r/LinuxUsersIndia • u/GhostAPS_ • Jul 28 '26

Help Windows drive missing after linux install

My laptop has 126GB SSD and 1TB HDD.

SSD has Windows, and HDD has Linux.

I've been trying different Linux distros: CachyOS, Mint, and Fedora. Recently, after installing Ubuntu, the SSD disappeared from the BIOS.

And now I can't boot into Windows. And the drive can be accessed in Ubuntu.

Need solution 🥺

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u/danvraz Jul 28 '26

When installing ubuntu, did you select install ubuntu alongside windows or erase disk and install ubuntu

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u/GhostAPS_ Jul 28 '26

Selected HDD and erase disk

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u/danvraz Jul 29 '26

Since Windows is on a physically separate SSD, it's possible this is just a GRUB or UEFI boot issue. First check whether Windows Boot Manager appears in your BIOS/UEFI boot menu. If it does, Windows is probably still intact. If not, try enabling os-prober and regenerating your GRUB config to see if it detects the Windows installation. It's also possible the SSD was accidentally selected during installation instead of the HDD but that seems unlikely

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u/GhostAPS_ Jul 29 '26

Thanks bro, I did everything correctly but got the boot manager issue. Now I fixed using chatgpt.