Q. How can I view the OSs listed in the boot configuration data store?

Learn how to view the OSs listed in the boot configuration data store.

John Savill

December 31, 2007

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A. The BCDEdit utility queries and manages the boot configuration database. To list all the OS loaders, use the command below. Note the use of the /v switch (for verbose mode), which lists the globally unique identifier (GUID) of all the entries instead of the friendly names, such as Current and Default.

bcdedit /enum osloader /v

Windows Boot Loader

identifier {2b2de110-e56b-11db-9a61-ae196028f3ba}device partition=C:path Windowssystem32winload.exedescription Microsoft Windows Vistalocale en-US inherit {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6b3-0ee5eff72bd7}recoverysequence {572bcd56-ffa7-11d9-aae0-0007e994107d}recoveryenabled Yesosdevice partition=C:systemroot Windowsresumeobject {2b2de111-e56b-11db-9a61-ae196028f3ba}nx OptInquietboot No

Windows Boot Loader

identifier {572bcd56-ffa7-11d9-aae0-0007e994107d}device ramdisk=[C:]winre.wim,{ad6c7bc8-fa0f-11da-8ddf-0013200354d8}path windowssystem32bootwinload.exedescription Windows Recovery Environmentosdevice ramdisk=[C:]winre.wim,{ad6c7bc8-fa0f-11da-8ddf-0013200354d8}systemroot windowsnx OptIndetecthal Yeswinpe Yes

If you want to view the boot manager details, you can use the /enum bootmgr switch.

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