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Can Grub be configured to remember the last OS you booted into?

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Mar 15, 202613933 views
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I typically have 2-3 OSes in my boot menu: Ubuntu 10.04 Windows 7 [Sometimes, a third option, such as Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook] If I am in an OS other than the default choice (Windows 7 in this case), and I reboot, Grub boots into Ubuntu 10.04. This shouldn't happen--when I reboot in Windows 7, I want …

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Fix for: Can Grub be configured to remember the last OS you booted into?

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In the original Grub you'd do this by setting, in /boot/grub/menu.lst, the default keyword to "saved" and then using the savedefault keyword in each boot menu entry. Updated: Grub2 is a little more complicated. It's also still evolving, so even thou…

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