{"id":4447,"date":"2021-06-07T04:14:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T04:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/?p=4447"},"modified":"2021-06-07T05:04:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T05:04:44","slug":"how-to-change-boot-order-in-ubuntu-18-04-from-grub2-to-set-windows-as-default-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/how-to-change-boot-order-in-ubuntu-18-04-from-grub2-to-set-windows-as-default-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Boot Order in Ubuntu 18.04 from Grub2 to set windows as default launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Set Default OS by Manually configuring Grub:<\/p>\n<h2>Using terminal<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Edit the configuration file via command:<\/strong><br \/>\n<code># sudo gedit \/etc\/default\/grub<\/code><br \/>\nNow, change the line GRUB_DEFAULT=0 to GRUB_DEFAULT=saved<br \/>\nand now save the file.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ubuntu1.png\" alt=\"ubuntu1\"\/><br \/>\nIn Ubuntu, use the command below to edit the Grub configuration file:<br \/>\n<code># sudo nano \/etc\/default\/grub<\/code><br \/>\nAnd save changes in this file.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To apply the configuration changes you need to run the Update grub <a href=\"https:\/\/studysection.com\/blog\/git-basic-commands\/\">command<\/a> :<\/strong><br \/>\n<code># sudo update-grub<\/code><\/li>\n<li><strong>Finally set a default boot OS simply using the below command:<\/strong><br \/>\n<code># sudo grub-set-default NUMBER<\/code><br \/>\nBoot entries start from 0. 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