Thanks but I have a faulty screen and can't see anything...I tried turning on the laptop and waited , entered my password and pressed alt + f4 and the laptop shut down..So I'm guessing I'm logged in. Is it possible to use msconfig to undo the boot setting. If so could someone walk me through the process using only my keyboard. (the number of tabs and arrow keys to use.)
I already know how to enter msconfig.
(win key + r)
I have an asus laptop x402ca
MSConfig 1) Windows key + R and type
msconfig
then press Enter.
2) Press the up arrow key twice to choose Normal Startup.
3) Shift + Tab once to reach the tab menu.
3) Press the right arrow once to move from General to Boot.
4) Tab three times and press Space to uncheck Safe Boot.
4) Press Enter to save and exit, press Tab, and press Enter.
BCDedit If MSConfig does not work, you may still be able to use the BCD command line. Without observing DiskPart to tell which partition is the bootable, bcdedit is usually able to find the BCD automatically.
1) Windows key + R and type
shutdown /r /o
then press Enter.
2) Wait a few minutes for the Recovery Environment options to load.
3) If using a UEFI computer, press the down arrow twice. If using legacy BIOS, press down once.
4) Press Enter, then press the down arrow twice (since Windows 8 has reset and refresh separate), and press Enter.
5) Press the right arrow once (with Windows 8) and press Enter.
6) Wait a few minutes, then press Enter, type administrator password, and press Enter.
7)
bcdedit /export C:\BCDbackup
and press Enter.
8)
bcdedit /delete {default}
and press Enter.
9)
bootrec /rebuildbcd
and press Enter, in a few seconds type A and press Enter.
10)
exit
and press Enter to exit and continue.
WARNING: If
bootrec /rebuildbcd
fails blindly, the BCD will be left without Windows included, leaving Windows unbootable. Even with the BCD backup saved, you may not know to restore the BCD backup before restarting if
bootrec /rebuildbcd
fails.