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Where can I find the boot.ini file on Windows 7?

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Mar 15, 2026153966 views
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Where is the file in Windows 7? Supposedly it's in the C: drive - I enabled hidden files and disabled Hide system files in the Folder Options but I still can't find it. Does anyone know where it is?

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boot.ini

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Fix for: Where can I find the boot.ini file on Windows 7?

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There isn't a boot.ini in Windows 7. You can use to edit boot option however. Windows 7/Vista has a hidden boot partition, containing the BCD - boot configuration data. Similar to boot.ini but you can't easily edit it like you can with notepad and X…

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