UEFI and Windows
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The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specification is the product of an industry-wide effort to improve software interoperability and address the limitations imposed by earlier firmware designs.
This paper introduces firmware concepts and UEFI for business planners, system builders, and anyone curious about UEFI technology. It describes support for UEFI in the Windows family of operating systems, highlights the capabilities that UEFI offers and points out differences between UEFI and basic input/output system (BIOS) firmware.
This information applies to the following operating systems:
Windows 7
Windows Vista SP1 and later
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2003
What's New
| • | Updated to describe Windows 7 support and add more detail to UEFI features. |
Included in this paper:
| • | Types of PC Software |
| • | PC Firmware Types |
| • | UEFI Overview |
| • | Windows Support for UEFI |
| • | UEFI Summary |
