Diagnostic Mode and no Log in screen

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  1. mickx

    mickx MDL Novice

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    #1 mickx, Oct 20, 2017
    Solution below:

    Cause:
    I set my laptop Windows 10 to start in DIAGNOSTIC MODE using msconfig

    (I use my laptop with wireless internet)

    On boot I was presented with the windows start-screen and was unable to get to the log-in-screen

    Clicking the start-screen did nothing, pressing SHIFT and power button changed the display to show my name.

    Solution: I plugged in an ethernet cable to connect my laptop to the internet and the log-in screen appeared.

    (Luckily I had an ethernet to USB cable!)

    Alternative solution:
    Use a bootable thumb drive with windows 10 and reinstall windows or go back to a restore point.


    Suggest everyone makes a provision for this sort of eventuality.

    ENABLE SYSTEM RESTORE AND ENABLE THE F8 BOOT MENU OPTION

    To enable the start-up boot menu option on pressing F8 do this....

    OPEN command prompt as administrator and type:

    bcdedit /set {current} bootmenupolicy Legacy

    note, to undo above command (bcdedit /set {current} bootmenupolicyStandard)

    =========Alternative==========
    bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu yes

    bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu no

    Now you can get to the old boot menu as windows starts

    Hope this helps someone