#WINDOWS 8.1 STARTUP MANAGER HOW TO#

The menu options presented are analysed in detail below. To return without making any changes, hit the Enter key on your keyboard you will need to login once again. If you wish to see more options, you can do so by pressing the F10 key: Your mouse pointer will not work here and you must type the number key (or the function key) corresponding to your selection. Windows 8 will now reboot, taking you directly into the Startup Settings Boot Menu. To move ahead, tap/click on the Restart button on the lower right corner of the screen: This brings you to the Startup Settings screen showing the various startup settings of Windows 8 that you will be able to change when you Restart. On the Options screen, tap/click on the Troubleshoot button to bring up the Troubleshoot menu:įrom here tap/click on the Advanced Options button to get to the Advanced Options menu:įrom the Advanced Options Menu, tap/click on the Startup Settings button.

Tapping/clicking on the Restart Now button will let Windows offer its Options screen: Directly underneath is the Restart Now button: Tap/click on the General Button and scroll down the menu on the right hand side until you come to Advanced Startup. Tapping or clicking within the dialog box will take you to the PC Settings screen. Windows will now show you the Advanced Startup Options within a dialog box as shown below:įigure 2. Within the Search items listed, tap/click on Settings: You may also slide in from the right edge, tap/click on the Search Icon and type advanced into the resulting dialog box. Type the world advanced directly, which will bring up the items you can search. Enabling the Windows 8 Startup Settings Boot Menu via GUI

#WINDOWS 8.1 STARTUP MANAGER HOW TO#

To learn more on this, read our How to Start Windows 8 and 8.1 in Safe Mode – Enabling F8 Safe Mode article. While not enabled by default, users can use the F8 key to enter Safe Mode when booting into the operating system, just as all previous Windows versions.

Windows 8.1 startup manager