

The firmware then works with the Operating System (OS) to interact with the various hardware components on your computer. Without confusing our non-tech readers further, firmware is software that manages the various hardware in a computer.

Now, it is getting all confusing since I just used another tech term, “ROM,” but I will now stop explaining. Ok, I just used the word “firmware” while explaining “UEFI application.” A firmware is a computer program that is written into the computer’s ROM (Read-only Memory).

If you’re wondering what a UEFI application is, in its basic form, it is an application that connects a computer’s firmware to its Operating System. The Windows Boot Manager is a UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) application provided by Microsoft.
