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Several steps like POST, boot files loading, MBR reading, Kernel initialization etc are happening during
the booting procedure of a Windows machine. Read more details about these Windows booting
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a) POST - POST stands for Power On Self Test. POST checks all the hardware devices connected to a computer like RAM, hard disk etc and make
sure that the system can run smoothly with those hardware devices. If the POST is a failure the system halts with a beep sound.
b) Now BIOS checks the boot priority. We can set the boot priority as CD drive, hard disk or floppy drive.
c) MBR - The next duty of BIOS is to read the MBR. MBR stands for Master Boot Record and its the first sector on a hard disk. MBR contains the
partition table and boot loader.
NTDETECT.COM - This file detect hardware's and passes information to NTLDR. Using the collected information the NTLDR creates a hardware key
and this key is used to detect hardware's. A new hardware key is generated after each reboot of the operating system and that's why system asks to
reboot after installation of a new hardware. The hardware keys created by NTLDR can be found in Windows registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ->
HARDWARES.
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