Startup Windows Boot Menu

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2026-08-08T08:36:08.5633333+00:00

I have a Samsung Chronos Series 7 Laptop which starts up goes straight to the Windows Boot Menu and whatever I try it will not start in the recovery mode does anyone have any ideas have to get past the Boot Menu. The computer runs Windows 10 but when I first had it it was running Windows 8.

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Windows for home | Windows 10 | Recovery and backup
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    2026-08-08T08:36:29.4466667+00:00

    If the PC always goes to Windows Boot Manager, start with the least destructive checks first:

    1. In Windows Boot Manager, look for more than one Windows entry.
      • If Windows starts from one of them, after sign-in open msconfig.
      • Go to the Boot tab.
      • Select the Windows entry actually in use, choose Set as default, delete unwanted extra entries, and set Timeout to 0.
      • Restart and check whether the boot menu is gone.
    2. If Windows never starts, try Startup Repair from Windows installation media.
      • Start the laptop from Windows installation media for the installed version of Windows.
      • On Install Windows, select Next > Repair your computer.
      • Select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Repair.
      • After it finishes, select Shutdown, then power on the laptop again.
      • This is the recommended path for boot loader problems such as corrupted BCD, boot files, MBR, boot sector, or Bootmgr.
    3. If recovery options keep looping and do not open correctly, from a command prompt in recovery run: 
         Bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no
      If the F8 options do not work, run: 
         Bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy
      Note: changing BCD settings affects startup behavior.
    4. If the laptop can reach Windows RE, try Startup Settings.
      • In Windows RE, select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart.
      • After restart, choose a startup option or press Enter to boot normally.
      • If the device is encrypted, the BitLocker recovery key may be required.
    5. If the issue started after a failed boot problem and standard recovery is not working, check whether Quick machine recovery is available in Windows RE.
      • Go to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Quick machine recovery.
      • If the laptop connects to the network, Windows can search Windows Update for a remediation for widespread boot issues.
    6. If the system still cannot boot and keeps returning to the boot menu, the boot configuration may be damaged badly enough that a repair install or clean installation is needed using installation media.
    7. If the laptop also shows drive detection errors or diagnostics report disk problems, the drive may have failed and may need replacement.
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