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**Important:** If you mess up the installation, your system may become unbootable! Create a rescue disk before use. This software comes with no warranty. Use at your own risk.
* Make sure that your computer is booting with UEFI.
* Make sure that Secure Boot is disabled, or learn to sign EFI applications.
* Simple Windows installation:
* Get the latest release.
* Start `setup.exe` and select `I` (install).
* Make sure that Secure Boot is disabled, unless you know how to sign EFI applications.
### Windows installation
* Get the latest release from the Releases page.
* Start `setup.exe` and follow the instructions.
* You may need to manually disable Secure Boot and then retry.
* The installer will launch Notepad for modifying the configuration.
* If you need only one custom image, the defaults are fine.
* Otherwise, check out the examples in the configuration file.
* The installer will launch Paint for creating the image(s).
* You can create multiple images by using Save As.
* Be sure to always use the 24-bit BMP/DIB format.
* If Windows later restores the original boot loader, simply reinstall.
* If you wish to change the image or other configuration, simply reinstall.
* Installation for Windows with another boot loader (e.g. GRUB):
* Extract the latest release to `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\HackBGRT\`.
* Set `boot=\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi` in `config.txt`.
* Point your boot loader to `\EFI\HackBGRT\bootx64.efi`.
* Installation for all operating systems:
* Extract the latest release to `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\HackBGRT\`.
* Set `boot=` to your preferred boot loader in `config.txt`.
* Set `\EFI\HackBGRT\bootx64.efi` as your default boot loader with `efibootmgr` or some other EFI boot manager tool.
* If Windows later restores the original boot loader, just reinstall.
* If you wish to change the image or other configuration, just reinstall.
### Multi-boot configurations
If you only need HackBGRT for Windows:
* Extract the latest release to `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\HackBGRT\`.
* Set `boot=\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi` in `config.txt`.
* Point your boot loader to `\EFI\HackBGRT\bootx64.efi`.
If you need it for other systems as well:
* Extract the latest release to `[EFI System Partition]\EFI\HackBGRT\`.
* Set `boot=\EFI\your-actual-boot-loader.efi` in `config.txt`.
* Set `\EFI\HackBGRT\bootx64.efi` as your default boot loader with `efibootmgr` or some other EFI boot manager tool.
On 32-bit machines, use `bootia32.efi` instead of `bootx64.efi`.
## Configuration