Can you access msconfig via command prompt?

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May I know what happened when you type in "msconfig" in safe mode with command prompt?

You can try system restore to undo the changes you made to system configuration from the Windows 10 recovery USB drive.

Hope this helps.

Hi,

I can't get into windows so cant put it in safe mode that's why I need to be able to run a command via command prompt.

I can't restore it as there is no saved restore point as win 10 turns off restore point as default for some reason.

Hi,

If you have not yet resolved this, here are some commands to enter various types of Safe Mode..

There are also commands to exit Safe Mode..

Lately people have been having problems entering Safe Mode if they use a password of any kind as It is being rejected..

Safe Mode:
bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal

Safe Mode with Networking:
bcdedit /set {default} safeboot network

Safe Mode with Command Prompt:
bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal
bcdedit /set {default} safebootalternateshell yes

To turn off Safe Boot use... bcdedit /deletevalue {default} safeboot
If that gives an error, use... bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot

If you run into the password problem, enter this command and see if that helps..

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On the recovery environment, please go to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup settings, then click the Restart button to access startup options. Then, press 5 or F5 for safe mode with networking.

Kindly make sure you sign in to your account using the password. Then change the system configuration once logged in.

When I select start up repair it says diagnosing, but then fails.

Hi,

If you have not yet resolved this, here are some commands to enter various types of Safe Mode..

There are also commands to exit Safe Mode..

Lately people have been having entering Safe Mode if they use a password of any kind as It is being rejected..

Safe Mode:
bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal

Safe Mode with Networking:
bcdedit /set {default} safeboot network

Safe Mode with Command Prompt:
bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal
bcdedit /set {default} safebootalternateshell yes

To turn off Safe Boot use... bcdedit /deletevalue {default} safeboot
If that gives an error, use... bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot

If you run into the password problem, enter this command and see if that helps..

net user Administrator /active:yes

Hi,

Thanks for the commands to run.

When I enter them I get this error:-

Hi,

You might try attacking this from a different angle with this command...

bcdedit /store E:\Boot\BCD /deletevalue {default} safeboot

Substitute your desired action after the \BCD instead of directly after the bcdedit as before..

The trick with this is to find out the drive letter of your "Store" which in your case is probably the hidden "EFI" partition.. I do not have a UEFI machine to demonstrate this, but at the command prompt enter DISKPART..

Then enter List Volume... You should see something like my image, but you should also see something like "EFI" or "System Reserved" which would be around 100MB or so..

Close the command prompt and reopen it..

Substitute the appropriate drive letter in place of the E:...

I did this from within Windows, so the command will look different that your X:\Sources..

We're looking for an option for "Startup Settings". Kindly check if there are other pages on the screen.

As per the screen shot they are the only options the lastest win 10 recovery media gives you.