EasyBCD is a program that will let you take control over your Windows bootloader. This application will allow you to have and use several operating systems in one PC. To be more accurate, you will be enabled to create multiple or dual boot profiles, and thus boot into Windows XP, Vista, 7, and even Linux and Mac OS X. Also using this program you will be able to create bootable USB devices, boot from those devices and ISO images, as well as from virtual hard disks and network paths.
The program is free and rather easy to use (not for the beginners, of course). It provides you with lots of adjustable options and useful utilities. For example, it will provide you with quick access to the command-line shell, system restore and control panels, also the program includes the iReboot utility that will let you boot into another OS quickly and easily.
The new 2.0.2 version fixes a bug with adding multiple WIM entries, and has an improved boot.ini partition detection. EasyBCD may be downloaded and installed on any OS, but it will start working only under Windows 7 or Vista.
v2.3.0.207 [Dec 2, 2014]
[EBCD-521] - New: Integrate an option to enable or disable metro bootloader
[EBCD-527] - New: Standalone FreeDOS Support
[EBCD-528] - New: BCD Deployment to USB on EFI installations
[EBCD-544] - New: Dynamically update list of drives when USB is connected/disconnected
[EBCD-508] - New: RTL support in EasyBCD UI for localizations that need it
[EBCD-514] - New: Sign uninstall for Windows app compatibility
[EBCD-530] - New: Only show system EFI entries if in expert mode
[EBCD-533] - New: Use HTTPS for communication with update server
[EBCD-541] - New: Persist user settings across versions
[EBCD-547] - New: New setup icon
[EBCD-548] - New: Add locale setting option to bootloader configuration
[EBCD-549] - New: Set the default locale for new entries to match the bootmgr locale
[EBCD-554] - New: Increase compatibility with screen reader software
[EBCD-531] - Fixed: Crash on edit legacy menu entries if no bootgrabber boot partition
[EBCD-534] - Fixed: Silent crashes/failure when creating bootable USBs on machines with unmounted boot partition
[EBCD-535] - Fixed: Silent crash when attempting to create bootable USB in cases where BCD prep was incomplete
[EBCD-536] - Fixed: Cannot deploy BCD to external USB on EFI machines
[EBCD-537] - Fixed: EFI detection is case-sensitive to winload path
[EBCD-538] - Fixed: EasyBCD does not use fallback fonts if Segoe UI or Consolas are not available
[EBCD-540] - Fixed: Close existing EasyBCD instances on upgrade/install
[EBCD-542] - Fixed: Invalid/corrupt/incompatible settings file causes EasyBCD crash on start
[EBCD-543] - Fixed: EasyBCD gets stuck in EFI mode (even when selecting non-EFI BCD)
[EBCD-545] - Fixed: Timeout does not update on summary after change
[EBCD-546] - Fixed: Timeout counter sometimes remains disabled after switching from "skip" to "count down"
[EBCD-550] - Fixed: EasyBCD locale detection is case-sensitive
[EBCD-556] - Fixed: BootGrabber does not detect 64-bit Windows XP/2003 from within itself
[EBCD-529] - Better support for creating bootable USBs in mixed EFI/MBR environments
[EBCD-532] - Refresh BCD after updating options to reflect changes
[EBCD-553] - Remove iReboot one-click download
[EBCD-557] - Recursively prettify fonts for all form controls
[EBCD-558] - Default main UI display to Segoe UI instead of Calibri
[EBCD-560] - Only restart localization dialog if the locale was set/changed
[EBCD-551] - Add Easy USB Creator to Useful Utilities
[EBCD-552] - Add OEM Product Key Tool to Useful Utilities
[EBCD-559] - Include link to localization thread in software
[EBCD-555] - Replace specific Windows version numbers with generic text where possible
