Solved Reset Dell BIOS to default

Hi All,

I have a Dell inspirion 15 laptop running Windows 8.1. A while ago I decided to try Ubuntu out. I installed it alongside Windows 8.1 in dual boot configuration with its own separate hard drive partitions. This means that when I powered on my laptop a GRUB menu (Linux’s boot manager) would come up allowing me to choose between Windows and Ubuntu. However, Ubuntu was more pain than it was worth so I decided to uninstall it. I did this by deleting the hard drive partitions that Ubuntu was installed on using Windows Disk Management. Now when I power on my laptop the GRUB menu still comes up but there are no options to choose from, only a command line interface. I now have to type which exits GRUB and takes me to my BIOS Boot Manager which looks like this:


I then have to select Windows Boot Manager to boot into windows.

Does anyone know why GRUB is still there even though I have deleted the Linux hard drive partitions? Also, why is Ubuntu still listed on the BIOS Boot options? And why is it listed twice?

I would be very grateful if anyone could help me,

William Dry.

Set

Windows Boot Manager (ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB)

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to first boot device in the UEFI/BIOS firmware.

Hi theog,

How do I do this on a Dell?

Underneath the list that I already mentioned in my first post there is another list:


If I choose "Enter Setup" and go to the "Boot" tab I see this:



Legacy Boot is greyed out because it is set to UEFI, not LEGACY; but why is "Delete a boot option" and "View boot option properties" greyed out? I can't find anywhere to set first boot device.

I have managed to solve my problem.

I did it by going onto UEFI BOOT which brought up a list of all the boot devices in order of priority. I could then move them by selecting them with the arrows and then pressing F5 or F6 to move the selected device up or down.

Thanks for your help,

William Dry.

You are welcome.