After romoving Ubuntu from dual boot

I recently removed ubuntu from dual booting. Before, it asked me which OS I would like to run when my PC started up. It showed two options, Windows and Ubuntu. After I removed Ubuntu it still stops at that screen but only Windows is there. How can I make it so it skips that startup and loads windows automatically without me having to click it.
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I believe if you only have one option left on the boot menu you probably won't have that screen. And I suspect you were using the WuBi installation.
Use EasyBCD http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/ to change the Windows Vista/7 boot settings.

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