Windows 10 Create boot menu entries for .vhdx image files using bcdedit?

[rocketjetz]

I created a .VHDX file from disk manager called Acronis.vhdx, attached it and then mounted it to D:\VHDX. Under File Explorer it shows as V:\AcronisVHDX. I then used PowerISO to extract the contents of AcronisRescuePE.Iso to V:\AcronisVHDX. I can see the folders and files with V:\AcronisVHDX.

What I need/want to do now is create a GUID entry(?) using BCDEDIT (?) to create an entry to boot this .VHDX. I have researched the various documentation on technet/msdn and the web in general but I cannot find anything specific on how to add a boot entry to boot a .vhdx that resides on the D; drive specifically. When booted under winre, C: becomes D; so I assume that D: would become E:, where X: is winre itself. Will V: then move to W:? I'm above my paygrade here. If anybody can help me this I would greatly appreciate it.

What I am basically trying to do is convert multiple bootable winpe based .iso images from various companies, so that I can boot direct into them from an entry within winre. You will notice from below that I have boot entries both for Macrium Reflect 7 Home and EaseUSTodo already as boot options when I boot up windows directly.

I hope all of this makes sense.

I have tried ALL the so-called USB multi-boot creators and none of them work with my 64-bit UEFI bios

Xboot does copy the 6 winpe based iso's to the usb drive but my bios will not recognize it as bootable, even though it will boot any other winpe based usb flash drive. It doesn't like grub4dos or syslinix.





Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17763.195]
(c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>reagentc /info
Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

Windows RE status: Enabled
Windows RE location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk1\partition5\Recovery\WindowsRE
Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 57b6bb18-e095-11e8-9a73-90ddbf97c8ee
Recovery image location:
Recovery image index: 0
Custom image location:
Custom image index: 0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.


C:\WINDOWS\system32>bcdedit

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume4
path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
badmemoryaccess Yes
flightsigning Yes
default {current}
resumeobject {15a5625b-e095-11e8-947a-0c54157ab777}
displayorder {current}
{a608dab3-db8f-11e8-945c-0c54157ab777}
{b3b69293-3e25-e2db-b89f-da816ab284e9}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 10

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \WINDOWS\system32\winload.efi
description Windows 10
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {57b6bb18-e095-11e8-9a73-90ddbf97c8ee}
displaymessageoverride Recovery
recoveryenabled Yes
badmemoryaccess Yes
isolatedcontext Yes
flightsigning Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \WINDOWS
resumeobject {15a5625b-e095-11e8-947a-0c54157ab777}
nx OptIn
bootmenupolicy Standard
hypervisorlaunchtype Off

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {a608dab3-db8f-11e8-945c-0c54157ab777}
device ramdisk=[C:]\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\sources\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
path \windows\system32\boot\winload.efi
description Macrium Reflect System Recovery
badmemoryaccess Yes
flightsigning Yes
osdevice ramdisk=[C:]\boot\macrium\WA10KFiles\media\sources\boot.wim,{ramdiskoptions}
systemroot \Windows
nx OptIn
detecthal Yes
winpe Yes

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {b3b69293-3e25-e2db-b89f-da816ab284e9}
device ramdisk=[C:]\boot\EASEUSPE.WIM,{e2b69392-2f34-f1ca-c7af-ca816ab183e9}
path \Windows\system32\winload.efi
description EaseUS Todo Backup Windows PE
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
badmemoryaccess Yes
osdevice ramdisk=[C:]\boot\EASEUSPE.WIM,{e2b69392-2f34-f1ca-c7af-ca816ab183e9}
systemroot \windows
nx OptIn
detecthal Yes
winpe Yes

C:\WINDOWS\system32>diskpart

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.17763.1

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: HADES-CANYON

DISKPART> list disk

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
Disk 0 Online 953 GB 95 GB *
Disk 1 Online 476 GB 47 GB *
Disk 2 Online 476 GB 47 GB *
Disk 3 Online 1024 MB 1984 KB
Disk 4 Online 1862 GB 1024 KB *
Disk 5 Online 1024 MB 0 B *
Disk 6 Online 465 GB 2048 KB *
Disk 7 Online 40 GB 0 B *

DISKPART> select disk 5

Disk 5 is now the selected disk.

DISKPART> list partition

Partition ### Type Size Offset
------------- ---------------- ------- -------
Partition 1 Reserved 15 MB 17 KB
Partition 2 Primary 1007 MB 16 MB

DISKPART> select partition 1

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> detail partition

Partition 1
Type : e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae <--- MSFT Reserved Partition
Hidden : Yes
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 17408

There is no volume associated with this partition.

DISKPART> select partition 2

Partition 2 is now the selected partition.

DISKPART> detail partition

Partition 2
Type : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7 <------

The data partition type that is created and recognized by Windows.
Only partitions of this type can be assigned drive letters, receive volume GUID paths, host mounted folders (also called volume mount points


Hidden : No
Required: No
Attrib : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 16777216

Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
* Volume 9 V AcronisVHDX FAT32 Partition 1007 MB Healthy

DISKPART> select volume 9

Volume 9 is the selected volume.

DISKPART> detail volume

Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
-------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
* Disk 5 Online 1024 MB 0 B *

Read-only : No
Hidden : No
No Default Drive Letter: No
Shadow Copy : No
Offline : No
BitLocker Encrypted : No
Installable : Yes

Volume Capacity : 1006 MB
Volume Free Space : 447 MB

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