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XPS 8920, clean boot restart question
Clean Boot Restart Question
The below are two Clean Boot links. #1 says to restart after completing the Clean Boot steps. #2 says not to restart. So, what should I use?
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135... See Step 7
- https://windowsloop.com/clean-boot-windows-10/ See Step 4
However, in either case, I have the same question.
After completing the Clean Boot steps, I went back to check that my Clean Boot settings were okay.
I had the same results for #1 and #2.
Screenshot 50 shows my settings after closing out of the Clean Boot process.
Screenshot 51 shows my settings when I went back to check my Clean Boot settings.
So, after completing the Clean Boot steps, why does Screenshot 51 not show the same results as screenshot 50?
Jerry
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June 5th, 2020 05:00
Difference appears to be one option.
In picture one, the block is checked to "Hide all Microsoft services". In picture two that block is not checked so all the Microsoft services are shown.
Jerry8A
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June 5th, 2020 08:00
That is the point I am trying to make. Let me try again.
Picture 1 shows ALL boxes being checked after following the steps for Clean Boot.
Picture 2 shows when I return to the command msconfig and reopen System Configuration to check my Clean Boot settings, those same settings in Picture 1 did not hold.
You state "Hide all Microsoft services." Is not checked in Picture 2, which is true. Not only is that not checked, most of the Disable entries are not disabled.
After returning to normal computer operation, I have no way to confirm I am in the Clean Boot mode.
Jerry
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June 5th, 2020 11:00
I'm totally confused....So let's back up...
What are you trying to accomplish by using 'clean boot'? If you're having some specific issue, post details of that issue...
And to be clear, if you check the "Hide Microsoft Services" box and exit msconfig, even without rebooting, that box won't be checked the next time you open msconfig.
If you want to disable some services and run a bare-bones boot with only the minimum essential things loading, click Diagnostic Startup on the General tab in msconfig and reboot.
Jerry8A
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June 5th, 2020 12:00
Sorry about the confusion. Let’s try this.
In the Clean Boot process it says:
On the Startup tab of System Configuration, select OK. When you restart the computer, it's in a clean boot environment.
My question is, after doing the above step, how can I confirm my computer is in the clean boot environment and confirm that the services I disabled are still disabled?
In other words, without some type of confirmation, I would never know if my PC is or is not in the clean boot environment and to take it out of that mode.
At this inquiry, I’m not interested in the Bare-Bones Boot, only the Clean Boot.
Jerry
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June 5th, 2020 13:00
The reason for doing a Clean Boot is not important at this point.
So, let’s give this one more try.
You state:
Assuming that runs in "clean boot", you can check "Status" to see what services are running or not. You can also open Task Manager and see what (Windows) processes/services are running/not...
The point is by checking as you indicated above and you are in the Clean Boot mode, there should be NO services running and they all should be disabled.
That’s the best I can do.
Jerry
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Jerry8A
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June 5th, 2020 14:00
In the above post I stated:
The point is by checking as you indicated above and you are in the Clean Boot mode, there should be NO services running and they all should be disabled.
To be more exact, I should have said some services could be running, but very few.
Jerry
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June 5th, 2020 15:00
How do you define "very few"?
I think you'd be very surprised at how many services actually have to run just to get windows to boo with USB support, memory management, input/output management from storage devices, desktop, task manager, basic video, audio, plus internet, and even just your lowly keyboard and mouse, etc etc.