Is there an equivalent of Android's bootloader in Windows and/or Linux, what is it called?
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Windows Bootloader or GRUB......– RamhoundJan 9, 2016 at 20:18
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The bootloader is a program that loads the kernel from secondary storage to the main memory and eventually allows you to choose which kernel to load. In linux is generally GRUB. In Windows it is NTLDR. For Windows Vista and later the bootloader is Window boot manager.
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Windows https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff542273(v=vs.85).aspx
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Your last sentence is not correct.. NTLDR is the literal name for the NT Bootloader, which means every version of Windows released, based on the NT kernel since 2001. Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 are both on the NT kernel.– RamhoundJan 9, 2016 at 20:55
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I'm sorry for the error on the MBR. Instead for the question of NTLDR i'm sure that after Windows Vista the Microsoft system use Windows boot manager. Jan 9, 2016 at 21:38
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1The following doesn't contradict what you wrote but note that en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTLDR "NTLDR (abbreviation of NT loader) is the boot loader for all releases of Windows NT operating system up to and including Windows 10 " Another link that may be of interest is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…– barlopJan 9, 2016 at 21:52
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@Ramhound Hmm my understanding is that Vista onwards uses "Windows Boot Manager", as described here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista_startup_process– misha256Jan 9, 2016 at 22:00
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