Windows VM - reach boot menu - F8

KPS

Hi!

On a bare-metal server, I can reach the windows boot menu by holding F8 on boot.
On XCP-ng-VMs, this does not work.

Is there any "trick" to add the hotkey?

Booting in recovery mode did not help

Thank you and best wishes
KPS

manilx

@KPS run the following commands in elevated CMD prompt:


bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu no
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} timeout 15

reboot

KPS

bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu no
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} timeout 15

Thank you. I had to do:

bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu yes
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} timeout 15

It would be great to be able to get the menu on VMs, that have not been changed before, but that is sufficient in most situations.

Thank you for your help

manilx

@KPS it should be "yes" of course. Typo!