Dual Boot - Change OS Name in Windows Boot Manager

How to Change the OS Name in Windows Boot Manager

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When you dual boot, this will show you how to change a listed operating system name in the Windows Boot Manager to what you want from within the operating system that you want to change the name of. For example, in Vista.
Tip   Tip
It can be real useful to rename a operating system if you have more than one OS listed with the same name, or you would like to have a better description (ex: 32-bit, 64-bit, build number), etc..)

EXAMPLE: Windows Boot ManagerNOTE: This is an example of the default Microsoft Windows Vista name (left) renamed to Vista Ultimate (right) instead. You can rename the OS to any name you like though.
Boot_Manager_Vista.jpg
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Boot_Manager-2-Vista.jpg





METHOD ONE
With bcdedit Command

1. Start the Operating System (ex: Vista) that you want to change the name of in the Windows Boot Manager screen.​
3. In the elevated command prompt, type bcdedit and press enter. (See screenshot below)​
NOTE: This will let you see what the name of the {current} operating system name is. This will be the operating system that you are currently in (ex: Microsoft Windows Vista).​
Step1-Vista.jpg

4. In the elevated command prompt, type:​
bcdedit /set {current} Description "name you want"
and press enter. (See screenshot below)​
NOTE: For example, if I wanted to change the name to Vista Ultimate, I would type bcdedit /set {current} Description "Vista Ultimate" and press enter.​
Step2_Vista.jpg

5. In the elevated command prompt, type bcdedit and press enter. (See screenshot below)​
NOTE: This will let you see and verify the new name of the {current} operating system.
Step3-Vista.jpg

6. Close the elevated command prompt.​
7. When you restart the computer next, you will see the new name listed for the operating system. (See example screenshots at the top of the tutorial)​





METHOD TWO
With EasyBCD Program

NOTE: Special thanks to SIW2 for providing this.
FIRST: Download and install the EasyBCD program, then run it.​
EASYBCD2009-01-23_142941.jpg

1. Click on the Change Settings button.​
2. Select the OS whose name you want to change in the drop down arrow menu.​
3. To the left of the Name line, click in the line to put the cursor there and type any name you want for the OS.​
4. Click on the Save Settings button.​
That's is,
Shawn



 

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Thanks a lot for the tutorial Brink. I have been working on this for a few days. This is exactly what I needed.

On some systems, the boot manager will say "Earlier versions of windows" and we need to rename the OS.
 
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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    The Terminator
    CPU
    Core 2 Quad
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
    Memory
    4X2GB GSkill 1066Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 9500 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 932 bw 19" and Syncmaster 2033 20"
    Screen Resolution
    1440 X 900 and 1600 X 900
    Hard Drives
    Patriot Torqx 128GB SSD
    WD Black 640GB
    PSU
    Corsair 750HX
    Case
    Lian Li PC-B70
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7
    Keyboard
    An old e-machines PS-2 (I have HUGE fingers and it works)
    Mouse
    Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    7 Mps
You're welcome Nate. This is the easiest method that I could come up with using the bcdedit command.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Brink, I am running XP, Vista, and Windows 7. To use this method, one needs to be running the OS they intend to change right? Will this method work in XP?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    The Terminator
    CPU
    Core 2 Quad
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
    Memory
    4X2GB GSkill 1066Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 9500 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 932 bw 19" and Syncmaster 2033 20"
    Screen Resolution
    1440 X 900 and 1600 X 900
    Hard Drives
    Patriot Torqx 128GB SSD
    WD Black 640GB
    PSU
    Corsair 750HX
    Case
    Lian Li PC-B70
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7
    Keyboard
    An old e-machines PS-2 (I have HUGE fingers and it works)
    Mouse
    Microsoft wireless laser mouse 5000
    Internet Speed
    7 Mps
Yes, you need to be running the OS you want to change the name of. I have not tried it in XP, but I believe it should work without any problems. :)
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Hello!

This is very usefull.
With GImageX I`ve made it a WIM file with 3 images of MSDaRT 6.0 x86, MSDaRT 6.5 x86 and MSDaRT 6.5 x64.
Can you please, give some routes to make BCD for booting one of 3 images from one boot.wim file?

Thanx in advice.
gnikolic.
 

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I made bcd with 2 new entries. 3 versions of MSDaRT injectect to one WIM.
packed to the iso and computer restarts.
Where I am making errors?
How to send You my bcd to see it?
 

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