| title | description | ms.topic | ms.assetid | ms.author | author | manager | ms.date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bcdboot |
Reference article for the bcdboot command, which quickly set up a system partition, or repair the boot environment located on the system partition. |
reference |
e62a250e-08e9-47f6-89d1-e6002560ab57 |
roharwoo |
robinharwood |
mtillman |
10/16/2017 |
Enables you to quickly set up a system partition, or to repair the boot environment located on the system partition. The system partition is set up by copying a simple set of Boot Configuration Data (BCD) files to an existing empty partition.
bcdboot <source> [/l] [/s]
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| source | Specifies the location of the Windows directory to use as the source for copying boot environment files. |
| /l | Specifies the locale. The default locale is US English. |
| /s | Specifies the volume letter of the system partition. The default is the system partition identified by the firmware. |
For information about where to find BCDboot and examples of how to use this command, see the BCDboot Command-Line Options topic.