Policy
Use enhanced Boot Configuration Data validation profile
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016
This policy setting allows you to choose specific Boot Configuration Data (BCD) settings to verify during platform validation. If you enable this policy setting, you will be able to add additional settings, remove the default settings, or both. If you disable this policy setting, the computer will revert to a BCD profile similar to the default BCD profile used by Windows 7. If you do not configure this policy setting, the computer will verify the default Windows BCD settings. Note: When BitLocker is using Secure Boot for platform and Boot Configuration Data (BCD) integrity validation, as defined by the "Allow Secure Boot for integrity validation" group policy, the "Use enhanced Boot Configuration Data validation profile" group policy is ignored. The setting that controls boot debugging (0x16000010) will always be validated and will have no effect if it is included in the provided fields.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE Value name OSUseEnhancedBcdProfile | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | EnhancedBcdProfile_AdditionalSecurityCriticalSettings ID EnhancedBcdProfile_AdditionalSecurityCriticalSettings | list | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE Value name OSBcdAdditionalSecurityCriticalSettings Type REG_MULTI_SZ | None | |
| Computer | EnhancedBcdProfile_AdditionalExcludedSettings ID EnhancedBcdProfile_AdditionalExcludedSettings | list | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\FVE Value name OSBcdAdditionalExcludedSettings Type REG_MULTI_SZ | None |