{ pkgs, ... } :
{
  boot = {
  initrd = {
  verbose = false;   # its a lot of logs. dont need it, unless we do.
  kernelModules = [ ]; # no kernel modules on boot
  };

  extraModulePackages = [ ];       # no extra packages on boot either
  kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;  # latest greatest linux kernel
  kernelParams = [ "silent" ];       # quiet those logs

  consoleLogLevel = 0;         # quiten more logs
  plymouth.enable = true;        # graphical boot animation instead

  supportedFilesystems = [ "ntfs" ];     # should see the ntfs (windows)

  loader = {
  systemd-boot.enable = true;      # systemd-boot
  systemd-boot.configurationLimit = 10;
  efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;     # allow editing efi to edit the boot loader


  timeout = 5;           # grub timeout to make a selection
  };
  };
}