Wątek: Is there any ability to delete old boot menu entries from within Windows or Linux?

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1 z 9: 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!
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30.07.2023 20:23

2 z 9: 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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30.07.2023 20:30

3 z 9: cyrmax

I will try another time but I remember that they were there even if I reinstall the system with full harddrive cleaning.
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30.07.2023 20:42

4 z 9: golden_secret

hi, i am new to the elton platform any tips for getting started


30.07.2023 23:42

5 z 9: rudolf

wrong topic.
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30.07.2023 23:52

6 z 9: 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.

31.07.2023 01:21

7 z 9: ArcticMoon

Moderation!
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.
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31.07.2023 16:50

8 z 9: 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.

-- (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.

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31.07.2023 16:50

9 z 9: zywek

But efibootmgr does not support each device unfortunately

01.08.2023 12:37