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Win7 + Lubuntu 16.04 (via USB Memory stick) did not finish installing and when rebooted: boots only into Ubuntu. As expected, Lubuntu was installed in the second HDD partition: Windows partition shrunk to 40GB and was unformatted for Lubuntu.

This is the screenshot of where installation froze: enter image description here

Is it possible to command the USB install to continue setting up and finish the dual boot mecahnism?

gatorback
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First you must update the initramfs. Then you need to reinstall grub and update it. Here are the steps.

  1. Once you have logged in Lubuntu, open a terminal using Ctrl + Alt + T.
  2. First log into root shell using sudo -s.
  3. Run update-initramfs -u and hit Enter
  4. After the execution of the command has completed run grub-install /dev/sdX where sdX is your HDD. If the OS is installed on internal HDD, then replace sdX by sda. The command would then look like grub-install /dev/sda.
  5. After the grub has installed, run update-grub.
  6. After the command has finished executing log out of the root shell by pressing Ctrl + D.
  7. Now close the terminal and reboot the system.

You will now have the option to boot into either OSes.

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