Windows 10 rescue

Windows Tablets Hi10 Air
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Hello everybody,
I had installed Windows 10 and Linux Mint on my Hi10 air.
Now I want to make a test and deleted the Linux Mint partition! This was not a really good idea, because now the GRUB bootloader do not work anymore!

GNU GRUB version 2.02
Minimal bash-like line editing is supported. …

Is there any chance to repair the MBR, so that windows 10 will boot?
I don’t like to flash completely because of the settings I have in win10 and data…
I can boot any system form USB, no problem…

Thanks and best regards
Markus

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You need to fix mbr : bootrec /fixmbr
If that doesn’t help - fix boot : bootrec /fixboot

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Also if you can run windows setup you can enter in troubleshoot and try to fix boot with inbuilt firmware from microsoft.

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Thanks for your quick reply.

It doesn’t work with the bootrec commands! I don’t understand why, but tried a several times.
Also the windows setup booted from USB cannot help.

Now I found out if I set the boot in bios for the windows partition, windows boots well.
So it seems I must change UEFI boot, but this is not possible in bios. So I must try to fix in Windows.

Maybe install new bios uefi could be a solution.

Thanks
Markus

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you can try this command from windows usb boot:
bootsect /nt60 c: /mbr
it will build MBR.
worked for me on my Ubook Pro

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Good morning,
thanks for the idea, but it doesn’t work.
If I select in bios “boot override” the “Windows Boot Manager” my windows starts one time.
But after reboot still the same problem.

I think its the uefi hard disk drive bbs priorities, but I cannot change.

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Can I reset bios?

Thanks Markus

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What about copy windows partition, then delete all partitions and launch windows installation to make clear boot partition?

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But if I make new windows installation, it will not change the bios boot setting!

There is no linux partition, but still in bios!

Can I load any factory setting or installation?

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You can just reset it from bios in save&exit tab. I don’t think this is bios firmware problem.

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Ok, so only way is install windows.

The crazy thing is that windows works fine when I boot directly in bios, I only cannot fix the boot manager, haha.

So I can do installation also in windows directly and try,all settings I made for touchpad and pen will be lost.

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You can make full copy of windows partition and try to replace new windows with your copy.

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This 3 programs are very good in partition copy and recovery.

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OMG, I just made new windows installation, but still the same problem.

Can I flash my chuwi completely new with the keyboard usb?

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Yes. Have you deleted all partitions or just started automatic install?

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yes, but in bios still the boot option priorities are
ubuntu
windows
ubuntu

dont understand what I have done with my Air…

Think now I also can try to get another linux running, because now nothing is running, haha

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Try to delete ubuntu from efi shell. In tab save&exit choose launch efi shell. Write “bcfg boot dump -v” , you must see ubuntu boot, then write “bcfg boot rm X” X- number of ubuntu boot.
I’m out of ideas :sweat:

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Hey, thanks for all the ideas, I started already to flash my air new.
Normally then it should work…hio I only must find the right settings for my pen and fix the touch pad problem.
But everything should be fine, haha…

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@all: I fixed the problem with a factory reset by flashing a new windows system.
Now everything is ok with the boot options.

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