Windows 10: Add Boot to Advanced Startup Options context menu in Windows 10

How to: Add Boot to Advanced Startup Options context menu in Windows 10

How to Add a Boot to Advanced Startup Options context menu in Windows 10


Advanced startup enables you to perform these actions:

• Start recovery (aka: Windows RE or WinRE), troubleshooting, and diagnostic tools.
• Boot from a disk (ex: USB or DVD) or device (UEFI only)
• Access the PC's UEFI firmware
• Restore Windows from a system image
• Choose default operating system to boot to on PC if multiple operating systems are installed

When you boot to advanced startup, all user sessions are signed off. If you select a Windows RE feature from this menu, the PC restarts into Windows RE and the selected feature is launched.

In some situations, Windows RE automatically tries to repair the system. Also, these situations automatically cause a failover to Windows RE:

• Two consecutive failed attempts to start Windows.
• Two consecutive unexpected shutdowns that occur within two minutes of boot completion.
• A Secure Boot error (except for issues related to Bootmgr.efi).
• A BitLocker error on touch-only devices.

If users boot to advanced startup from within Windows and select a Windows RE tool, they must provide the user name and password of an administrator account on the local PC. This doesn't apply to the Reset your PC feature.


This tutorial will show you how to add Boot to Advanced Startup Options to the Desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10.

While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the context menu, all users will be able to use the context menu.


EXAMPLE: "Boot to Advanced Startup Options" context menu and Advanced Startup "Choose an option"








Here's How:

1 Do step 2 (add-right click), step 3 (add-Shift+right click) , or step 4 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add Right Click "Boot to Advanced Startup Options" to Desktop Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Add_Boot_to_Advanced_Startup_Options_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Add Shift + Right Click "Boot to Advanced Startup Options" to Desktop Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Add_Shift+Right_Click_Boot_to_Advanced_Startup_Options_context_menu.reg

Download

4. To Remove "Boot to Advanced Startup Options" from Desktop Context Menu
This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Remove_Boot_to_Advanced_Startup_Options_context_menu.reg

Download
5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Boot to Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10
• How to Create an Advanced Startup Options Shortcut in Windows 10

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Windows 10 Advance Startup mode not showing menu (only power off menu)

Hi Dany,

I realize the inconvenience you are experiencing with Windows Startup options. I will certainly help you.

I suggest you to try the steps below and check if this helps in enabling the Advance boot option.

• Use any administrator account to sign-in/log on to your Windows 10 computer.
• Once on the desktop window, right-click the Start button from the bottom left corner.
• From the displayed context menu, click the Command Prompt (Admin) option.
• In the opened Administrator: Command Prompt interface, type the
  BCDEDIT /SET {DEFAULT} BOOTMENUPOLICY LEGACY command.
• Hit Enter to execute the command.
• Close the command window when done.
• After this, left-click the Start button.
• Click Power from the Start menu.
• From the displayed options, click Restart.

Now follow the below steps and check if you are able to see the
Advance boot options.

• Open Settings, and click/tap on the
  Update & security icon.
• 
  Click/tap on
  Recovery on the left side, and click/tap on Restart
  now under Advanced startup. Check if you are able to view the
  Troubleshoot option.
  

Write to us, if you need further assistance.

Thank You.

 

No Troubleshot option in Advanced startup menu..

Hello,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

It would be grateful if you can reply to this question in order to assist you further:

• How exactly are you accessing the Advance boot option?
• Are you using Windows 10 installation disk to access the Advance start up options or trying to access through Windows?

I suggest you to follow the below path and check if you are able to see the Troubleshoot option:

• Open Settings, and click/tap on the
  Update & security icon.
• 
  Click/tap on
  Recovery on the left side, and click/tap on Restart
  now under Advanced startup. Check if you are able to view the
  Troubleshoot option.
  

Let us know the status of the issue. We will be glad to assist you with the issue.

Thank you.

 

No Troubleshot option in Advanced startup menu..

Sorry I know this is old but I have a similar problem there is only the shut off your PC option , when I try to access advanced option, whether through windows even holding down the shift key,

 

Feature suggestions - move to proper menus, add Options window

Suggestions:
1) Remove main menus from top left menu (system menu) and move them to a standard Windows menu, at the top.
Leave the 6 system menu items (Restore --- Close) in system menu, move all the rest to that standard main menu. The main menu can be auto-hidable - pressing Alt key to invoke it or hide it, similar to the way IE11 menus and many Windows 10 built-in apps' menus work.

2) And/or, add an Options menu or button, which would invoke a separate screen with GPU-Z Options, similar to how most Windows apps work.
Most Windows apps have a separate Options screen, which GPU-Z lacks - one should be added.

Thanks in advance for listening!

 

Boot to Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10  

I have not tried this, but this link may help you get back to a regular startup. Step 5 in Option 3.

Boot into Safe Mode on Windows 10