Is there any ability to delete old boot menu entries from within Windows or Linux?
Back to Computers and Technology#1 cyrmax
Hey folks!
I have an old Fujitsu laptop which was used by another person before me, and so the operating system there was reinstalled many times.
And now, when i power it up and open boot menu Envision or sighted people read me lots of old menu entries like windows, debian, veracrypt loader, flopy0, dvd1, UEFI USB, ETC, ETC.
I have tried reseting BIOS via f9, enter, f10, enter but it didn't help me, these entries are still there.
I see them in Windows with bcdedit command and even can delete them, but when I reboot my laptop I still see those entries in the boot menu.
So the question is that how I can get rid of those obsolete boot menu entries?
I can use linux if needed, but even in Linux I have no ideas how to do the job.
Thanks in advance!
#2 pajper
You must know what is the cause for them. Is it BCD, Grub or something. If it's at EFI level you can just delete corresponding directories from EFI partition.
I prefer to do it under Linux, but it's possible under Windows as well.
Mount EFI partition, delete directories with records you don't want to keep and unmount.
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#3 cyrmax
I will try another time but I remember that they were there even if I reinstall the system with full harddrive cleaning.
#4 golden_secret
hi, i am new to the elton platform any tips for getting started
#5 rudolf
wrong topic.
#6 destructatron
On Linux I use efibootmgr and usually that'll exterminate the boot entry unless it's something like the removable device in which case it'll regenerate. As far as I know efibootmgr changes nvram stuff, which I think is what you're looking for.
#7 ArcticMoon
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Golden secret, what you are writing here is absolutely off topic. Such questions should go either in Elten english community, but if you want to save time, just look around and explore the platform yourself. Therefore, you are getting an official caution. Note: not a warning, it's only a sign, to be more cautious next time.
#8 cyrmax
Thank you! Now when I am sure that it is possible i will re-read the documentation and double check if I can delete boot entries.
So thank you! Hope this helps me.
I have installed Debian but I still need to remove those obsolete and stuck boot entries.
So will try efibootmgr.
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On Linux I use efibootmgr and usually that'll exterminate the boot entry unless it's something like the removable device in which case it'll regenerate. As far as I know efibootmgr changes nvram stuff, which I think is what you're looking for.
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#9 zywek
But efibootmgr does not support each device unfortunately