BCDEDIT: Access denied - you can do that

Thanks to BCDEDIT, you can make changes to the boot menu. If you receive the "Access denied" error, this is often due to a lack of access rights. Read this practical tip on how to fix the error.

BCDEDIT: Access denied - this is how you solve the problem

• Before you want to work with BCDEDIT, make sure that you are logged in as administrator.
• You must also run the command prompt as an administrator in order to obtain sufficient permissions.
• To do this, right-click on the shortcut and select "Run as administrator".
• If you still get the error, your user account may be broken.
• Therefore, you should create a new user account. Make sure that this has administrator rights and then try again.