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BCDEdit error, The parameter is incorrect

I'm trying to add my SSD to the boot menu. I followed the instructions provided by Microsoft. But I keep getting the same error.

This command gives me the error:

bcdedit /copy {current} /d "mySSD"

Then I ran bcdedit /v to see the identifier's GUID. This command also gives me the same error:

bcdedit /copy {c562ef5b-d0f6-11e8-bfb5-e86a64139893} /d "mySSD"

Error:

The copy command specified is not valid.
Run "bcdedit /?" for command line assistance.
The parameter is incorrect.

What should I do?

This is the output result of bcdedit /v

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier              {9dea862c-5cdd-4e70-accb-f32b344d4795}
device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
path                    \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
description             Windows Boot Manager
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {7ea2e1ac-2e61-4728-aaab-896d9d0a9f0e}
default                 {c562ef5b-d0f6-11e8-bfb5-e86a64139893}
resumeobject            {c562ef5a-d0f6-11e8-bfb5-e86a64139893}
displayorder            {c562ef5b-d0f6-11e8-bfb5-e86a64139893}
toolsdisplayorder       {b2721d73-1db4-4c62-bf7b-c548a880142d}
timeout                 0

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {c562ef5b-d0f6-11e8-bfb5-e86a64139893}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \Windows\system32\winload.efi
description             Windows 10
locale                  en-US
inherit                 {6efb52bf-1766-41db-a6bb-0ee5eff72bd7}
recoverysequence        {6e6c06d5-d0f4-11e8-addb-e86a64139893}
displaymessageoverride  Recovery
recoveryenabled         Yes
isolatedcontext         Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
osdevice                partition=C:
systemroot              \Windows
resumeobject            {c562ef5a-d0f6-11e8-bfb5-e86a64139893}
nx                      OptIn
bootmenupolicy          Standard
Solution

  • The problem was that those commands only work in command prompt and I was running them in PowerShell.

    I ran cmd in my elevated powershell and then it worked.

    Or as Vasily Galkin mentioned single-quote all parameters containg {} like

    bcdedit /copy '{current}' /d "mySSD"