4 Features Bootloader ConfigurationĮasyBCD has a number of bootloader-related features that can be used to repair and configure the bootloader. Other operating systems are also supported by means of chainloading their specific loader environments. Mac OS X is loaded via the Darwin bootloader. Linux and BSDⓦ are loaded either by handing off control of the boot process to GRUBⓦ or LILOⓦ or by using EasyBCD's own NeoGrub module (which is based on GRUB4DOSⓦ). 3 MS-DOSⓦ, Windows 3.x and Windows 9x can be chainloaded via modified versions of IO.sys and the Windows 9x boot sector. Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP are supported by handing off the control of boot to either NTLDRⓦ or the EasyBCD-specific EasyLDR, which bypasses NTLDR and boots directly into the OS. 2 Supported operating systemsĮasyBCD runs on Windows and modifies the Windows Boot Configuration Data (BCD) to add support for other operating systems. 1 As of Jwith the release of EasyBCD 2.1, it is no longer free for use in commercial environments which require the purchase of a paid license, however it remains free for home and non-profit use without limitations. EasyBCD 2.3 introduced additional support for creating and managing entries for UEFI-based Windows entries in the boot menu.

EasyBCD can be used to set up multi-bootⓦ environments for computers on which some versions of Windows, Linux, BSD and Mac OS X can be simultaneously installed EasyBCD can also be used for adding entries to bootable tools and utilities, as well as modifying and controlling the behavior of the Windows boot menu. This article is converted from Wikipedia: EasyBCD.ĮasyBCD is a program developed by NeoSmart Technologies to configure and tweak the Boot Configuration Data (BCD), a boot database first introduced in Windows Vista and used in all subsequent Windows releases.

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