How to remove Ubuntu

If you feel that Ubuntu is no longer the right OS for you, you may be wondering how you can remove it. Removing Ubuntu is fairly straightforward when it’s the only operating system on your computer, but things get complicated if you also have Windows installed on your computer. Refer to the following methods to learn how to remove Ubuntu.

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Method 1

Delete Ubuntu that forms a dual-boot system with Windows

1 Insert the Windows installation disk into the computer. The disc may also be marked as a recovery disc. If you don’t have an installation or recovery disk, you can also create one yourself on Windows.

2 Boot from CD. In order to be able to boot from the recovery media, you need to be set in the BIOS to boot from the CD/DVD drive. When the computer starts, press the BIOS setup key. This key is usually F2, F10, F12 or Del. Go to the Boot menu and select the CD/DVD drive. After making your selections, save and restart your computer.

3 Open a command line. From the main menu of the recovery media, select the command line option. If you are using the installation disk, select “Repair your computer”, this will also open the command line.

4 Modify the master boot record. Executing this command will delete the dual-system boot option when starting the computer, and directly boot into the Windows system. Enter the following command in the command prompt: bootrec /fixmbr

5 Restart the computer. After rebooting, you will no longer see the Ubuntu option. Instead, the computer will boot directly into Windows.

6 Open Disk Management. Once you’re in Windows, you can remove Ubuntu and free up the associated hard drive space. Click Start, right-click Computer/My Computer. Select Management and click Disk Management in the left pane of the Computer Management window. In Windows 8, press Windows key + X and select Disk Management from the menu.

7 Delete the Ubuntu partition. Right click on the Ubuntu partition and select Delete. Make sure you delete the correct partition. After a partition is deleted, it becomes unallocated space. Right click on your Windows partition and select Extend Partition. Select the free space you just created and add it to your Windows installation. X Research Source

Method 2

Remove Ubuntu from a single boot system

1 Insert the CD of the operating system you want to install. When Ubuntu is the only OS on your computer, you can remove it by installing any other OS. After inserting the CD, restart the computer and boot from the CD as in step 2 above.

2 Delete the Ubuntu partition. After starting the installation of the new operating system, you will have the opportunity to create and delete hard disk partitions. Select the Ubuntu partition and delete it. This will turn the partition into unallocated space.

3 Continue to install the operating system, or remove the CD and turn off the computer. After the partition was removed, Ubuntu was successfully removed from the computer. You can install a new operating system like Windows 7 or Windows 8. If you choose not to install the operating system, your computer will not be usable until the operating system is installed.

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• If you have dual booted with multiple Linux distributions, you should go to the system you wish to keep and delete the Ubuntu partition there. Then you need to update/reinstall the GRUB or LILO boot loader. Ask for help on the help forum for the distribution you wish to keep, and you’ll be able to get a fix in no time.

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