In
computing
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,
bootcfg is a
command
Command may refer to:
Computing
* Command (computing), a statement in a computer language
* command (Unix), a Unix command
* COMMAND.COM, the default operating system shell and command-line interpreter for DOS
* Command key, a modifier key on A ...
on
Microsoft
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Windows NT
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-based
operating system
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Time-sharing operating systems scheduler (computing), schedule tasks for ...
s which acts as a
wrapper for editing the
boot.ini
NTLDR (abbreviation of ''NT loader'') is the Booting, boot loader for all releases of Windows NT operating system from 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1 up until Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. From Windows Vista onwards it was replaced b ...
file.
Overview
The command is used to configure, query, or change Boot.ini file settings. A similar command exists in the
Recovery Console
The Recovery Console is a feature of the Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. It provides the means for administrators to perform a limited range of tasks using a command-line interface.
Its primary function is to ...
for repairing or rebuilding boot configuration files.
Though
NTLDR
NTLDR (abbreviation of ''NT loader'') is the boot loader for all releases of Windows NT operating system from 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1 up until Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. From Windows Vista onwards it was replaced by the B ...
and boot.ini are no longer used to boot
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was the direct successor to Windows XP, released five years earlier, which was then the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft W ...
and later versions of Windows NT, they ship with the bootcfg utility regardless. This is to handle boot.ini in the case that a
multi-boot configuration with previous versions of Windows exists and needs troubleshooting from within the later operating system.
Windows Vista and later versions will warn users who run bootcfg that
BCDEdit is the correct command to modify its booting options.
Syntax
The command-
syntax
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is:
bootcfg
rguments...
Parameters
*addsw – Add operating system load options
*copy – Make a copy of an existing boot entry
*dbg1394 – Configures 1394 port debugging
*debug – Add or changes debug settings
*default – Specify the default operating system entry
*delete – Deletes an operating system entry
*ems – Add or change settings for redirection of the Emergency Management Services console
*query – Query and displays oot loaderand perating systemssection entries
*raw – Add operating system load options
*rmsw – Remove operating system load options
*timeout – Change operating system time-out value
References
Further reading
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External links
bootcfg , Microsoft Docs
Windows administration
Windows commands
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