or Linux along with Windows in dual boot mode, Linux becomes the default OS Automatically. At the boot time, on the grub screen, if you do not choose Windows for login within 10 seconds (default Grub timeout), it automatically boots up into the Linux.

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This grub behaviour creates a problem if you prefer to have Windows as your primary OS. You have to wait till the computer boots up and stay close to your computer to choose Windows for login.

In this case, you can change the grub behavior to make Windows to your default OS (boot order) in dual boot by editing the grub configuration file. The grub behavior can change using both Windows (Grub2win) & Linux OS.

Linux

You can Install Grub Customizer by typing following commands step by step in the terminal,

Step 1:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:danielrichter2007/grub-customizer

Update OS (Step 2):

sudo apt update

Step 3:

sudo apt install grub-customizer

Once you installed this, you can open it by searching Grub Customizer.

You can also change the default OS (default selected boot entry)Instead of changing the GRUB boot menu order. This way, even if an entry is shown as last in the GRUB boot list, it will be automatically selected when the GRUB boot menu loads.

The option to change the default GRUB boot entry is available in Grub Customizer on the General settings tab –> choose the default boot entry from the predefined dropdown: