With EasyBCD you can edit the names of entries, add and remove entries onto the bootloader menu, change the timeout on the bootloader selection menu, and tweak boot-related items like enabling PAE ...

With the introduction of Windows Vista came a new boot loader and a new tool to edit the file as well call BCD edit. Well BCD edit is a command line tool and can be a bit of a headache to manipulate.

Learn how to back up and restore Boot Configuration Data Store in Windows 11/10 using CMD or freeware. If BCD is missing or corrupted, Windows won't be able to start.

6) In EasyBCD add an XP entry to the BCD selecting the appropriate drive. When you reboot Win7, you'll get a 5 second choice on which OS to choose. Win7 will be the default.

You can resolve the Boot BCD error 0xc0000242 using Windows in-built Recovery Tools or a Windows Installation Media. We show you how!