Note:<\/strong> You should see the message “The operation completed successfully.” for each command.<\/p>\nThe above commands will undo your faulty MSCONFIG Advanced Boot Options settings.<\/p>\n
To restart the computer, run the following:<\/p>\n
wpeutil reboot<\/pre>\nSee if you’re able to start Windows normally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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