Use enhanced Boot Configuration Data validation profile

Policy ID
UseEnhancedBcdProfile_Name
Scope
Computer Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Windows Components › BitLocker Drive Encryption › Operating System Drives

Description

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.

Options

  • Verify the following additional BCD settings:
  • Exclude the following additional BCD settings:

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • OSUseEnhancedBcdProfileREG_DWORD
  • OSBcdAdditionalSecurityCriticalSettingsREG_MULTI_SZ
  • OSBcdAdditionalExcludedSettingsREG_MULTI_SZ

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