** New ** BIOS firmware boot has been improved.

Grub2Win is completely free and open source. All modules are digitally signed for your security.

Safely multiboot Windows and Linux systems on both GPT and MBR disks.

Works with both EFI and BIOS firmware. Supports Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 and XP.

Use your own .jpg files to create and customize background themes.

Grub2Win boots native GNU Grub version 2.12 code. Everything is installed to a single 22 MB directory on your Windows C: drive.

Automatically generates config files for PhoenixOS, Android, Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, Fedora, Manjaro, Mint, Clover, POSROG and Windows. You can import Linux config files for Chrome and most other distributions.

You can enter your own custom commands for each menu entry.

Grub2Win began in 2010. It has been downloaded more than 1.4 million times in 180 countries worldwide.

If you find Grub2Win useful, please consider making a small donation to be used for hardware and testing.

Features

  • Supports both 64 and 32 bit EFI as well as BIOS firmware.
  • Installs to Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 and XP.
  • Requires just one directory on the Windows C: drive, about 20 MB disk space.
  • Works with all languages. Help is available in 32 languages.
  • Simple Windows GUI easily sets up Grub2Win in seconds.
  • Lets you set your EFI firmware boot order from within Windows.
  • Preview and customize the 9 included graphic background themes. Use your own .jpg files to create and customize background themes.
  • Works with all filesystems including Mac hfs and Btrfs.
  • Can search for and boot a partition by it's UUID or label. Supports advanced scripting.
  • Works with both GPT and MBR disks - up to 128 primary partitions per drive.
  • Supports extremely large (over 40 TB) disks and partitions.
  • Automatically generates config files for Windows, PhoenixOS, Android, Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, Fedora, Manjaro, Mint, Clover, POSROG and more.
  • Import config files for Chrome and most other Linux distributions.
  • Grub customization is done from Windows - Configuration in Linux is not required.
  • Includes open source GNU Grub 2.12 boot modules and libraries. Frequent releases and enhancements.
  • No adware or spyware - No hassles... It just works.

Project Samples

Project Activity

See All Activity >

Categories

Boot

License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

Follow Grub2Win

Grub2Win Web Site

Other Useful Business Software
Innovate faster with enterprise-ready generative AI—enhanced by Gemini Icon
Innovate faster with enterprise-ready generative AI—enhanced by Gemini

Build, deploy, and scale machine learning (ML) models faster, with fully managed ML tools for any use case.

Vertex AI offers everything you need to build and use generative AI—from AI solutions, to Search and Conversation, to 130+ foundation models, to a unified AI platform.
Rate This Project
Login To Rate This Project

User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★
★★★
★★
20
4
0
1
0
ease 1 of 5 2 of 5 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 4 / 5
features 1 of 5 2 of 5 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 4 / 5
design 1 of 5 2 of 5 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 4 / 5
support 1 of 5 2 of 5 3 of 5 4 of 5 5 of 5 4 / 5

User Reviews

Be the first to post a review of Grub2Win!

Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Windows

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users

User Interface

Win32 (MS Windows)

Programming Language

AutoIt

Related Categories

AutoIt Boot Software

Registered

2012-08-06