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Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and Unified EFI (UEFI) Background The Unified EFI (UEFI) specification (previously known as the EFI specification) defines an interface between an operating system and platform firmware. The interface consists of data tables that contain platform-related information, boot service calls, and runtime service calls that are available to the operating system and its loader. These provide a standard environment for booting an operating system and running pre-boot applications. The UEFI specification was primarily intended for the next generation of IA architecture-based computers, and is an outgrowth of the Intel? Boot Initiative (IBI) program that began in 1998. Intels original version of this specification was publicly named EFI ending with the EFI 1.10 version. In 2005 The Unified EFI Forum was formed as an industry-wide organization to promote adoption and continue the development of the EFI specification. Using the EFI 1.10 specification as the starting point, this industry group released the follow on specifications renamed Unified EFI. The current version of the UEFI Specification can be found at the  HYPERLINK \t _blank UEFI web site. More information Intel? UEFI IHV enabling center Find tools, guides, training, and resources to help independent hardware vendors bring UEFI based products to market faster at our  HYPERLINK /technology/efi/uefi-ihv.htm UEFI IHV enabling center. Specifications The latest version of the UEFI specification is available from the UEFI web site. Tools and utilities  HYPERLINK /en-us/intel-compilers/ Intel? C Compiler for EFI Byte Code  HYPERLINK \t _blank Application Toolkit Project  HYPERLINK https://EDK.T \t _blank EFI Development Kit  HYPERLINK https://EDK2. \t _blank EFI Development Kit II  HYPERLINK /technology/efi/diskutil_overview.htm Microsoft* EFI Disk Utilities  HYPERLINK /technology/efi/sw-debug.htm Intel? UEFI Development Kit Debugger Tool Presentations Recen