About this tag
The startup info tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about system startup behavior, boot-time diagnostics, and the technical details of the Windows startup process. Topics include enabling verbose boot messages to see what Windows is loading during startup, troubleshooting long boot times, and understanding the STARTUPINFO structure used in Windows API calls like CreateProcess. The tag also touches on historical anecdotes, such as Elon Musk's early career and a clarified claim about a Microsoft internship. These threads are relevant for users interested in Windows startup internals, boot configuration, and low-level process creation on Windows 7 and later versions.
  1. Danny Clark

    Windows 8 Really verbose linux-like bootup messages possible?

    The lack of information on the blue skewed perspective windows logo with white circle of moving dots below it window startup screen is really driving me crazy. Sometimes it takes forever and I'd like to know what the hell windows is doing. It doesn't even show progress of "chkdsk /f/r c:" Is it...
    • Danny Clark
    • Thread
    • boot boot process chkdsk command line debugging information linux loading messages output performance safe mode startup startup info status system messages troubleshooting verbose windows 8.1
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. Franck M

    Windows 7 CreateProcess matter with Windows 7 SP1

    I have got an issue with Windows 7 Sp1 (v 6.1.7601). This code display a console window with "dir" result. It work well on Windows 7 but not with SP1. BOOL RunCommand(LPCTSTR szCommand) { TCHAR szComSpec[MAX_PATH]; TCHAR szCmd[2048]; STARTUPINFO...
    • Franck M
    • Thread
    • app development command line console createprocess error handling process management security attributes sp1 startup info windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Programming and Scripting