bcdedit.exe
E812987
bcdedit.exe is a Windows command-line utility used to view and modify the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store that controls how the operating system starts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| bcdedit.exe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9667174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: bcdedit.exe Context triple: [Windows Boot Manager, configurableWith, bcdedit.exe]
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A.
Windows Boot Manager
Windows Boot Manager is a Microsoft utility that initializes and selects installed operating systems during the startup process on Windows-based computers.
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B.
BIOS
BIOS is the working title for a science fiction film project initially developed under that name before being released as "Finch," starring Tom Hanks as a lone survivor in a post-apocalyptic world who builds a robot to care for his dog.
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C.
Windows Recovery Environment
Windows Recovery Environment is a specialized, minimal Windows environment that provides tools for diagnosing, repairing, and recovering unbootable or damaged Windows installations.
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D.
UEFI
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a modern, programmable firmware standard that initializes hardware and boots operating systems, replacing the legacy BIOS on most contemporary computers.
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E.
NTLDR
NTLDR is the legacy boot loader used by early versions of Microsoft Windows NT-based operating systems to start the system during the boot process.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: bcdedit.exe Target entity description: bcdedit.exe is a Windows command-line utility used to view and modify the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store that controls how the operating system starts.
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A.
Windows Boot Manager
Windows Boot Manager is a Microsoft utility that initializes and selects installed operating systems during the startup process on Windows-based computers.
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B.
BIOS
BIOS is the working title for a science fiction film project initially developed under that name before being released as "Finch," starring Tom Hanks as a lone survivor in a post-apocalyptic world who builds a robot to care for his dog.
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C.
Windows Recovery Environment
Windows Recovery Environment is a specialized, minimal Windows environment that provides tools for diagnosing, repairing, and recovering unbootable or damaged Windows installations.
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D.
UEFI
UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a modern, programmable firmware standard that initializes hardware and boots operating systems, replacing the legacy BIOS on most contemporary computers.
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E.
NTLDR
NTLDR is the legacy boot loader used by early versions of Microsoft Windows NT-based operating systems to start the system during the boot process.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows command-line utility
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executable file ⓘ system administration tool ⓘ |
| canConfigure |
Windows recovery environment
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Recovery Environment
boot loader settings ⓘ boot logging ⓘ boot manager settings ⓘ boot menu timeout ⓘ debugging options ⓘ default boot entry ⓘ no-execute policy ⓘ safe mode boot options ⓘ test signing mode ⓘ |
| canCreate | BCD entries ⓘ |
| canDelete | BCD entries ⓘ |
| canExport | BCD store ⓘ |
| canImport | BCD store ⓘ |
| canModify | BCD entries ⓘ |
| canView | BCD entries ⓘ |
| controls | Windows boot process ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Microsoft Docs ⓘ |
| fileName | bcdedit.exe ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Windows Vista ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | Windows ⓘ |
| replaces | bootcfg.exe ⓘ |
| requiresComponent | Boot Configuration Data ⓘ |
| requiresPrivilege | administrator ⓘ |
| runsIn |
Command Prompt
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Command Prompt
Windows Recovery Environment ⓘ |
| supportsArchitecture |
32-bit
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64-bit ⓘ |
| supportsSwitch |
/bootsequence
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/copy ⓘ /create ⓘ /default ⓘ /delete ⓘ /displayorder ⓘ /enum ⓘ /export ⓘ /import ⓘ /rebuildbcd ⓘ /set ⓘ /store ⓘ /timeout ⓘ |
| typicalPath | C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boot troubleshooting
ⓘ
enabling advanced boot options ⓘ multi-boot configuration ⓘ repairing corrupted BCD store ⓘ |
| uses | Boot Configuration Data store ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: bcdedit.exe Description of subject: bcdedit.exe is a Windows command-line utility used to view and modify the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store that controls how the operating system starts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.