How to remove Ubuntu from dual boot system with Windows?

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Solution 1

I don't see any ext2 ext 3 or ext4 filesystems which would be a regular Ubuntu install, this leads me to wonder-did you install Ubuntu using Wubi???

If so you can just remove it with your Windows add and Remove Programs window, It should be listed as "Ubuntu" as far as Windows is concerned it's just another program and can be removed

Also as the comment to your question said and I also belive, the 12.04LTS that is showing is an Ubuntu install CD.

Solution 2

I have your answer.

Boot to a live CD with Ubuntu
Go to a live session
Download and install os-uninstaller with the 3 DEBs on the website.
Start the software and select what operating system you want to uninstall.
Then click on "Validate" and the soft will do the rest.
When all is over, reboot your computer, and that's it, only windows is on your computer!

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user71307

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

user71307 over 1 year

I wish to remove Ubuntu and I'm not quite sure how. I know it has something to do with partitions. I have 3 partitions. 1. OS [683 GB] 2. Recovery [14 GB] 3. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (E:)

I know it says Ubuntu but when I installed Ubuntu I think I put 14 gigabytes for it so I think its the recovery one but I'm not sure. I could have sworn I put more than 700 megabytes for it.

I have googled this and I can't seem to find an answer. Any help would be nice.
- Mateo almost 12 years
  
  Um, E: drive is you CD drive, Hit the eject button on the CD drive and that will be gone.
- One Zero almost 12 years
  
  yes you are rite @mateo_salta .. i think he's using live Ubuntu cd & thinking that its installed on system
- TrailRider almost 12 years
  
  before following any answer here you need to know if you installed Ubuntu via Wubi, the answers are different and using the wrong one could frag your system
- Eliah Kagan over 4 years
  
  For readers who find this page by searching but do not have a Wubi installation, How to remove Ubuntu and put Windows back on? may help.
Yatharth Agarwal over 11 years

Has anyone tried this? Looks too easy...
Atem18 over 11 years

I did for my dual-boot Windows 7/Ubuntu. And after it removed my ubuntu system, I just had to run gparted to ask him to give to Windows, all free space. And that's all. If you want a picture of my hard drive as a proof, I can send it to you in PM.
Calmarius over 9 years

FYI I just rendered my laptop unbootable with that tool. Had to use a Windows DVD to fix the MBR.