Boot screen
In computer jargon , a boot screen is a graphic display of the boot process while an operating system is loading . A boot screen can display the boot output on a console or a graphic . Usually the boot screen takes up the entire screen .
purpose
A boot screen is used to inform the user about the status of the loading operating system. For example, it can display errors during a boot process. Furthermore, a reaction of the operating system is displayed to the user before the graphic functions are loaded.
Windows boot screen
All versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system have a boot screen. Windows 1.0 to 3.11 displayed a non-animated graphic as the boot screen. Windows 95 released the first animated Windows boot screen, showing the version.
In newer Windows versions it is possible to adapt the boot screen with certain additional programs. In Windows Vista it became possible to replace the normal boot screen with an "Aurora version" (which only has light graphic animations).
Since Windows 8 , UEFI devices have shown the logo stored in the UEFI when they boot. In BIOS equipments only a blue Windows logo can be seen.
Linux boot screen
In most Linux versions, the boot screen is a console that informs the user about the progress of the boot process. In newer distributions, which place more emphasis on user-friendliness, this console has been replaced by the logo of the distribution (as in Ubuntu or Linux Mint ) or a loading bar (as in OpenSUSE ). The console can still be displayed by pressing one of the arrow keys.