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Windows Boot Files for the A+ Certification Exams

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Windows utilizes four boot files, and you will need an understanding of all four of them for the A+ Exam. The four boot files for Windows are:

bootmgr: Operating system loader code; similar to ntldr in previous versions of Windows.
Boot Configuration Database (BCD): Builds the operating system selection menu and data resides in the BCD store. You can edit the boot configuration data with the bcdedit utility.
exe: Loads the Windows operating system if selected from the operating system selection menu provided by BCD.
exe: Resumes the Windows operating system if the system is started from a hibernate state.

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