{"id":3230,"date":"2015-03-19T05:37:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T10:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/?p=3230"},"modified":"2019-09-25T19:50:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T00:50:30","slug":"bcdedit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neosmart.net\/wiki\/bcdedit\/","title":{"rendered":"BCDEdit – Guide for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

This guide explains how to use the BCDEdit<\/strong> (bcdedit.exe) utility for the following Windows versions: Vista, 7, 8, 8.1<\/strong>or10<\/strong><\/p>\n

BCDEdit is the command-line utility that you can use to manage BCD stores on your computer. BCDEdit works similarly to Bootcfg.exe available on Windows XP systems, but with more options available and various improvements.<\/p>\n

BCDEdit on Windows<\/h2>\n

You must be logged-in as an Administrator in order to use BCDEdit.<\/p>\n

Always create a backup of your current BCD file before using the utility with the help of the \/export<\/code> parameter:<\/p>\n

bcdedit \/export C:\\exportBCDfile<\/pre>\n
To open bcdedit, you need to:<\/strong><\/p>\n
    \n
  1. Open Command Prompt<\/li>\n
  2. Type:\n
    bcdedit<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  3. Press Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    When you type bcdedit<\/code> in Command Prompt, the output is your computer’s current BCD configuration:<\/p>\n
    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0] \r\n Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.\r\n \r\n C:\\Windows\\system32>bcdedit\r\n \r\n Windows Boot Manager \r\n -------------------- \r\n identifier {bootmgr} \r\n device partition=C: \r\n description Windows Boot Manager \r\n locale en-US \r\n inherit {globalsettings} \r\n default {current} \r\n resumeobject {0} \r\n displayorder {current} \r\n toolsdisplayorder {memdiag} \r\n timeout 30\r\n \r\n Windows Boot Loader \r\n ------------------- \r\n identifier {current} \r\n device partition=C: \r\n path \\Windows\\system32\\winload.exe \r\n description Microsoft Windows Vista \r\n locale en-US \r\n inherit {bootloadersettings} \r\n recoverysequence {0} \r\n recoveryenabled Yes \r\n osdevice partition=C: \r\n systemroot \\Windows \r\n resumeobject {0} \r\n nx OptIn<\/pre>\n
    BCDEdit on Windows XP<\/h3>\n
    Windows XP doesn’t have a bcdedit.exe utility available, but the bootcfg.exe utility instead. Bootcfg.exe is part of the Windows XP’s Recovery Console.<\/p>\n
    To read about bootcfg, follow our guide: Bootcfg \u2013 Guide for Windows XP<\/a>.<\/p>\n
     <\/p>\n
    BCDEdit on Windows Vista<\/h3>\n
    To run bcdedit.exe on a Windows Vista system, you have these options available:<\/p>\n