SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
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Boot logging:
- The Boot log contains the information of each file startup entry in the order it is attempted and loaded into the memory.
- Boot log writes a log of each entry file named “ntbtlog.txt” and saves in the systemroot folder.
- Boot logging can only enable through safe mode.
- In the
operating system , if boot log is enabled means it will help to create a log for identifying the problem of device or driver during startup. - Boot log helps to diagnose the problems of network devices, hardware devices, and operating systems.
Using boot logging as troubleshooting tool:
- Boot logging can be used as a troubleshooting tool by recording the path names of each file that cause driver problems during the startup...
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