Solved bcdedit fails in Powershell works in cmd

jimbo45 · Jan 11, 2022

Hi folks
Not sure if this is a recent change in W11 but if I run bcdedit /delete {Identifier} from powereshell I get error not valid and a prompt to run bcdedit /? and the delete command is shown exactly how I did it.

However run the same thing from the command line it works perfectly (bot were run in admin mode).
Is this new in W11 as I prefer in general to use powershell than the standard command processor.

Cheers
jimbo

cereberus · Jan 11, 2022

jimbo45 said:
Hi folks
Not sure if this is a recent change in W11 but if I run bcdedit /delete {Identifier} from powereshell I get error not valid and a prompt to run bcdedit /? and the delete command is shown exactly how I did it.

However run the same thing from the command line it works perfectly (bot were run in admin mode).
Is this new in W11 as I prefer in general to use powershell than the standard command processor.

Cheers
jimbo

This is nothing new. When you run a command line file in powershell, powershell is using aliases (not native ps commands) and whilst they are generally compatible, not all commands are fully compatible (bcdedit being a prime example).

I once had a guy slagging me off saying that was bullshit. I screen dumped some examples in reply, and he then accused me of photoshop editing screen dumps LOL!

Simplest solution is whilst in powershell, type cmd to jump to a command shell to run command, then type exit to get back to powershell.

jimbo45 · Jan 11, 2022

cereberus said:
This is nothing new. When you run a command line file in powershell, powershell is using aliases (not native ps commands) and whilst they are generally compatible, not all commands are fully compatible (bcdedit being a prime example).

I once had a guy slagging me off saying that was bullshit. I screen dumped some examples in reply, and he then accused me of photoshop editing screen dumps LOL!

Simplest solution is whilst in powershell, type cmd to jump to a command shell to run command, then type exit to get back to powershell.

Thanks
I rarely use the cmd console as I prefer Powershell. Your suggestion is great.
Will mark as solved now.

Can't believe how stupid some people are -- why on earth would one want to "Photoshop" a screen dump !!!!! --Well I suppose it takes all sorts. !!

Cheers
jimbo

SIW2 · Jan 11, 2022

bcdedit /delete "{Identifier}"

quote the squigly brackets. It will then accept what is inside the quotes literally. Otherwise it passes only Identifier to bcdedit without the squiglies.

So you will get error message parameter is incorrect or words to that effect.