UEFI Boot Manager

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf firmware component
gptkbp:boot_entries_identified_by Boot#### variables
gptkbp:can_be_configured_by UEFI firmware setup utility
gptkbp:can_be_updated_by firmware updates
gptkbp:canBeManagedBy gptkb:bcdedit
gptkb:Windows_Boot_Manager
Linux bootloaders
efibootmgr
gptkbp:function initiates operating system boot
manages boot entries
selects boot device
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UEFI Boot Manager
gptkbp:introduced UEFI 2.0 specification
gptkbp:partOf Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
gptkbp:replacedBy legacy BIOS boot order
gptkbp:stores_configuration_in gptkb:NVRAM
gptkbp:supports secure boot
EFI system partition
booting from GPT disks
booting from MBR disks
booting from USB
booting from hard drive
booting from network
booting from optical media
gptkbp:used_in laptops
servers
modern PCs
gptkbp:uses boot entries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UEFI_BIOS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6