Deleting linux from dual boot

Original Post: https://www.narenvadapalli.com/blog/deleting-linux-from-dual-boot/

Fixing bootrec before deleting linux partitions

• Restart the machine if not in Windows OS
• Select Windows (/dev/sda) from the menu
• No need to login
• Just hold SHIFT and press the power icon at the bottom right to see Restart in the pop up menu
• Keep on holding SHIFT (might have to leave it for a couple of seconds in the middle) until Restarting slowly transitions to Please Wait
• Hit TroubleShoot option from the list
• Hit Advanced Options from the list
• Hit Command Prompt from the list
• System reboots to the grub boot loader menu
• Select Windows (/dev/sda) from the menu
• Select your user account
• Login with your password
• Type the following sequence of commands

bootrec /fixmbr
bootsect/nt60 sys
bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /scanos
bootrec /rebuildbcd
exit

Deleting linux partitions

• Hit Turn off your PC
• Power up the host again
• Select Windows (/dev/sda) from the menu
• Press Windows Key + X on keyboard
• Select Disk Management
• Delete the partitions related to the Linux OS (leave EFI partition)
• Press Windows Key + X on keyboard
• Select Power Shell Administrator
• Type the following commands

diskpart
list disk
select disk 0    # this would be the hard disk
list partition
select partition 2
assign letter=X
exit
X:
cd EFI
rd fedora        # or whatever linux os