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Rename Default operating system Name at System startup in Windows-7, how to?

It is possible and very easy with Microsoft bcdedit.exe to Rename Default (active) operating system Name at System startup in Windows-7 and Boot menu this works also on Windows-10 and Windows-8.1!

Please start the CMD in admin mode:
... Start the Windows 7 cmd.exe in administrator mode!
... Start the Windows 8 cmd.exe (command prompt) in administrator mode!

And rename the boot name, for example Windows-7 to Windows-7 Ultimate:
bcdedit /set description "Windows-7 Ultimate"
or for Pro
bcdedit /set description "Windows-7 Pro"

That's it! (... see Image-1 Arrow-1,2 and 3)
To rename other OS use command: bcdedit /enum to see the list! And for example:
bcdedit /set {ntldr} description "Windows-XP SP1"

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Rename Default operating system Name at System startup in Windows-7

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FAQ 81: Updated on: April 29th 2018 12:23

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