TYPES The /set and /deletevalue commands require a as a parameter. uniquely identifies both the data format and meaning of ...

TYPES

The /set and /deletevalue commands require a  as a parameter.
 uniquely identifies both the data format and meaning of the value.

Data types are identified using either a name or a custom type. The names are
listed below, along  with their data formats (in parentheses) and a short
description of the custom type. If a format is not specified, then the
description lists the literal values that you can use for that type. For
information about data formats, run "bcdedit /? formats".

The following types are valid for any entry. For information about types that
are specific to a particular entry, such as boot manager entries or the Windows
OS Loader entries, see the end of this help topic.

Entries
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    DESCRIPTION (string)    Defines the description of the entry.
    PATH (string)           Defines the path to the application.
    DEVICE (device)         Defines the device that the application resides on.
    INHERIT (list)          Defines the list of entries to be inherited.

For information about additional types for device objects, run
"bcdedit /? TYPES DEVOBJECT".

For information about additional types for particular applications,
run "bcdedit /? TYPES ", where  is one of the following:

BOOTAPP     Boot applications. These types also apply to the boot manager,
            memory diagnostic application, Windows OS loader, and the resume
            application.
BOOTMGR     Boot manager.
BOOTSECTOR  Boot sector application.
CUSTOMTYPES Custom types.
DEVOBJECT   Device object additional options.
FWBOOTMGR   Firmware boot manager
MEMDIAG     Memory diagnostic application
NTLDR       OS loader that shipped with earlier Windows OS
OSLOADER    Windows Vista OS loader
RESUME      Resume application