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Home › Tips and Tricks › Disable or Turn off Windows Error Recovery Screen on Startup in Windows 7

Disable or Turn off Windows Error Recovery Screen on Startup in Windows 7

March 29, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

Whenever the Power goes off, since Your Computer wasn’t shut down properly, hence the Windows Error Recovery screen appears when you start your PC next time during the boot with the options to – “launch startup repair”, “select  “safe mode”, to “Start windows normally” and other options to choose from. If you know this screen appearing due to a Power failure, here is how to disable Windows Error Recovery Screen on startup.

How to disable Startup Programs in Windows 8

Disabling or turning off the Windows Error Recovery Screen on Startup due to Power failures

All you need to do is open Command Prompt, type CD/ and press enter.

Now type or paste the below command and press enter.

bcdedit /set {current} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures

Disabling Windows Error Recovery Screen

To get that feature of Windows Error Recovery back again, you need to type the following command in the command prompt

bcdedit /set {current} bootstatuspolicy displayallfailures

Create Power Usage Report in Windows 7 with Powercfg

During the Summer season in India, there will be more power cuts, so you may find this tip useful and productive, if you don’t have a UPS or Inverter.

Venkat Eswarlu
Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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