Package Details: reboot-to-windows 1.5-1

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/reboot-to-windows.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: reboot-to-windows
Description: Application to quickly reboot to Windows from Linux, bypassing the boot menu.
Upstream URL: https://github.com/Wartybix/Reboot-To-Windows
Keywords: boot efi option reboot restart uefi windows
Licenses: GPL-3.0-only
Submitter: Wartybix
Maintainer: Wartybix
Last Packager: Wartybix
Votes: 1
Popularity: 0.000805
First Submitted: 2024-09-26 01:42 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2025-02-13 23:33 (UTC)

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Latest Comments

LeonRein commented on 2025-07-24 12:30 (UTC)

That's a good point. I also wouldn't want a simple script to deploy custom polkit rules.

However, I need to run a script in a non-interactive context via SSH. That's why I proposed an easy way to integrate a custom polkit rule and created a pull request: https://github.com/Wartybix/Reboot-To-Windows/pull/3. Maybe you'll find the time to take a look. I'd be happy if the functionality could be included.

Wartybix commented on 2025-07-23 19:03 (UTC)

Yeah, I was thinking about adding some kind of NOPASSWD rule or something, but it seemed risky and I didn't want to add a security hole to people's systems. Personally I don't boot into Windows frequently enough for the password to be an inconvenience for me.

LeonRein commented on 2025-07-23 18:45 (UTC)

Ah ok, I see.

I would like to use this tool without having to enter my password. But as far as I know, I have to create a polkit rule, which grants passwordless access to the whole efibootmgr!?

Wartybix commented on 2025-07-23 17:49 (UTC)

Hello LeonRein.

Yes, it uses polkit because it needs sudo permissions from the user to set the next boot to Windows with the EFI boot manager.

You can view the script here: https://github.com/Wartybix/Reboot-To-Windows/blob/master/reboot-to-windows.sh

LeonRein commented on 2025-07-23 17:36 (UTC)

Does this really use polkit? It is required as a dependency.