BCDBoot Technical Reference (Standard 8)

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7/8/2014

Review the use, syntax, location, options, and parameters for the BCDBoot tool in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).

BCDBoot is a boot-file creation and repair tool, which you use to set up a system partition, or to repair the boot environment located on the system partition. BCDBoot sets up the system partition by copying a small set of boot-environment files from an installed Windows image. BCDBoot also creates a Boot Configuration Data store on the system partition with a new boot entry that boots to the installed Windows image.

Syntax

bcdboot.exe
    <source>
    [/l <locale>]
    [/s <volume>]
    [/v]
    [/m [<os_loader_id>]]

Where to Find BCDBoot

The executable file for BCDBoot is bcdboot.exe, and in a typical installation of Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8), bcdboot.exe can be found at one of the following locations:

  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Embedded 8 Standard\Toolset\Windows Deployment Tools\Deployment Tools\x86
  • %PROGRAMFILES%\Windows Embedded 8 Standard\Toolset\Windows Deployment Tools\Deployment Tools\AMD64
  • %WINDIR%\System32\ for an installation image of Standard 8 that includes the System Management Utilities feature module.

Command-Line Options and Parameters

Option

Description

<source>

Specifies the location of the Windows system root.

/l

Specifies a language identifier to use when initializing the BCD store. The default is en-US.

/s

Specifies the volume-letter of the target system partition where boot-environment files are copied. The default is the system partition identified by the firmware.

/v

Enables verbose mode.

/m

If a system-loader GUID is provided, this option merges the given loader object with the system template to produce a bootable entry. Otherwise, only global objects are merged.

See Also

Other Resources

Tools Technical Reference