I was recently given this laptop with Manjaro installed on it and having used it for awhile, it just isn’t my cup of tea. I want to install windows but have absolutely no idea how to do so as I am absolutely clueless in the coding or programming world (heck I didn’t even know what Manjaro was until this laptop was handed to me). I’ve searched for multiple tutorials, all which have led me to become even more confused than I already am. Is there a simple step-by-step guide for clueless people like me?
Download Windows ISO - write it to an USB and reboot using the stick.
→ [root tip] [How To] Use Manjaro to create a bootable Windows USB
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If you have a valid Microsoft Windows license, just insert your Windows USB stick, or insert your Windows CD-ROM/DVD-ROM into the optical drive. Then boot up your computer and select to boot from the USB stick or optical drive.
Every computer’s firmware has a hotkey that you can press at power-up time to bring up a boot menu, and the hotkey may even appear on the screen during the power-on self-test, but you’ll have to be quick, so the best approach is to just try all of the usual keys. On my computer here, it’s F11, but sometimes it’s Del, Ins or F1.
As soon as the Windows USB or optical drive boots, you will be greeted by the installer. Then, just tell it to use the whole drive, and it’ll wipe Manjaro off the drive before installing itself.
I’m afraid that’s as much as I can tell you. I don’t use Microsoft Windows, and apart from having a very good understanding of how badly it’s designed underneath its graphical user interface, I have no idea on how to actually use it. So if you need any more information about that, then please consult…
- the manual for the UEFI firmware on the machine — sometimes also wrongfully called “BIOS”; and…
- the Microsoft Windows Knowledge Base.
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