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How to Check if Your Computer Uses UEFI or BIOS [in both Linux and Windows]

A quick video tutorial to tell you if your system uses the modern UEFI or the legacy BIOS. Video instructions for both Windows and Linux have been provided.




Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:23 Check if you are using UEFI or BIOS on Windows
2:06 Check if you are using UEFI or BIOS on Linux
2:58 End screen



What you will learn:
1. How to know if you have UEFI or BIOS boot mode on your system
2. How to check whether your system has UEFI or BIOS in both Windows and Linux.
3. Check if you are using UEFI or BIOS on Windows
a. How you can find the boot mode using System Information
b. How to Use CMD in Windows to find boot mode
c. How You can launch a command prompt window as administrator
d. How to look for the path of the bootloader
e. How to check UEFI or BIOS in Windows 10
f. How you can check whether you are using UEFI or BIOS using File Explorer
g. How to detect boot environment
4. Check if you are using UEFI or BIOS on Linux
a. Easiest way to find out if you are running UEFI or BIOS
b. How to install a package called efibootmgr
c. How you can install the efibootmgr package On Debian and Ubuntu based distributions






























Song: Vlad Gluschenko – On the Way (Vlog No Copyright Music)
Music promoted by Vlog No Copyright Music.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm3zqMFQ-e4&t=0s

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