BCD, or otherwise known as Boot Configuration Data, contains boot configuration parameters on how to start Windows. If the configuration file gets corrupted, you will have to rebuild BCD or Boot ...

At startup, the Windows XP boot loader, NTLDR, reads the information stored to the boot.ini file to determine which operating systems the computer can boot from and uses this data to create a boot ...

In this post, we will see how to run System File Checker in Safe Mode, Offline, or at Boot-Time in Windows 11/10. This is useful if SFC will not run or start. One of the useful tools Microsoft ...

Every Windows PC usually starts from the built-in hard drive, as the term “Windows PC” implies. This is because the Microsoft operating system is not anchored in or with the hardware, but is installed ...

Protecting against intruders who attack via malware that installs during the bootup process is a critical part of maintaining all-around security on Windows systems. New security features are great, ...

GRUB: it's neither larva, fast food nor the loveliest of acronyms in the GNU herd of free software. Rather, GRUB is the GNU GRand Unified Bootloader. And, it is truly the greatest loader for booting ...

One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...