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Startup Tips

BYPASSING BOOT SEQUENCE ON WINDOWS RESTART

There are some cases when you need to restart Windows in order to make a setting change take effect (for example, a change of size for the icons and associated font for printing icon name.) In this case you don't need to really perform all the actions done on boot-up of Windows; you can bypass the boot sequence by: holding down the "Shift" key when you click on the Restart Computer item in the Shut Down dialog box, continuing to hold down the Shift key while you click on "OK", and then letting go of the "Shift" key when you see the message "Windows is now restarting." Using this tip will save you twenty to thirty seconds of time because instead of really re-booting, Windows will exit to Real mode and restart.