To select a setting you simply press the number associated with the particular setting that you want to disable or activate. When you are in the Startup Settings boot menu your mouse will not work and you need to use your keyboard to select a setting. The Startup Settings screen contains a variety of settings that change how Windows will start. Your computer will be restarted and brought into the Startup Settings menu as shown below. You will now be at the Advanced options screen where you should click on the Startup settings option.Īt the Startup Settings screen, click on the Restart button. Now click on the Troubleshoot button and then the Advanced options button.

Click on the Restart now button and Windows 8 will restart your computer and go directly into the Advanced Startup options menu. Scroll down to the bottom until you see an option labeled Advanced startup. Now click on the option labeled Advanced startup options and you will be brought to the General PC Settings screen. When the search results appear click on the Settings category as shown below.

To restart your computer into the Advanced startup options menu please go to the Windows 8 Start Screen and type Advanced. Tip: A shortcut that you can use to restart and boot directly into the Advanced Startup options menu is to use the shutdown /r /o /t 0 command from the Run prompt.

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