How to boot Windows directly to Advanced Startup Settings screen

One of the best ways to troubleshoot any issue related to Windows is by booting into Advanced Startup Options. Typically, holding down the Shift key and restarting from Start > Power allows you to do Advanced Startup. But if you would like to display the Advanced Startup Options screen every time your device starts, you need to make use of a Windows command-line interpreter. In this post, we will see how to boot Windows directly to the Advanced Startup Settings screen.

The Advanced Boot Settings screen lets you start Windows in advanced troubleshooting modes. To access it, you can also start your computer and then keep pressing the F8 key before Windows starts. You will see the Advanced options screen.

TIP: You can also add Safe Mode to Boot Menu options in Windows.

Boot Windows directly to Advanced Startup Settings

To boot Windows directly to the Advanced Startup Settings screen, we will use Command Prompt. You need to open Command Prompt (Admin) and run the following command:

bcdedit /set {globalsettings} advancedoptions true

This will turn on the Advanced Startup Options screen on boot.

In case you wish to turn it off anytime, you may run the following command:

bcdedit /set {globalsettings} advancedoptions false

Restart your computer, and you will see the familiar blue Advanced Startup Settings screen load up.

Remember that there is no timer available and to continue to your sign-in screen, you will have to press Enter.

If you’d like the legacy Advanced Boot Options screen to load, run the following command and then reboot:

bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy

You will see the black Boot Options screen, like the one you had in Windows 7 and earlier, load up.

To restore the boot menu to the default, run the following command:

bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy standard

Hope this works for you.

Reboot into Advanced Startup Options using shutdown.exe

The third method is a bit tough to remember. You have to open the command prompt and type the following:

Shutdown.exe /r /o

Hit Enter and see.

Reboot into Advanced Startup Options using Windows 11 Settings

Windows 11 users need to press Win+I to open Settings > System Recovery and click on the Restart now button against Advanced Startup.

Read next: Boot into legacy Boot Manager & display Startup Settings.