Premise Windows 7 Repair Mode

[chucklyons]

Premise can generally be left alone and it will run forever. Unfortunately, from time to time, the Windows Server on which Premise resides may crash, via power outages, other applications, or plain ole stupidity....
 
The problem with Windows 7 is that it goes into this 'repair mode' when it boots up - which may stop it from booting, or go thru the repair mode which takes forever, if it even completes. At the end of the day, it usually requires some user interaction before it will boot.
 
To make matters worse, I run my server tucked away, accessible only by remote login, or via the receiver->television interface.
 
So, I found this command which disables the repair mode on Windows 7. (use at your own risk - although its been working well for me for quite a while)
 
bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures

You can crash as often as you like and you will not be prompted for the Startup Repair.

To restore things to normal, simply issue the following command:

bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy displayallfailures
 
I found this helpful advice from:
 
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/11336-disable-windows-startup-repair-default-option.html

 

[samgreco]

Excellent tidbit.  I have had repair mode cause more problems than it fixes.  I'd much rather initiate repair manually.