How do I tell Windows 7 to never Launch Startup Repair

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I have a Windows 7 (64-bit) virtual machine that I primarily remote desktop into. Sometimes on boot something goes wrong and it displays the following DOS screen: Windows Error Recovery Windows Failed to start. A recent hardware of software change might be the cause. If Windows files have been damaged or configured incorrectly, Startup Repair can help diagnose and fix the problem. If power was interrupted during startup, choose Start Windows Normally. (Use the arrow keys to highlight your choice.) * Launch Startup Repair (recommended) * Start Windows Normally The default option is Launch Startup Repair (which happens automatically after 30 seconds). How can I set it so that this never happens, and it always tries to Start Windows Normally? windows-7 boot repair shareimprove this question asked Jun 21 '11 at 1:43 Harley 327129

1 See "How does one skip 'Windows did not shut down successfully' in Win7-64?". – JdeBP Jun 21 '11 at 9:11 add a comment

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Do this command: bcdedit /set {current} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures Similar is bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures They can be the same if you are booted into the default load, so default would equal current. For more information, the relevant Google search is "disable Windows Error Recovery" (minus the quotes). shareimprove this answer answered Jun 21 '11 at 2:06 KCotreau 22.9k43559

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A better solution would be to implement the following line for the BCDedit. bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreshutdownfailures This way, only shutdown failures will be ignored and the system won't go in to recovery mode. Recovery mode will still be available when the machine fails to boot properly and encounters other errors. shareimprove this answer answered Jul 22 '13 at 20:13 Tsevg9 7112

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At the command prompt enter the following: bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No This will disable Startup Repair from automatically booting when there is a problem. However, beware: You'll have to get back into Windows as Admin to re-enable it. Just change the No to Yes in the above command Not sure what you're really asking me, but I do have an even cleaner solution: In testing, we found that the command did not work properly with Windows 7 RTM.... But, through some pretty extensive testing today, we did figure out that it is still a bcdedit issue. Here's how to do it, PROPERLY: bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures You can crash as often as you like and you will not be prompted for the Startup Repair. To restore things to normal, simply issue the following command: bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy displayallfailures Again, either UAC must be turned off or you must run CMD as an Admin.... Boy, this was a tough one to crack! I'm getting too old for this! Oh, and a bonus....this should work on all versions of Vista and Windows 7....Our tests were on Windows 7 32bit RTM.