Solved Restore Blue Boot menu (now got Black Server boot menu)

jimbo45 · Feb 15, 2023

Hi folks
After installing W22 server 180 day trial on my laptop the boot loader has changed from the Windows blue screen GUI to the one with Windows server -- It still shows W11 as well which boots OK. Is there any way to restore the W11 classical Windows boot GUI -- would running bcdboot from a Windows 11 install disk do it.

I still want the option of booting W22 server (very fast indeed BTW) . Both W11 and W22server are on physical vhdx files
so the disk geometry is efi partion and a big ntfs partition with 2 vhdx files on it W11 and W22server.

Cheers
jimbo

Edwin · Feb 15, 2023

bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy standard in a Command Prompt Admin has always worked in the past.

jimbo45 · Feb 15, 2023

Edwin said:
bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy standard in a Command Prompt Admin has always worked in the past.

Hi there
but on what system should I do this -- when booted into the server or the W11 system. ?? Or even command prompt from an install / winpe disk.

Cheers
jimbo

Edwin · Feb 15, 2023

jimbo45 said:
... but on what system should I do this

Both, if you want to see it from both OS's

Winuser · Feb 15, 2023

jimbo45 said:
Hi there
but on what system should I do this -- when booted into the server or the W11 system. ?? Or even command prompt from an install / winpe disk.

Cheers
jimbo

I would say on the drive/OS that is booting first. When I was dual booting using two drives. If I chose the other OS instead of the OS that the computer booted from, the computer would restart and load the OS I had selected.

spapakons · Feb 16, 2023

You can also change this setting, and many more, with Winaero Tweaker. I believe the "Windows 7 classic boot loader" style is enabled. Disable that to get the Windows 8/10/11 blue screen boot loader.