Category
page 1Boot loaders

bootloader
thumb|GNU GRUB, a popular free-software bootloader
thumb|right|Windows Boot Manager
thumb|rEFInd, a popular boot manager for EFI and [[UEFI systems]]
A bootloader, also spelled as boot loader or called bootstrap loader, is a computer program that is responsible for booting a computer and booting an operating system. If it also provides an interactive menu with multiple boot choices then it is often called a boot manager.
Boot Camp
Proprietary dual-boot wizard

NTLDR
NTLDR (abbreviation of NT loader) is the boot loader for all releases of Windows NT from 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1 up until Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. From Windows Vista onwards it is replaced by Windows Boot Manager (BOOTMGR).
Q584188
boot loader used by modern version of Windows NT
BootX
boot loader developed by Apple Inc.
bootloader unlocking
process of disabling secure booting to allow installation of custom firmware on a device
RedBoot
RedBoot (an acronym for Red Hat Embedded Debug and Bootstrap firmware) is an open-source application that uses the eCos real-time operating system Hardware Abstraction Layer to provide bootstrap firmware for embedded systems.
Android boot proces
process of booting an Android device