Rearranging boot files

Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I installed Ubuntu Everything seems to be working fine. I have a small doubt, is it possible to Re-arrange the Boot menu that appears when you start your machine? Currently Ubuntu is at top and Windows is the very last one. If we dont make a choice for some seconds, it automatically boots Ubuntu. Can I swap this with Windows being default if the user doesn't make any choice?

I found this on the forums , it is a little old, but the process should be the same. I just tried it and it does work as it should. First install startup-manager via Ubuntu Software Center, you can find the package by searching for startup.

Then, open the startup manager and select Windows 7 as the default, close, restart and it should work. Yes you can. StartUp-Manager can be used to select the default operating system for grub. Windows 7 User Interface.

Sign in to vote. I want my files first and the program icons last. On XP I could just right click the mouse and rearrange it that way but that option is gone from the menu. Wednesday, November 4, AM. Thank you for your question. If I got your question right, you want to be able to arrange the items inside the All Programs menu of the Start Menu.

To do that, you need to disable the "Sort All Programs menu by name" option. Please let us know if this does not work for you. Thanks, Tarek. Wednesday, November 4, PM. Thursday, November 5, AM. According to my test, there is no such option in Windows XP. If you can capture a screenshot of this option, it is easier to let us understand it.

Thank you. Friday, November 6, AM. BUt if I hit the 'Sort by Name' option it sorts all the files first then the programs. Win7 is not doing that. The Sort by name doesn't even work. I tried moving somethings around and then clicking the option and nothing happened.

OMG I just reordered them again to my liking and then I decided one folder can go into the other and right before my eyes it reordered programs to its own liking again with the programs first and the files last. This is a hair pulling moment.

Hi, I tested it on local machine, if the "Sort All Programs menu by name" option is checked, it will sort programs first and the folder last. Tuesday, November 10, AM. No it won't save Vivian Its inconvient that I have to re-order 20 files and 16 programs to the way I want every time they decided to reorder. How come you guys put the different sort options in the explorer windows but not in the Start Menu? If I decide to move anything into another folder in my Start Menu all chaos breaks out and I have to re sort all over again and thats time comsuming.

If I had a different sort option in Start Menu I could have been done with two short clicks cause like I stated before I want my files first and my programs last. Hi, I would like to confirm if you performed my suggestion to test it in clean boot mode. Wednesday, November 11, AM. Can u clarify that. I followed ur previous instructions. Is doing clean boot on 7 the same way you would do it on Xp? View solution in original post. Buy or Renew. Find A Community. Cisco Community. Thank you for your support!

We're happy to announce that we met our goal for the Community Helping Community campaign! Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Search instead for. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for more Linux videos. Grub Customizer in Ubuntu Software Center. Start for Grub Customizer in application menu.

When Windows Boot Manager is on the top, save it. Change the value in Boot default enter after from 10 to 3 or 4 seconds and then save the changes. Like what you read? Please share it with others. Policies Affiliate Policy Privacy Policy. Loading Comments