MSConfig - Boot Tab

On the graphic, click the hyperlinks to move through the various tabs.

MSConfig Boot Tab

Boot tab summary:

Safe boot

  • Minimal - Safe mode
  • Alternate shell - Safe mode with Command Prompt
  • Active Directory repair - Directory Services Restore mode (domain controllers only)
  • Network - Safe mode with networking

Note: This does not load the network configuration, but instead loads a generic TCP/IP network configuration.

No GUI boot - When this option is selected, the VGA video driver responsible for presenting bitmapped graphics during the Windows startup process is not initialized. The driver is used to display startup progress information and error messages. Disabling this disables Windows ability to do those things.

Boot log - Enable Boot Logging. This is the mode to use when you are debugging problems that are regularly reproducible.

Base video - The computer starts up using the standard VGA video driver. Use this switch if you have installed a graphics driver that is not working.

OS boot information - Displays the driver names while they are being loaded. Use this switch if Windows does not start up and you believe that a driver is missing.