EFI
Updated: 06/16/2017 by Computer Hope
Short for Extensible Firmware Interface, EFI is a new firmware standard developed by Intel and introduced with the release of IA-64 that greatly improves the features available in the BIOS (basic input/output system). The EFI specification was made into a general standard known as UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface).
EFI changes
- Getting rid of the boot loader, allowing the firmware to select the operating system.
- EFI enables vendors to create drivers that cannot be reverse engineered.
- Contains a small shell that runs at boot, allowing a small and manageable working environment without anything on the computer.