The Boot Configuration Data (BCD) Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider runs under the LocalService account and impersonates the client when handling requests. A client must be a member of the Administrators group, have Backup and Restore privileges, and connect to the WMI repository using an impersonation level of Impersonate, as shown in the following example.

GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationlevel=Impersonate,(Backup,Restore)}!root/wmi:BcdStore

For more information, see WbemImpersonationLevelEnum and WbemPrivilegeEnum.

The following are the BCD WMI provider classes:

• BcdBooleanElement
• BcdDeviceData
• BcdDeviceElement
• BcdDeviceFileData
• BcdDeviceLocateData
• BcdDeviceLocateElementChildData
• BcdDeviceLocateElementData
• BcdDeviceLocateStringData
• BcdDevicePartitionData
• BcdDeviceQualifiedPartitionData
• BcdDeviceUnknownData
• BcdElement
• BcdIntegerElement
• BcdIntegerListElement
• BcdObject
• BcdObjectElement
• BcdObjectListElement
• BcdStore
• BcdStringElement

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