Manage boot menu vista




















The active options, presented as simulated BOOT. INI switches, may be removed or added to. Note however that some options may have been acted on already, so that an option that is changed through the Edit Boot Options menu need not work exactly as if it had been determined from the BCD store.

Indeed, it need not work at all. Some of the BOOT. Mostly, one BOOT. The whole string is set as the updated value of loadoptions. Some, perhaps even many, details remain to be worked out. Text is case-insensitive. An option is considered present at its first occurrence only.

Also, an option need not be preceded by a forward slash or even by white space. In each of the following sets, only one member is accepted, in decreasing order of precedence:. The num placeholder stands for an uninterrupted sequence of decimal digits. An empty num is permitted, and evaluates as zero. The str placeholder stands for any number of characters up to but not including the first space. This option allows a specific display resolution of x to be used to address issues with viewing items.

Directory Service Restore Mode is only used if there is a domain a specialized grouping of computers using a specific type of server. This option is used to reconnect computers to a domain.

Debugging Mode is an advanced mode in which two computers are used. The working computer receives data from the non-working computer that is then used to fix the issue by analyzing the data using a program called a debugger. Debuggers are used to find problems in how a program was written. Normally, computers are set to restart a BSOD occurs. This presents an issue in getting all of the information needed to research the BSOD. Using the Disable automatic restart on system failure option prevents the automatic restarts of the computer so that the information about the issue can be obtained.

The Disable Driver Signature Enforcement option is used to allow drivers without a digital signature to be run. In newer versions of Windows, Microsoft has made signed drivers almost a necessity but some companies have hardware available without digital signatures.

This option disables the requirement for the signature which can be beneficial in determining if a boot failure is from a hardware component or if the issue is tied to a driver signature. In Windows 8, Microsoft has removed the Directory Service Restore Mode and replaced it with the Disable early launch anti-malware protection option.

Early Launch anti-malware protection is used to malware from installing as Windows loads to the desktop. Disabling this feature can be used to test if a driver or other file needed to start Windows is being blocked as malware. I would not recommend using this option unless you have an advanced knowledge of troubleshoot. Before I personally would try this option, I would try to boot into one of the Safe Mode options first so that I could run a virus and malware scan in case critical files for booting Windows have gotten infected.

Disabling the early launch anti-malware protection could allow the computer to be further infected if the option is disabled and the computer is booting to the desktop. If the computer was not shut down normally the last time it was used, the computer may automatically boot to the Advanced Boot Options menu.

As such, some additional steps are needed to access the Startup Settings menu. If a Windows 8 computer cannot boot normally, Windows 8 will try to automatically repair the problem as the computer is booted.

If the automatic repair is unsuccessful, users have some additional options that they can try such as refreshing the PC or formatting the computer and reinstalling Windows. These options require that the Windows 8 installation software be available. Before trying either of these options, I recommend going into the Startup Settings menu and trying to recover from the problem using one of the options listed there.

I have had to use this option recently as my laptop would not boot into Windows 8 while I was on vacation. Sometimes, issues can be resolved by booting into Safe Mode and then rebooting the computer into normal mode. That was the case with my problem. After booting into Safe Mode, I was able to reboot the computer in normal mode successfully and have had no further issues.

Accessing the Startup Settings menu using the above steps is a per-use situation. Each time booting into the Startup Settings menu is needed, the steps listed below will have to be used. One thing that I do want to mention is that the mouse can be used for selecting the option an all but the last screen. What Is Windows Boot Manager? If you have several operating systems, you can enable Windows Boot Manager when the computer boots and then select the target operating system.

Step 2: Type in: sysdm. Step 2: Type following commands in order. Windows XP will be added to boot manager after executing above commands successfully.

Next, use the following solution to remove system in Windows Boot Manager if needed. When the command prompt pops up, type in: bcdedit. Then find out the identifier of the system that you intend to remove. Please confirm the target system and the identifier that you need. How to Fix Windows Boot Manager? And it will lead to blue screen when Windows boot.

Startup Problem. Step 1: Turn on the PC. Connect the bootable USB drive to the computer.



0コメント

  • 1000 / 1000