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Hello, I have managed to completely brick my arch install (single boot, nothing else on the machine) and - definitely for lack of skill on my part - cannot fix it. I've decided to completely remove arch from my machine for the time being and install windows instead, and I will add a dual boot for arch in the future. My question is, can I just plug in a windows bootable media and get to it, or are there any things that I need to do beforehand to make sure it works as expected? E.g. Do I need to reformat the disk and get rid of all the partitions? If so, given that I can't use my terminal - would I need to do this from the arch bootable media? Note, I am happy to lose all data on the machine, nothing needs to be rescued.
Last edited by not_a_kangaroo (2025-05-23 20:42:00)
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just use the windows installer and delete all the partitions and install, simple....
though if your going to do that i would suggest linux mint which is actually quicker and easier to install and use than windows, dont give up on linux!
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This is always the way. I have been battling with this for days trying to figure it out. I wrote the message about using windows, and then as a last ditch attempt searched the forum one last time for a solution and managed to search for the right thing! It was oh-my-zsh causing the issue. Uninstalled that and now I seem to be all good again! Windows can wait for the time being at least, although I might move to a dual boot at some point just for peace of mind that I have a working machine if needed in a fix.
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