bcdboot Command Examples

Configure or repair boot files. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/bcdboot-command-line-options-techref-di.

• Initialize the system partition by using BCD files from the source Windows folder:

bcdboot {{C:\Windows}}

• Enable [v]erbose mode:

bcdboot {{C:\Windows}} /v

• Specify the volume letter of the [s]ystem partition:

bcdboot {{C:\Windows}} /s {{S:}}

• Specify a [l]ocale:

bcdboot {{C:\Windows}} /l {{en-us}}

• Specify a [f]irmware type while copying the boot files to a specified volume:

bcdboot {{C:\Windows}} /s {{S:}} /f {{UEFI|BIOS|ALL}}