How to Enable or Disable "GUI Boot" in Windows
Information
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the graphical animation GUI Boot while booting or resuming from hibernation into Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8.
You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.
Note
- If "No GUI Boot" in Vista, you will have the Aurora boot screen instead of the green animated loading bar.
- If "No GUI Boot" in Windows 7, you will have a blank black boot screen instead of the animated dots turning into a Windows flag.
- If "No GUI Boot" in Windows 8, you will only have the blue window in the boot screen instead of also with the animated spining circle of dots.
EXAMPLE: Default "GUI Boot" Screens in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8
OPTION ONE
Enable or Disable "GUI Boot" in msconfig (System Configuration)
1. Press
Windows+R keys to open the Run dialog, type
msconfig, and click/tap on
OK.
2. Click/tap on the
Boot tab, select the OS (ex: Windows 7) that you want to set this for at it's startup, and go to
step 3 or 4 below. (see screenshot below)
3. To Enable GUI Boot for the Selected Windows
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Uncheck the No GUI Boot box, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below step 2)
4. To Disable GUI Boot for the Selected Windows
A) Check the No GUI Boot box, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below step 2)
5. If you have another Windows installed (ex: Windows 8) in a multiboot setup that you would like to set this for as well, then repeat step 3 or 4 above for it as well and go to step 6 afterwards.
6. Check the
Make all boot settings permanent box, and click/tap on
OK. (see screenshot below step 2)
7. Click/tap on
Yes. (see screenshot below)
8. Click/tap on
Restart to apply. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: Be sure to save and close anything you have open first.
OPTION TWO
Enable or Disable "GUI Boot" in a Command Prompt
1. Open an
elevated command prompt, or a
command prompt at boot.
2. In the command prompt, type
bcdedit and press Enter. Under the
Windows Boot Loader sections, make note of the
identifier value (ex: {
current}) for the OS
description (ex: Windows 7) that you want to use in step 4 or 5 below.
3. Do
step 4 or 5 below for what you would like to do.
4. To Enable GUI Boot for the Selected Windows
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) In the command prompt, type the command below and press Enter.
NOTE: Substitute identifier in the command below with the actual value or long GUID number to the right of identifer in the command used from step 2.
bcdedit /set {identifier} quietboot Yes
For example: If I wanted to set this for Windows 7 (description) with it's "identifier" showing as {current} from step 2, I would type this command below exactly and press Enter.
bcdedit /set {current} quietboot Yes
B) Go to
step 6 below.
5. To Disable GUI Boot for the Selected Windows
A) In the command prompt, type the command below and press Enter.
NOTE: Substitute identifier in the command below with the actual value or long GUID number to the right of identifer in the command used from step 2.
bcdedit /set {identifier} quietboot No
For example: If I wanted to set this for Windows 7 (description) with it's "identifier" showing as {current} from step 2, I would type this command below exactly and press Enter.
bcdedit /set {current} quietboot No
B) Go to
step 6 below.
6. If you have another Windows installed (ex: Windows 8) in a multiboot setup that you would like to set this for as well, then repeat the steps above for it as well and go to step 7 afterwards.
7. Close the command prompt. If you like, you can restart the computer and startup the Windows this was applied to see the change.
That's it,
Shawn