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I need to install Win 7 on a computer that previously had Ubuntu 14.04 installed. I created a bootable USB with the Windows 7 ISO on it, but I can't boot from it. From the BIOS/UEFI (not sure) I select the USB stick as boot device but it will not boot but go directly into GRUB.

When I put my Ubuntu USB in, I can boot Ubuntu directly without going to GRUB. I'm really an amateur when it comes to Linux, but I wonder what I can do to repair my boot routine for booting the Windows 7 USB and install it?

My partitions

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I'm pretty sure that the problem is your burned USB for Windows. Maybe try to burn a new one by using the official application provide by Microsoft named Windows USB/DVD Download Tool.

And just a trick: you could try your usb key to see if it's bootable by testing it on a Virtualbox's VM. To do that when you start a VM on the first seconds you see the text "press F12 to select the boot device". You certainly need to boot a first time to mount the USB on the VM by going on Devices > Usb > NAMEOFYOURUSB. Then, you shutdown/start to press F12 the second time.

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