Unfortunately not. The flag is set in the BCD store. If you at least get the spinning dots (the boot loader) hard reboot the system 3 times from this screen and that should trigger safe mode, or try and enter the firmware and if an option disable fast boot and try the normal F8 method.
Boot a Windows Installer DVD, select troubleshooting, select Command Prompt (which runs as admin). Do an offline BCD edit.
From my notes file:
F8 boot menu for Windows 10:
dir /AH C:\boot\BCD # verify BCD is there, so the following command will work
# In an offline edit, sometimes the drive letter shifts to D:
bcdedit /store C:\boot\BCD /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu True # Offline edit of BCD file
The reason we're doing this in Offline Mode, is the assumption
is, the machine is busted, but booting from the DVD still works.
The file system is assumed operational. Run CHKDSK if it is not.
When you reboot, the "tile menu" will be replaced by the legacy
text menu. Look for the F8 option, lower on the page.
Here, you can see a bit of my "bcdedit" output, from an administrator
window on the running OS.
I don't know a whole lot about Windows, but I do know this... Windows doesn't need your help to get corrupt. It can do that all by itself.I am afraid I will corrupt something.
'When you say, "I wrote a program that crashed Windows," people just stare at you blankly and say, "Hey, I got those with the system, for free.'I don't know a whole lot about Windows, but I do know this... Windows doesn't need your help to get corrupt. It can do that all by itself.
That is a much better description of what I have been doing (crashing it as boot) and what Neemobeer seconded me on. Thank you.
- Start your computer and let it attempt to boot normally.
- A startup screen appears, press and hold the power button for about five seconds to force a shutdown.
- Repeat this process two more times, for a total of three forced shutdowns.
- On the fourth restart, Windows should enter the "Advanced Startup Options" menu.
- In the "Advanced Startup Options" menu, select "Troubleshoot."
- Within the troubleshoot options, choose "Advanced options."
- From the advanced options, select "Startup Settings."
- Finally, click on the "Restart" button.
- After your computer restarts, you will see a list of startup settings. Press the "4" key or the "F4" key on your keyboard to select "Enable Safe Mode."