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# Enable Legacy F8 Boot Recovery

Last Updated: 2024-08-07

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## Description

Enables Advanced Boot Options screen that lets you start Windows in advanced troubleshooting modes.

Preview Code

    {
      "Content": "Enable Legacy F8 Boot Recovery",
      "Description": "Enables Advanced Boot Options screen that lets you start Windows in advanced troubleshooting modes.",
      "category": "Features",
      "panel": "1",
      "Order": "a018_",
      "feature": [],
      "InvokeScript": [
        "
          If (!(Test-Path 'HKLM:\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager\\Configuration Manager\\LastKnownGood')) {
                New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager\\Configuration Manager\\LastKnownGood' -Force | Out-Null
          }
          New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager\\Configuration Manager\\LastKnownGood' -Name 'Enabled' -Type DWord -Value 1 -Force
          Start-Process -FilePath cmd.exe -ArgumentList '/c bcdedit /Set {Current} BootMenuPolicy Legacy' -Wait
          "
      ],
      "link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/features/Features/EnableLegacyRecovery"
    }

## Invoke Script

          If (!(Test-Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager\LastKnownGood')) {
                New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager\LastKnownGood' -Force | Out-Null
          }
          New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager\LastKnownGood' -Name 'Enabled' -Type DWord -Value 1 -Force
          Start-Process -FilePath cmd.exe -ArgumentList '/c bcdedit /Set {Current} BootMenuPolicy Legacy' -Wait

View the JSON file

August 7, 2024