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Microsoft Exam MD-100 Windows 10 Certification Guide

You're reading from  Microsoft Exam MD-100 Windows 10 Certification Guide

Product type Book
Published in May 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838822187
Pages 442 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Jeroen Burgerhout Jeroen Burgerhout
Profile icon Jeroen Burgerhout

Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface 1. Section 1 : Deploying Windows
2. Chapter 1: Deploying Windows 10 3. Chapter 2: Upgrading Windows 10 4. Chapter 3: Customizing and Configuring Windows 10 5. Section 2 : Managing Devices and Data
6. Chapter 4: Managing Local Users, Groups, and Devices 7. Chapter 5: Configuring Permissions and File Access 8. Chapter 6: Configuring and Implementing Local Policies 9. Chapter 7: Securing Data and Applications 10. Section 3: Configuring Connectivity
11. Chapter 8: Configuring Various Networks 12. Chapter 9: Configuring Remote Connectivity 13. Section 4: Maintaining Windows
14. Chapter 10: Understanding Troubleshooting and Recovery 15. Chapter 11: Managing Updates 16. Chapter 12: Managing Log Files 17. Chapter 13: Mock Exam (A and B) 18. Assessments 19. Other Books You May Enjoy

Troubleshooting the startup/boot process

Windows 10 has a competent and reliable architecture for the startup. You rarely need to get involved in solving startup problems. When one arises, however, it can be difficult to solve unless you understand the underlying mechanism.

Windows includes boot loader components designed for quick and secure loading of Windows. These three components are given as follows:

  • Windows Boot Manager (Bootmgr.exe): Windows Boot Manager (BOOTMGR) first loads as the computer starts and then reads the Boot Configuration Data (BCD). BCD is a startup configuration information database that is stored in a registry-like format on the hard disk.
  • Windows OS Loader (Winload.exe): Winload.exe is the boot loader for the OS invoked by Windows Boot Manager. Winload.exe loads the device drivers for the OS kernel, namely, Windows NT operating system kernel (ntoskrnl.exe) and BOOT_START, which, together with BOOTMGR, make it functionally identical to NTLDR...
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