How to Add a Boot to Advanced Startup Options context menu in Windows 10


Advanced startup enables you to perform these actions:

When you boot to advanced startup, all user sessions are signed off. If you select a Windows RE feature from this menu, the PC restarts into Windows RE and the selected feature is launched.

In some situations, Windows RE automatically tries to repair the system. Also, these situations automatically cause a failover to Windows RE:
  • Two consecutive failed attempts to start Windows.
  • Two consecutive unexpected shutdowns that occur within two minutes of boot completion.
  • A Secure Boot error (except for issues related to Bootmgr.efi).
  • A BitLocker error on touch-only devices.

If users boot to advanced startup from within Windows and select a Windows RE tool, they must provide the user name and password of an administrator account on the local PC. This doesn't apply to the Reset your PC feature.


Starting with Windows 10 build 19536, Windows RE (Recovery Environment) no longer requires an administrator password to access recovery tools.

This tutorial will show you how to add Boot to Advanced Startup Options to the Desktop context menu for all users in Windows 10.

While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the context menu, all users will be able to use the context menu.


EXAMPLE: "Boot to Advanced Startup Options" context menu and Advanced Startup "Choose an option"
Add Boot to Advanced Startup Options context menu in Windows 10-boot_to_advanced_startup_options_context_menu.png Add Boot to Advanced Startup Options context menu in Windows 10-advanced_startup_choose_an_option.jpg



Here's How:

1 Do step 2 (add-right click), step 3 (add-Shift+right click) , or step 4 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2 To Add Right Click "Boot to Advanced Startup Options" to Desktop Context Menu

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Add_Boot_to_Advanced_Startup_Options_context_menu.reg

Download


3 To Add Shift + Right Click "Boot to Advanced Startup Options" to Desktop Context Menu

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Add_Shift+Right_Click_Boot_to_Advanced_Startup_Options_context_menu.reg

Download


4 To Remove "Boot to Advanced Startup Options" from Desktop Context Menu

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 5 below.

Remove_Boot_to_Advanced_Startup_Options_context_menu.reg

Download

5 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn