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How to know if system running in UEFI boot mode?
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Johny
2009-11-11 14:58:16 UTC
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Dear All,

Is there any API or registry item can indicate if system is running in UEFI
boot mode or BIOS boot mode ?

When install system on Dell PowerEdge 710, user can select BIOS boot mode or
UEFI boot mode. My question is, when windows system is started, how to know
if it is running in UEFI boot mode or BIOS boot mode.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks
Don Burn
2009-11-11 15:17:16 UTC
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Why would you care once the OS is up?
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Post by Johny
Dear All,
Is there any API or registry item can indicate if system is running in
UEFI boot mode or BIOS boot mode ?
When install system on Dell PowerEdge 710, user can select BIOS boot mode
or UEFI boot mode. My question is, when windows system is started, how to
know if it is running in UEFI boot mode or BIOS boot mode.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks
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Pico Ohms
2011-04-04 11:28:49 UTC
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I had the same question today as we're looking at writing our boot modules. Based on this document:

http://www.uefi.org/events/UEFI-Plugfest-WindowsBootEnvironment.pdf

You should be able to use "bcdedit /enum" to enumerate the BCD settings. Under "Windows Boot Loader", you'll see a path description "\Windows\system32\winload.efi" if the system is booting from EFI mode.
Post by Johny
Dear All,
Is there any API or registry item can indicate if system is running in UEFI
boot mode or BIOS boot mode ?
When install system on Dell PowerEdge 710, user can select BIOS boot mode or
UEFI boot mode. My question is, when windows system is started, how to know
if it is running in UEFI boot mode or BIOS boot mode.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks
Post by Don Burn
Why would you care once the OS is up?
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Windows Filesystem and Driver Consulting
Website: http://www.windrvr.com
Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/WinDrvr
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He probably has reasons, you homosexual.
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He probably has reasons, you homosexual.
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