Windows 8 Advanced options (including safe mode)

Windows8 Advanced options (including safe mode) Safe mode is a troubleshooting option for Windows that starts your PC in a limited state. This means that only the basic files, settings and drivers needed to run Windows are loaded, and the words Safe Mode appear in the corners of your screen. If you've been having a problem with your PC, you can start it in safe mode to try to find a solution. Do one of the following: A. If your computer has a single operating system installed : press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you'll need to try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears, and then shutting down and restarting your computer. B. If your computer has Multi OS installed(Windows 8 Boot Loarder) Pic 1. 1. Restart Windows >On Choose an operating system Screen > Select operating system(For My Example is Win8)click Change default or Choose other options > 2. On Option screen, click Choose other options > 3. On Choose an option screen, click >Troubleshoot > 4. On Troubleshoot screen, click > Advanced options > 5. On Advanced options screen, click > Start-up Settings > 6. On the Start-up Settings screen, click > Restar> 7. Your computer is Restart & boot to Startup Settings Screen > in this screen, choose the safe mode option you want.(Use number keys or Press Functions keys F1- F9.) * Sign in to your PC with a user account that has administrator rights.   C. Option in Startup Settings Screen 1. Enable debugging : This mode is valid only for Windows-based domain controllers. This mode performs a directory service repair. 2. Enable Boot Logging : Creates a file, ntbtlog.txt, that lists all the drivers that are installed during startup and that might be useful for advanced troubleshooting. 3. Enable low-resolution video : 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. 4. Enable Safe Mode : Safe mode is a troubleshooting option for Windows that starts your computer in a limited state. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to run Windows are started. The words Safe Mode appear in the corners of your monitor to identify which Windows mode you're using. 5. Enable Safe Mode with Networking : Starts Windows in safe mode and includes the network drivers and services needed to access the Internet or other computers on your network. 6. Enable Safe Mode with Command Prompt : Starts Windows in safe mode with a command prompt window instead of the usual Windows interface. This option is intended for IT professionals and administrators. 7. Disable Driver Signature Enforcement : Allows drivers containing improper signatures to be installed. 8. Disable early launch anti-malware protection : If a driver is classified as malware by Early Launch Anti-Malware Protection because it is malicious or because of a false positive, the driver may not be allowed to load. If this is a necessary driver for Windows to start properly, then we could have a problem where Windows is unable to boot up properly. To protect Windows from a situation like this, Microsoft added a method for you to disable Early Launch Anti-Malware Protection during a boot so that you canresolve your issues by either updating your virus detections or removing the problematic malware driver. Then the next time you reboot your computer, Early Launch Anti-Malware Protection will automatically start again and continueprotecting your computer. 9. Disable automatic restart after failure : 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, attempts to restart, and fails again repeatedly.

Windows7 Advanced Boot Options.

Windows7 Advanced Boot Options. Start computer in safe mode Safe mode is a troubleshooting option for Windows that starts your computer in a limited state. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to run Windows are started. The words Safe Mode appear in the corners of your monitor to identify which Windows mode you're using. If an existing problem doesn't reappear when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. If you don't know the cause of the problem, you can use the process of elimination to help you find the problem. Try starting all of the programs you commonly use, including the programs in your Startup folder, one by one to see if a program might be the cause of the problem. If your computer automatically starts in safe mode without prompting, a problem with your computer might be preventing Windows from starting normally. If you think the cause of the problem might be a recently installed program or device, try using Recovery in Control Panel. Start your computer in safe mode 1. Remove all floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs from your computer, and then restart your computer. Click the Start button , click the arrow next to the Shut Down button , and then click Restart. Do one of the following: 1. If your computer has a single operating system installed : press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you'll need to try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears, and then shutting down and restarting your computer. 2. If your computer has Multi OS installed(Windows 7 Boot Loarder) : use the arrow keys to highlight the operating system you want to start in safe mode, and then press F8. - On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight the safe mode option you want, and then press Enter.   Advanced Boot Options (including safe mode) The Advanced Boot Options screen lets you start Windows in advanced troubleshooting modes. You can access the menu by turning on your computer and pressing the F8 key before Windows starts. Some options, such as safe mode, start Windows in a limited state, where only the bare essentials are started. If a problem doesn't reappear when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers and services as possible causes. Other options start Windows with advanced features intended for use by system administrators and IT professionals. For more information, go to the Microsoft website for IT professionals. 1. Repair Your Computer Shows a list of system recovery tools you can use to repair startup problems, run diagnostics, or restore your system. This option is available only if the tools are installed on your computer's hard disk. If you have a Windows installation disc, the system recovery tools are located on that disc. 2. Safe Mode Safe mode is a troubleshooting option for Windows that starts your computer in a limited state. Only the basic files and drivers necessary to run Windows are started. The words Safe Mode appear in the corners of your monitor to identify which Windows mode you're using. If an existing problem doesn't reappear when you start in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers as possible causes. If you don't know the cause of the problem, you can use the process of elimination to help you find the problem. Try starting all of the programs you commonly use, including the programs in your Startup folder, one by one to see if a program might be the cause of the problem. If your computer automatically starts in safe mode without prompting, a problem with your computer might be preventing Windows from starting normally. If you think the cause of the problem might be a recently installed program or device, try using Recovery in Control Panel 3. Safe Mode with Networking Starts Windows in safe mode and includes the network drivers and services needed to access the Internet or other computers on your network. 4. Safe Mode with Command Prompt Starts Windows in safe mode with a command prompt window instead of the usual Windows interface. This option is intended for IT professionals and administrators. 5. Enable Boot Logging Creates a file, ntbtlog.txt, that lists all the drivers that are installed during startup and that might be useful for advanced troubleshooting. 6. Enable low-resolution video (640×480) 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. 7. Last Known Good Configuration (advanced) Starts Windows with the last registry and driver configuration that worked successfully. 8. Directory Services Restore Mode Starts Windows * domain controller running *Active Directory so that the directory service can be restored. This option is intended for IT professionals and administrators. * domain controller : A server in an active directory network that manages user logon and access to net work and shared resources. * Active Directory : Awindows based directory service that stores information about resources (sush as printer, users,computer& groups) and makes this information available to users and other omputers.   9. Debugging Mode Starts Windows in an advanced troubleshooting mode intended for IT professionals and system administrators. 10. Disable automatic restart on system failure 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, attempts to restart, and fails again repeatedly. 11. Disable Driver Signature Enforcement Allows drivers containing improper signatures to be installed. 12. Start Windows Normally Starts Windows in its normal mode. 13. Description(Current Select) , 14. select ENTER = Choose , 15. select ESC = Cancel

How to Using System Configuration(msconfig):วิธีการใช้งาน msconfig

How to Using System Configuration (msconfig) Windows 7,8 System Configuration is a tool that can help identify problems that might prevent Windows from starting correctly. You can start Windows with common services and startup programs turned off and then turn them back on, one at a time. If a problem doesn't occur when a service is turned off, but does occur when that service is turned on, then the service could be the cause of the problem. System Configuration is intended to find and isolate problems, but it's not meant as a startup management program. To permanently remove or turn off programs or services that run at startup.   Open System Configuration press Windows key + r > on Run dialog box type msconfig and then press OK or type msconfig on Start search box , for Win8 you can type msconfig on Start screen   A. General Tab(Pic 1.) 1. Normal startup : Starts Windows in the usual manner. Use this mode to start Windows after you're done using the other two modes to troubleshoot the problem. 2. Diagnostic startup : Starts Windows with basic services and drivers only. This mode can help rule out basic Windows files as the problem 3. Selective startup : Starts Windows with basic services and drivers and the other services and startup programs that you select.   B. Boot Tab(Pic 2.) Shows configuration options for the operating system and advanced debugging settings, including Booot Options > Safe boot 1.Minimal : On startup, opens the Windows graphical user interface (Windows Explorer) in safe mode running only critical system services. Networking is disabled. 2. Alternate shell : On startup, opens the Windows command prompt in safe mode running only critical system services. Networking and the graphical user interface are disabled. 3. Active Directory repair : On startup, opens the Windows graphical user interface in safe mode running critical system services and Active Directory. 4. Network : On startup, opens the Windowsgraphical user interface in safe mode running only critical system services. Networking is enabled. 5. No GUI boot : Does not display the WindowsWelcome scre.en when starting. 6. Boot log : Stores all information from the startup process in .the file %SystemRoot%Ntbtlog.txt. 7. Base video : On startup, opens the Windowsgraphical user interface in minimal VGA mode. This loads standard VGA drivers instead of display drivers specific to the video hardware on the computer. 8. OS boot information : Shows driver names as drivers are being loaded during the startup process. 9. Time out : Setting time to display list of Operatingsystem(if you install Malti-OS) 10. Make all boot settings permanent : Doesn't track changes made in System Configuration. Options can be changed later using System Configuration, but must be changed manually. When this option is selected, you can't roll back your changes by selecting Normal startup on the General tab. 11. Set as default : setting the first Operating System(OS) to Boot (If your computer has Multi OS installed) 12. Delete : Remove the OS of your choice from the option Boot Loarder. Boot Advanced Options(Pic 2.1) 1. Number of processors : Limits the number of processors used on a multiprocessor system. If the check box is selected, the system boots using only the number of processors in the drop-down list. 2. Maximum memory : Specifies the maximum amount of physical memory used by the operating system to simulate a low memory configuration. The value in the text box is megabytes (MB). 3. PCI Lock : Prevents Windows from reallocating I/O and IRQ resources on the PCI bus. The I/O and memory resources set by the BIOS are preserved. 4. Debug : Enables kernel-mode debugging for device driver development. Go to the WindowsDriver Kit website for more information. Global debug settings : Specifies the debugger connection settings on this computer for a kernel debugger to communicate with a debugger host. The debugger connection between the host and target computers can be Serial, IEEE 1394, or USB 2.0. 5. Debug port : Specifies using Serial as the connection type and the serial port. The default port is COM 1. 6. Baud rate : Specifies the baud rate to use when Debug port is selected and the debug connection type is Serial. This setting is optional. Valid values for baud are 9600, 19,200, 38,400, 57,600, and 115,200. The default baud rate is 115,200 bps. 7. Channel : Specifies using 1394 as the debug connection type and specifies the channel number to use. The value for channel must be a decimal integer between 0 and 62, inclusive, and must match the channel number used by the host computer. The channel specified does not depend on the physical 1394 port chosen on the adapter. The default value for channel is 0. 8. USB target name : Specifies a string value to use when the debug type is USB. This string can be any value.   D. Services Tab(Pic 3.) Lists all of the services that start when the computer starts, along with their current status (Running or Stopped). Use the Services tab to enable or disable individual services at startup to troubleshoot which services might be contributing to startup problems. Select Hide all Microsoft services to show only third-party applications in the services list. Clear the check box for a service to disable it the next time you start the computer. If you've chosen Selective startup on the General tab, you must either choose Normal startup on the General tab or select the service s check box to start it again at startup. NOTE Disabling services that normally run at startup might cause some programs to malfunction or result in system instability. Don't disable services in this list unless you know they're not essential to your computer s operation. Selecting Disable all won't disable some secure Microsoft services required for the operating system to start.   D. Startup Tab(Pic 4.) Lists applications that run when the computer starts up, along with the name of their publisher, the path to the executable file, and the location of the registry key or shortcut that causes the application to run. Clear the check box for a startup item to disable it on your next startup. If you've chosen Selective startup on the General tab, you must either choose Normal startup on the General tab or select the startup item s check box to start it again at startup. If you suspect an application has been compromised, examine the Command column to review the path to the executable file. Note - Disabling applications that normally run at startup might result in related applications starting more slowly or not running as expected.         Tools Tab(Pic 5.) Provides a convenient list of diagnostic tools and other advanced tools that you can run.