Windows 10: Enable Always Boot to Advanced Startup Settings in Windows 10

How to: Enable Always Boot to Advanced Startup Settings in Windows 10

How to Enable or Disable Always Boot to Advanced Startup Settings in Windows 10


Information Advanced Startup Settings lets you start Windows 10 in different advanced troubleshooting modes to help you find and fix problems on your PC.

Normally, you could boot to Advanced Startup Options to select to restart to Startup Settings.

If you like, you could set Windows to always boot to Start Settings first to either press a number to choose a boot option, or press Enter to continue booting to Windows 10.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable to always boot to advanced Startup Settings on your Windows 10 PC.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to enable or disable to always boot to Start Settings.



Note Startup Settings:

[table][tr][td]Startup Settings[/td] [td]Description[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Enable debugging[/td] [td]Starts Windows in an advanced troubleshooting mode intended for IT pros and system admins.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Enable boot logging[/td] [td]Creates a file, ntbtlog.txt, that lists all the drivers that are installed during startup and that might be useful for advanced troubleshooting.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Enable low-resolution video[/td] [td]Starts Windows using your current video driver and using low resolution and refresh rate settings. You can use this mode to reset your display settings.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Enable Safe Mode[/td] [td]Starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and services.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Enable Safe Mode with Networking[/td] [td]Starts Windows in safe mode and includes the network drivers and services needed to access the Internet or other computers on your network.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Enable Safe Mode with Command Prompt[/td] [td]Starts Windows in safe mode with a Command Prompt window instead of the usual Windows interface. This option is intended for IT pros and system admins.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Disable driver signature enforcement[/td] [td]Allows drivers containing improper (aka: unsigned) signatures to be installed.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Disable early launch anti-malware protection[/td] [td]Prevents the early launch antimalware driver from starting, allowing drivers that might contain malware to be installed.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Disable automatic restart after failure[/td] [td]Prevents Windows from automatically restarting if an error causes Windows to fail. Choose this option only if Windows is stuck in a loop where Windows fails, tries to restart, and fails again repeatedly.[/td] [/tr] [/table]


Warning If you let Startup Settings sit idle for 1 minute at boot, your PC will be automatically turned off.


EXAMPLE: Startup Settings in Windows 10







Here's How:

1. Open an command prompt at boot.

2. Do step 3 (enable) or step 4 (disable) below for what you want.


3. To Enable Always Boot to Advanced Startup Settings
A) Type the command below in the command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow bcdedit /set {globalsettings} advancedoptions true





4. To Disable Always Boot to Advanced Startup Settings
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Type the command below in the command prompt, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow bcdedit /set {globalsettings} advancedoptions false






That's it,
Shawn


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how do i start in safe mode

Open Start > Settings > Update & security > Recovery. Under Advanced startup, click Restart now

Click Troubleshoot

Click Advanced options

Click Startup Settings

Click Restart

Press (4) to Enable Safe Mode

Wait while Windows 10 starts in safe mode.

Log in

or

Log out and go to the sign in screen.

Hold down the shift key on your keyboard while clicking the Power button on the screen.

Continue to hold down the shift key while clicking Restart.

Continue to hold down the shift key until the Advanced Recovery Options menu appears.

Click Troubleshoot

Click Advanced options

Click Startup Settings

Click Restart

Press (4) to Enable Safe Mode

Wait while Windows 10 starts in safe mode.

Log in

If the computer is not booting:

Power on and off your computer three times

On the third time, your computer will boot into the Advanced Recovery environment

Click Advanced Options

Click Troubleshoot

Click Advanced options

Click Startup Settings

Click Restart

Press (4) to Enable Safe Mode

Wait while Windows 10 starts in safe mode.

Log in

 

Windows 10 Safe Mode?

Open Start > Settings > Update & security > Recovery

Under Advanced startup, click Restart now

Click Advanced Options

Click Troubleshoot

Click Advanced Options

Click Startup Settings

Click Restart

Press (4) to Enable Safe Mode

Wait while Windows 10 starts in safe mode.

Log in

or

Press Windows key + R

Type: msconfig

Hit Enter

Got to the Boot tab

Check off 'Safe Boot'

Click Apply then OK

Restart when prompted