EFI Boot Editor

Whenever you want to edit the boot options for your machine you need to use the default app included with Windows BCDEdit. Then again, if you want to use this tool, you need to reboot your computer, enter the Advanced Boot Options and select Repair to access from there. If you want to check the current settings, you need the bcdedit /enum command.

As the name suggests, EFI Boot Editor provides you with a graphic interface for both checking your current boot settings and making modifications.

The application is portable, so simply decompress the archive in the desired location and launch the executable to get started. The app comes with a clean and user-friendly interface designed as a dashboard with the main functions located in the left side. You can preview the Windows Boot Manager along with EFI USB devices, Network and DVD / CDROM.

For the Windows Boot Manager you can check out the Description, path, category, global setting like the timeout and whether the attributes are active or hidden. Optionally, the application can provide the same information in other formats, namel HEX, BASE64, UTF-8 or UTF-16.

Considering the role of the tool, it is advisable that you create a restore point for Windows before proceeding. It may be ideal to use an Administrator account to make certain modifications, as certain files cannot be modified otherwise. It goes without saying that you must know what you are doing, as otherwise, your machine may not boot anymore.

In the eventuality that you want to make some modifications to the Boot Manager of your EFI system architecture and don’t want to reboot or perhaps, don’t have an administrator account, then perhaps you can consider giving EFI Boot Editor a try.