Have to boot to Windows to fix it
Add it to the list of things that have literally never happened. A Linux LiveUSB/LiveCD? Sure
this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2024
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I can honestly say I've never had that problem.
Neither have I
Because I'm not stupid enough to use Linux :)
How do u want to repair Linux from ur windows system? There is not even a way to mount ext / zfs / btrfs / … into windows…
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WSL access to CLI as admin
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troubleshoot hardware issues
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use bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi to fix bootloader issue
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can disable fast startup
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create a boot repair USB
I dual-booted for almost five years. Never once did I have to boot to Windows to fix Linux. Sometimes I'd have to boot to Linux to fix Windows or boot to a Linux live USB to fix the bootloader that Windows broke. But never did I have to use Windows to fix Linux.
The very idea of using Windows to fix Linux seems absurd.
I can see two scenarios:
- You have an NTFS partition that got borked. Linux isn't very good at repairing those so you might have to boot into Windows.
- You managed to make your Linux unbootable and need Windows to download a live USB image.
And that's it. Windows is less useful for fixing Linux than vice versa.
Most of this sub sounds like how old people explain tech problems badly. It's clear they can't be bothered to search and find out what is going on.
Linux will let you break it. It isn't meant for people who can't be bothered with learning or consequences but insist on being superuser.
Most of this sub
It is literally one single human being lol
You don't need to tell us you don't know what you're doing, because it's blatantly obvious.