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MSConfig still matters: the System Configuration utility remains one of Windows’ handiest, fastest tools for isolating startup problems, trimming unwanted boot-time processes, and forcing Safe Mode — and knowing how to use it well can save hours of trial-and-error troubleshooting when Windows...

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If you’ve ever wondered why your PC takes ages to boot up or why certain applications conflict during startup, you’re in the right place. MSConfig—the System Configuration utility—provides a window into the inner workings of your Windows startup process. Although it’s been around since Windows...

So when I was trying to go to safe mode I went to "msconfig" using "Run" then I clicked "boot" then I clicked safe boot and set it to minimal after that i clicked apply and restarted my pc and my pc shows the "HKC" logo then says "no signal" and then the "no signal" thing disappeared and then...

Hi, I have a windows 10 machine installed with a dual boot of manjaro linux. I have grub installed as the boot loader. Now, the issue is that my windows 10 updates doesn't complete. I wanted to try and start up in safe mode but there's no options at all. Windows 10 boots normally and fine but...

I recently uncounted a problem with some ransom ware so I read up on the net that I had to boot into safe mode. My was also damages and I was using an external monitor. Think that in safe mode my display on the external monitor would still work so to used msconfig and booted into safe mode only...

My computer was being super slow, and I typed in misconfig in the search bar on the screen after it let me in. Then I checked a bunch of boxes that were running after hiding some boxes that I didn’t want to stop running, and now I can’t access my computer. It says that the pin is unavailable...

Hi! I got problem after modifying startup services of Windows 10.20H2 Pro x64. I forgot single value and tried in command line of Windows recovery to start programs allowing to repair my problem. But it needs higher permissions and even WinPE supports not starting other than 64bit...

After uninstalling the trial versions of antivirus ESET IS (with FW), win10 starts to safe mode. Probably there will be some rest of the installation that prevents normal. Although MSConfig cancels this safe mode, but only using a selective startup, or minimal safe boot. I.e. do not load all...

Hello everyone! While adjusting startup services in msconfig I came across some odd entries in my services tab (screenshot below). The title "bba0e" seems quite unusual. The search engine did not provide any results, so I became suspicious. I can not deactivate any of those, the checkmarks just...

I was going to perform a clean boot and typed msconfig only to find my settings already at selective not normal. I changed it but after a reboot it again was selective.

Ugh... So, I'm having major issues with my PC freezing up a lot. I even tried reinstalling Windows 10 and it worked great for about 2 hours before freezing up again. I figure there must be some kind of trojan downloading stuff to my PC. This is strange because I formatted the drive twice before...

how to come out of safe mode? EDIT!!! : Found it. type:- MSCONFIG, Boot, & un tick safe mode

hi, I went to msconfig and boot and advanced option, I find I have 1 processors enabled. I have Pentium dual core e-6300, so I should have two cores. I also checked my CPU in task manager. It's showing I only have 1 cores. What happened to my second core. (Sorry for the Chinese, if you don't...

Im using Win 8.1 on an HP Pavilion x2 tablet pc. Today my wireless adapter would not recognize my wifi connection no matter what I tried (reboot, diagnose, reboot) so I went into msconfig to run safe mode to try it there. Well it worked. So I figured it must be a program/app causing the...

Having trouble booting computer after failed Windows 10 update. After cancelling the install restarted machine but only came up with a cursor and a blue background. Got to task manager so changed msconfig to start in safe mode on restart and was going to go back to a restore point. Tried to...

That's what my grandson calls it. He's got 8GB of RAM and a 1TB hard drive in an Asus PC. System info is attached here as a .pdf file. 95% of his activity is Minecraft, but even before that comes into play, the OS is slow to load and if he should enter an erroneous password at the start...