Questions tagged [bootmgr]
The Windows Boot Manager (BOOTMGR) is the bootloader launched by the BIOS or UEFI and is responsible for loading the rest of Windows.
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BootMgr is missing, usual fixes don't work
I know this question has been asked before but I've tried all the usual fixes and nothing works.
Basically the hard drive had two partitions with Vista and Windows 7. I've deleted the Vista ...
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bootmgr is missing on Toshiba laptop with Windows 7
I have a Toshiba laptop with Windows 7 on it. As soon as I turn my computer on it says
bootmgr is missing
The only thing I can get into is the setup menu. Does anyone know what might be wrong? My ...
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The bcdedit export operation fails. windows vista not booting
I'm fixing my boot record with bootrec.exe, the first command goes:
C:\>bcdedit /export c:\BCD_Backup
Immediately I receive this error here:
The store export operation has failed.
The ...
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Tools to modify UEFI Variables in Windows/Linux?
I have a DELL machine that use Phoenix SecureCore Tiano as its UEFI/BIOS
However, it is totally not configurable as its UEFI shell & menus are hidden in BIOS Setup.
I'm wondering if there were ...
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Windows moved the bootloader to another drive
I have a dual boot install. I first installed Windows 7 in its own disk (C:) with the secondary drive disconnected. I did this because I know Windows has a tendency to mess with other drives. Then I ...
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UEFI detection (ESPs)
Does the UEFI boot manager detect the ESPs inside the GPTs on every storage device, based on the global-scope variables (boot-configuration) stored in NVRAM?
Reading the UEFI booting from Wikipedia:
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How to programmatically reboot into Windows 8+'s Advanced Startup Menu?
Although I am able to visit the Boot Manager at boot due to me having multiple Windows boot entries and a significant timeout enabled for the environment when booting:
...I would like to not have to ...
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Multiple nt52 entries in bootmgr
I have a machine with Windows XP, Server 2003 R2, and Server 2008 R2.
Right now, bootmgr has one entry for Server 2008 R2 and one entry for ntldr, which then leads to the ntldr boot.ini menu.
Is it ...
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