: Ensures only trusted, digitally signed bootloaders can run.

A is the essential software that bridges the gap between your computer's hardware and the operating system, handing over control to the Windows kernel . For Windows 10, the primary bootloader is the Windows Boot Manager (BOOTMGR) , which works alongside winload.exe to initialize the system. How the Windows 10 Bootloader Works

This is for learning purposes only. A real Windows bootloader (like bootmgr ) is proprietary, digitally signed, and interacts with the Windows Boot Configuration Database (BCD). You cannot replace it with a custom bootloader on a standard Secure Boot-enabled PC without disabling security features.

// Open our own loaded image protocol to get device handle Status = gBS->HandleProtocol(ImageHandle, &gEfiLoadedImageProtocolGuid, (VOID**)&LoadedImage); if (EFI_ERROR(Status)) return Status;