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Is there any way to show the WinDeploy fake boot screen on demand/while in windows?

Dexrn 0 Reputation points
2023-01-20T11:16:32.1966667+00:00

similar to how you can call the FirstLogonAnim to show (oobe/FirstLogonAnim.exe /RunFirstLogonAnim), i want to do the same but with windeploy, which i believe is the thing that shows the fake boot screen, if i am wrong, than what application does show that boot screen?

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  2. Beechly 0 Reputation points
    2023-06-01T09:33:47.4933333+00:00

    Hi, The problem is that windeploy isn't the fake boot screen you are referring to. Windeploy is the component that changes the text, such as, "Starting Services" and "Getting Devices Ready **%". But not all is lost, you can still access this mode, which people call "Windows 10 MS-DOS mode". In this mode, you will be running as system giving you full control over your system, which means you can cause a quite large around of damage, so just be careful, and of course, I can't be help responsible for any problems you cause :)

    Before starting, create a restore point just in case anything happens

    To Enter MS-DOS Mode:

    -- On your system, open regedit.exe

    -- go to "Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup"

    -- Change "CmdLine" from "oobe\windeploy.exe" to cmd.exe

    -- Change "SystemSetupInProgress" from "0" to "1"

    -- Change "SetupType" from "0" to "1"

    -- Then Restart your PC.

    A Command Prompt should appear on startup, if not do "SHIFT+F10" to open one.

    Please make sure you know what to change and don't change anything else

    To Exit MS-DOS Mode:

    -- Just change the values back to what they where before in regedit.exe

    -- Then do "shutdown /r /t 0" to restart your PC after the value changes to get back to your desktop.

    Hope this helps :)