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The next section is optional, if youre happy with the look and feel of the default rEFInd config, then head to part five, enabling Secure Boot. NOTE: replace XXXX with the number from efibootmgr output. Make sure you do not delete your current bootloader!īut we no longer need kali or, in my case, the extra rEFInd entry. efibootmgr efibootmgr output and current bootīootCurrent: 0003 is the boot manager that was used to start up my OS. I ended up having five, with an extra rEFInd entry. Open up a terminal, and grab some information about the boot managers on your system. Replace XXXX with the number of the bootloader from the efibootmgr output. I prefer to have USB first and foremost, then rEFInd, and if all else fails, make sure that the Windows Bootloader stays intact and I can get into my Windows system (and potentionally fix anything).įor example, if you have kali, grub, etc, you can delete them using the efibootmgr command. We should remove any unnecessary bootloaders. I chose to do everything from Arch as thats what I had already booted into. It’s a very convenient GUI tool that you can use to delete unwanted booloaders, make backups of your EFI partition, etc.
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The process is the same between Arch and Kali, but if you’re planning on using Windows, I recommend you check out the software Easy UEFI. This part can be done on any OS you have installed on your Surface (yes even Windows).
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This time round, we’ll clean up the bootloaders on the Surface Pro and customize rEFInd.