Can you access msconfig via command prompt?

Question

Hi,

Is there a command to issue in command prompt that opens msconfig or is there a command that changes msconfig start up to "selective" or "normal"?

My laptop is win 10 ver 1909.

It's stopped booting into windows after I changed the start up in msconfig from "selective" to "normal".

I'm having to use command prompt from the win 10 recovery usb.

Answer 1

Hi,

If you have not yet resolved this, here are some commands to enter various types of Safe Mode..

There are also commands to exit Safe Mode..

Lately people have been having problems entering Safe Mode if they use a password of any kind as It is being rejected..

Safe Mode:

bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal

Safe Mode with Networking:

bcdedit /set {default} safeboot network

Safe Mode with Command Prompt:

bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal

bcdedit /set {default} safebootalternateshell yes

To turn off Safe Boot use... bcdedit /deletevalue {default} safeboot

If that gives an error, use... bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot

If you run into the password problem, enter this command and see if that helps..

net user Administrator /active:yes

Answer 2

Hello!

I'm your Independent Advisor for today. Let's figure this out and come up with a solution.

May I know what happened when you type in "msconfig" in safe mode with command prompt?

You can try system restore to undo the changes you made to system configuration from the Windows 10 recovery USB drive.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Hello!

I'm your Independent Advisor for today. Let's figure this out and come up with a solution.

May I know what happened when you type in "msconfig" in safe mode with command prompt?

You can try system restore to undo the changes you made to system configuration from the Windows 10 recovery USB drive.

Hope this helps.

Hi,

I can't get into windows so cant put it in safe mode that's why I need to be able to run a command via command prompt.

I can't restore it as there is no saved restore point as win 10 turns off restore point as default for some reason.

Answer 4

On the recovery environment, please go to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup settings, then click the Restart button to access startup options. Then, press 5 or F5 for safe mode with networking.

Kindly make sure you sign in to your account using the password. Then change the system configuration once logged in.

Answer 5

On the recovery environment, please go to Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup settings, then click the Restart button to access startup options. Then, press 5 or F5 for safe mode with networking.

Kindly make sure you sign in to your account using the password. Then change the system configuration once logged in.

When I select start up repair it says diagnosing, but then fails.