Delete one OS from a dual boot

[Engr62]

I have an old computer that I'm going to give my brother. I bought the computer a while back to experiment with Linux. When I set it up, I set it up to dual boot Windows 10 and Linux (Zorin OS). When the computer boots up, it comes up to the Linux boot manager to let me select the OS to boot up. The default boot-up is into Zorin OS.

My brother will only want to use Windows. Is there anyway I can get rid of the Linux partition AND the boot manager? I just want it to have Windows 10 without the boot manager.

Thanks!

 

[Ketchup]

Well, if you want to remove the Linux partition and the linux boot manager, you probably want to start from Windows. Go into system configuration (msconfig from the search box) and to to the boot tab. If you see both OSs listed you should be able to set Windows as the default OS. Then reboot and see if the changed applied. If they did, you can delete the Linux boot loader from the same place.

After that, go to computer management /disk management (in the administrative tools section of control panel) to remove the linux partition and resize your Windows partition to include the entire drive.

 

[JackMDS]

This Free App can do the job in less than a Minuter - https://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html


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[Engr62]

Thanks for all the help. I successfully removed the Linux partition and boot manager. I ended up using the trial version of EaseUS to expand the Windows partition. Everything seems to work well.