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Jason
Asked: 2010-02-02 06:54:29 +0800 CST

Powering off sends me to "Launch Windows Repair" automatically instead! What do I do?

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With Windows 2008 R2 Server, I noticed that if I remotely reboot the machine (because it is hung or I think it is hung), the server, when it restarts, defaults to "Launch Windows Repair" (or something similar) rather than "Start Windows Normally".

To change it, I have to trek down to the server room and change the boot up otherwise it will go into an endless loop (because I don't have the setup media and DVD-ROM installed).

This seems to be new with 2008 R2 because I have not seen it elsewhere.

What do I do? How can I remove this or change the default?

windows-server-2008-r2

1 Answers

  1. I would investigate why it's hanging (or you think it's hung), rather than turning off the option to "launch windows repair"...

    Based on your additional info, you could try reagentc /disable from an elevated command line. It sounds as if it's entering the Windows Recovery Environment.

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