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Recovering Window or reinstalling from Dual Boot snafu
Man did I screw something up.
I was doing a Windows 10/Ubuntu Budgie dual boot experiment. I had forgotten that in this scenario Budgie starts creating little Windows headaches not worth having and so I decided my 'fun and games' were over and I'd erase the Linux partition. Y'all helped me do this the last time and so I thought everything was kosher -- but upon restart -- I get stuck looking at this stupid screen:
(Actually you get the first part, hit TAB and get all those possible commands.)
I should explain now I'm not experienced in recovery mode-ish situations. I was a Mac user before Windows 10 and so I'm not so familiar with what key combos I can hit to get into repair or recovery mode. I don't even know what mode I should be trying to get into. All I know is I'm sick of looking at this Grub screen.
The good news is that I don't keep anything critical on this laptop. Which is to say I could simply reinstall Windows and be done with it. Before I do that, however, I want to know if there's a simpler fix. A way to bypass this screen for good.
So let me back up. When I erasing the partition I was using an app called Minitool Partition Wizard. I was carefully following this guide and was at this exact point --
How to Completely Remove Linux from Dual Boot Windows 10 - YouTube
I clicked Disc 1 just as shown. I believe I clicked Rebuild MBR. But unlike Britic's advice I got a Window saying "You're using the C Drive and so in order to do this you'll need to reboot." I clicked yes and got stuck where I am.
A part of me is nervous I somehow hosed the C drive, but this is way out of my comfort zone of expertise. Any advice would be greatly appreciated because my poor little Zenbook Flip is kinda useless at the moment.