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boot manager

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boot manager
A utility that allows multiple operating systems to be booted from the same computer. See boot, boot loader, dual boot and Boot Camp.


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The boot sector further loads the boot blocks and Windows Boot Manager.
After installation, you'll see NT's boot manager every time you start your PC, letting you choose which operating system to boot.
With two partitions, both operating systems are equally accessible; a boot manager offers the user a choice for which operating system to load, each time the PC is turned on.
 
 
 
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