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[SOLVED-See Comments] My "Windows" boot entry has disappeared from the EFI menu (pawb.social)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by VinesNFluff@pawb.social to c/techsupport@lemmy.world

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Title. I dual-boot Windows and Linux. I always saw people making "WINDOWS DELETED MY LINUX BOOTLOADER OMGOMG" posts and it had never happened to me. Now, the opposite has happened. I switched from EndeavourOS to OpenSUSE and now my windows install is no longer selectable on boot.

I keep Windows in a separate drive entirely, so instead of using grub, I use the EFI's boot-select menu thingamafuck (look I don't know jargon okay?) to choose Windows when I need it.

Well today it's not there. Only the Linux entries show up. The Windows partition itself seems to be in good order, like, I can access it from within Linux no problem.

But yeah it doesn't show up on my EFI selector thingie. I imagine I could get the EFI Shell going, but I have no idea how to use THAT either.

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[–] Babbiorsetto@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

If you have a windows install USB lying around you could try to boot into that and run some commands to restore the EFI entry.

Source 1 Source 2 Source 3

These sources more or less describe the same steps to attempt recovery. The

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The

Did you get killed mid writing the comment? That's ominous.

Anyway, I thank you for actual helpful comment instead of the others just calling me dumb for dual booting at all. :P

I'll see what I can do.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

calling me dumb for dual booting at all

I keep saying this, but Linux users are probably the biggest obstacle standing in the way of Linux adoption.

[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

One day those Linux people will learn that you’ll catch more flies with honey than you will with vinegar

🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Based on my nearly 30 years experience of using Linux (started with veeery early versions of Slackware) and interacting with Linux users on USENET, forums etc., I doubt it.

[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

“I was harassed and bullied for being an outsider, unique, etc so now I will reflect that same sentiment and choose further fragmentation and gatekeeping because it makes me feel better”

One day we’ll recognize how valuable cooperation and staying in your own lane actually is. It can be tough

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Some people in the community do get it. It's just that the "I got bullied in high school so now I like to yell at people in webforums" people are so very loud.

[–] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 2 points 7 months ago

Oh for sure, didn’t mean to come off like I was generalizing the whole community (of which I’m a part of)

It’s just that, even if it’s a small minority of the community, they’re still yelling and screaming in the yard where people sitting on fences are getting scared off, from my perspective that is.

Nobody wants to be around assholes

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 2 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I've been at this since my dad first showed my 10 year old self Linux in the early aughts, and I don't think it's ever going to change.