How to Create an Advanced Startup Options Shortcut in Windows 10 & 11

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10 allows you to troubleshoot or reset your computer when you can't fix problems within the Windows operating system. Advanced Startup can be hard to find, so we will create a shortcut so it's there when you need it.

Video tutorial:

Right-click on a blank spot on your Desktop.

Click New > Shortcut.

Type in:

shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 0

Click Next.

The default name will be shutdown.exe. You can change that to anything you want—for example, Advanced Startup Options.

Right-click on your new shortcut, and you can make some changes, but the most frequently used option is Change Icon, so you have an icon that makes your shortcut instantly recognizable.

Here is an explanation of what each command or switch does:

/r - Restart
/o - Enter Advanced Startup
/f - Force all running programs closed before rebooting
/t - Time in seconds before rebooting

Double-click on your new shortcut to try it.

Click Continue to return to Windows.

We have also included this in the shortcuts folder in MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks.

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