Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Interrupt to Windows Startup Settings (Includes Safe Mode) on UEFI enabled PC

Symptom:

- Apply to Windows 8, 8.1 and 10.
- You cannot catch the chance to press <F8> during the Windows loader.

Cause:

- The system boots too quickly, especially for platform with native UEFI (CSM disabled) and SSD as the boot drive

Solution:

- There is not much advice if you can no longer boot up the Windows OS and you cannot find a bootable DVD / USB for recovery purpose
- Possible solution is to interrupt the POST screen by entering the "Boot Menu" (depends on your hardware, the keystroke can be <F12>, <Esc>, etc), on the boot device selection screen, start pressing the <F8> key continuously while you press the <Enter> key to select the suitable boot device. There is still a hope that you can interrupt the Windows loader and allows you to enter the Windows Startup Settings page.

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