Hello guys, I realized on my three computers, that the setting: Code: bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy ...isn't working for me (probably after latest Windows Updates). Yes, after the command line is successfully applied, hitting <Shift>+<F8> after BIOS/UEFI post switches to this (Windows Boot Manager - Legacy): ...instead of this (Windows Boot Manager - Standard): That is OK, but then hitting <F8> there (in Windows Boot Manager - Legacy - black) just causes, that Windows 8 will continue boot in normal mode. And hitting <F8> after BIOS/UEFI does nothing at all. (Yes, I slowed down the system enough to catch both <Shift>+<F8> or plain <F8>. Results: <Shift>+<F8> works as I mentioned above, plain <F8> doesn't.) So, I can't get to this (Advanced Boot Options): ...and it can be deadly, specially with my TrueCrypt combination (=No Windows Installation Disk Repair, because TrueCrypt system partition isn't recognized by Windows 8 Installation Disk), if system wouldn't boot in future (for any possible cause), Safe Mode will not be accessible for me (and you). Could you please confirm this on your system, so I can report problem to MS? Or maybe somebody even knows the solution? ) Thanks.
sorry to thread revive, but I too am having this problem, and I don't know how to solve. I've searched high and low and nobody else seems to have this problem. Have you found a solution?
I have solved it by adding Safe Mode as menu-item to Windows Boot Manager itself instead of relying on AdvancedBootOptions. I also forced Windows Boot Manager to always display for 3 seconds.
If anybody interested Code: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot Minimal bcdedit /copy {current} /d "Windows 8.x (Safe Mode)" bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot bcdedit /set {current} bootmenupolicy standard bcdedit /timeout 3 Credit goes to HALIKUS.