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HP Envy 17 - Grub as first bootloader ?

hi
i have problem in my new HP Envy 17 laptop, this is UEFI , i install arch linux without problem, but now if i want use arch i need quick push ESC buton and next F9 to enter in boot option , next i need to click on 2nd position - Arch boot loader (grub) end enter.. working OK but its any chance to seting grub as default (main) loader ? normaly laptop starting loading Win8. Its not very big problem but will be good if i can change it ?

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chappjc

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Re: HP Envy 17 - Grub as first bootloader ?

I'm in the process of doing this for my HP Envy 15 now.  You can either set GRUB as the default EFI image, configure the Windows boot manager to list Arch with bcdedit, or install a new boot manager (e.g. systemd-boot).

To just change the default EFI boot image, this may be an option in the laptop UEFI setup utility (menu: System Configuration -> Boot Options -> UEFI Boot Order -> OS boot Manager).  You can also use UEFI Shell to do the job.  See examples for bcfg for how to change the default/first entry in the UEFI boot menu.  If it's not in the list, you may need to run grub-install again to get it to add an entry, or use efibootmgr.

Once GRUB is loading automatically, you may want to configure GRUB with a Windows entry.

But perhaps you want to install another boot manager, like systemd-boot.