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Fedora Kinite removed Windows boot loader (lemm.ee)

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I know this is a Linux magazine but I can't really find a lot of resources on this.

I installed fedora kinite on a second hard drive, intending to dual boot with windows, after the install finished it looks like it removed my windows boot loader.

Has anyone run into this and if so how did you correct it?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Which index were these disks arranged in? Windows will install its bootloader on 0 regardless of where you physically install the OS.

I like to keep OS disks self contained, and tend to completely remove other connected disks when conducting a new install. This is a must for Windows, I've not had a Linux distro place it's bootloader in anything other than the OS destination.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'll have to double check when I get home, but is it possible to restore the windows bootloader to the windows disk, if not I can always reinstall Windows but would prefer to not if I can help it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I haven't done it in a bit, but you should be able to do Windows startup repair from a USB (possibly a Windows install USB), which I believe can restore the bootloader. I'd recommend disconnecting all drives other than the Windows one when doing the repair.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

yeah disconnecting the fedora drive while doing repairs is important.

Always unplug your Linux drives when doing windows work, makes your life easier.

I once borked my windows install because I left the designated (not yet installed) Linux drive plugged in - then windows decided for some God forsaken reason to install the bootloader on the Linux disk. Had to copy the bootloader from install disk like someone else in this thread already typed out.