What stores the boot-time configuration data for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016?
What stores the boot-time configuration data for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016?
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) is a firmware-independent database for boot-time configuration data used by Microsoft's Windows Boot Manager. BCD is used in Windows Vista, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016 to store and manage boot configuration settings. Bcdedit.exe is the command-line tool used to modify the BCD store, which holds information like operating system boot entries and configuration options necessary for the computer to boot properly.
Windows boot options are stored in the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store on BIOS-based and EFI-based computers. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/boot-options-in-windows