Add Boot Option Windows 11 __exclusive__ Jun 2026

To add a boot option in Windows 11, you essentially have two main goals in mind: either you want to add a new operating system to your computer's boot menu or you wish to add a specific boot parameter to the existing Windows installation. Below are the steps for both scenarios:

Run the following command (assuming Windows 11 is installed on drive C: and EFI is on S:): add boot option windows 11

bcdedit /enum bcdedit /delete GUID-of-entry-to-remove To add a boot option in Windows 11,

| Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | "Access denied" | Run Command Prompt/Terminal as Administrator | | Invalid GUID error | Ensure GUID is copied exactly with braces {} | | Boot entry doesn't appear | Check timeout: bcdedit /timeout 10 | | Black screen on boot | Boot from recovery media → Command Prompt → bootrec /fixboot and bootrec /rebuildbcd | | Linux option fails | Use GRUB as primary bootloader instead | It adds a new entry to the Windows Boot Manager

: You can then modify properties of the new entry, like setting a specific boot partition.

BCDEdit (Boot Configuration Data Editor) is the most powerful method. It adds a new entry to the Windows Boot Manager.