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Windows 11 Boot Menu: Simple Steps to Open it
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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The boot options are a safe zone in the Windows 11 system and can help you recover from the majority of the software issues.
You can back up your files, boot into Safe Mode, uninstall faulty updates and restore your Windows 11 system to a previous secure point.
In this article, if you’re a new user, we’ll show you where to find the boot options in Windows 11. It’ll help you easily navigate your settings and save your system in case of any mishaps.
How can the boot options help you in Windows 11?
The Recovery mode or the Troubleshooting mode in Windows gives you access to all the options to restore or repair your windows, booting options, and a lot more.
As you can see from our screenshot, this mode helps you troubleshoot your system or reset your PC to factory settings.
Actually, the Recovery mode in Windows 11 is the same as the one from Windows 10 and it comes with the following functions:
For more information on what these Windows 11 recovery methods are intended to do,check the Microsoft pageon the subject. If what you truly want to do is just enter it, all you have to do is follow one of the below methods.
How can I access the boot settings in Windows 11?
1. Use Windows 11 Settings menu
2. Use the Windows Start menu
3. Using Windows Quick links.
4. Use Command Prompt
5. Use the reagentc command
6. Hard Reset your Windows system
7. Use a bootable Windows 11 installation media
If your PC is not booting from the USB drive, check the following solution on how to change the boot order.
How to change the boot order on my PC?
If you want to boot from another source, like your USB, DVD, or another drive it’s not enough to get into the advanced booting options, you will have to access your BIOS.
There is an option for that in the Recovery mode and we will explain how to do that here:
If you need more information on this procedure, read our guide onhow to change the boot order in Windows 11.
However, sometimes, this is not enough, and when you exit the BIOS, you will find out that the PC is still not booting from the drive you specified.
In this case, we have another article onwhat to do if Windows 10/11 PC ignores boot orderto sort this out for good.
That’s it. You can now easily find all the settings you need to get your system up and running again.
There are various options in the Windows 11 boot settings that you can use to fix any issue or recover your system to a working condition again.
For more questions or suggestions, access the comments section below and leave us a note. Your opinion counts!
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Loredana Harsana
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Loredana is a passionate writer with a keen interest in PC software and technology. She started off writing about mobile phones back when Samsung Galaxy S II was on top of the world and she fell in love with tech of all sorts.
Whenever she’s not at her work desk, you’ll find her enjoying refreshing tea flavors, spilling stories on paper, and listening to the radio.
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Loredana is a tech enthusiast who tackles mobility, privacy, and networking in easy-to follow guides for everyone.
