

Restore a seemingly lost operating system.Edit, delete or add entries to the boot menu.Repair the Windows 8/7/Vista boot menu.System Restore was made available from a bootable disc starting with the release of Windows Vista.By Stefan Johnson Using the information given in this article you will be able to: Windows XP & Me Users: This troubleshooting option is not applicable to you. See How to Create a Windows 7 System Repair Disc or How to Create a Windows 10 or 8 Recovery Drive for tutorials.

This may not work, however, depending on what's causing your overall problem, so you may have to boot to the install disc after all.Īnother Option for Windows 10, 8, or 7: If you don't have your Windows 10, 8, or 7 installation disc or flash drive but you do have access to another computer with one of those versions of Windows installed, like another in the house or a friend's, you can create repair media from there that you can use to complete this step on your broken computer. If you're using Windows 7, System Recovery Options is also available right here from the Advanced Boot Options menu as the Repair Your Computer option. Windows 7 & Vista: System Restore is available from outside of Windows 7 & Vista via System Recovery Options and is most easily available when booting from your Windows installation disc. See How to Access Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10 or 8 for help. Windows 10 & 8: System Restore is available outside of Windows 10 & 8 from the Advanced Startup Options menu. A System Restore will return all of those things to the state they were in at a time when your computer worked fine, which could solve your problem entirely. Windows could be returning to the Startup Settings or Advanced Boot Options menu because of damage to a driver, important file, or part of the registry.
