Customizing the Boot Configuration Data
As we mentioned earlier, the specifics of the Windows Boot Manager menu are determined by the BCD, which offers the following features:
• It can be used with both BIOS-based systems and EFI-based systems. BCD creates a common store for both types of operating systems.
• It supports boot applications, which refers to any process that runs in the boot environment that the Windows Boot Manager creates. The main types of boot applications are Windows 8 partitions, legacy installations of Windows, and startup tools. In this sense, Windows Boot Manager is a kind of miniature operating system that displays an interface (the Windows Boot Manager menu) that lets you select which application you want to run.
• Boot ...
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