How To Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 11/10

“What is meant by a clean boot in Windows 10?” the answer is that it is a way of starting Windows with minimal drivers and starting the application. This helps you avoid software conflicts in Windows 11/10, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista when you install a program or update, or when you start a program.

Why do we perform Clean Boot?

Clean boot is a troubleshooting procedure that aids in determining which program or service is causing the problem. When non-Microsoft goods generate software conflicts, the procedure of Clean boot is commonly used. Clean boot allows an operating system to startup quickly by only loading critical files and programs.

Things you should know before performing Clean Boot your Windows 11/10:

Because of the numerous drivers, settings, and programs that interact at the same time, troubleshooting Windows 10 can be a bit difficult task. This diverse environment may result in software conflict that expresses in a variety of ways, most commonly as windows failing to start up properly or updates failing to install. By booting only Windows apps, and drivers, a clean boot can assist in locating the conflict.

The benefit of a decent operating system is that you can customize it by installing as many programs and services as you want. When you load Windows 10 regularly, it launches plenty of the extra programs and services that you have installed, and while everything should work OK for the most part, you may encounter a software clash. It is always a good idea to check for conflicts if you realize that Windows 10 is not functioning properly, or if an official update of Windows 10 is not installing successfully. You should be able to root the computer and perform necessary modifications by clean booting of your Windows.

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There are few things to know before clean booting, in order to view the configurations, you must be logged in as an administrator on your PC. If you use your own device, this should not be a problem. But if you are doing it on someone else’s computer or you are doing some work or at work, then you have to do a little chat with the system administrator. When you clean boot your PC or laptop, you don’t have to worry if it doesn’t work as it used to work. This is a state that is used to root out all the problems or faults and after the completion of this procedure, you return your PC to its normal state.

How To Perform Clean Boot In Windows 10

Firstly, you have to log in as an administrator, make sure that you have an administrator account, if you don’t have one then don’t worry create a local account.

Open Run by clicking Windows logo key + R simultaneously.

When you will type msconfig, System Configuration will appear on your screen, click on it.

After clicking on System Configuration, choose the Services tab.

1. When you open the services tab, on the bottom left corner there will be an option of Hiding all Microsoft services. Click on it.
2. Then on the bottom right corner “Disable all” option is present. Select it.

1. After selecting, go to the next tab named “Startup”.
2. There will be an option of Open Task manager, click on it.

1. After the opening of the Taskbar, select software that you believe is interfering.
2. After selecting, click on disable button.

1. Repeat it 9 or 10 times for each startup program.
2. After disabling all of them, close the Taskbar.
3. Then click on the button OK written in system configuration.

1. Restart your Computer or laptop.

What do you have to do after Clean Boot?

Clean boot troubleshooting is used to pinpoint the source of performance issues. To perform Clean Boot, you must undertake a series of steps, each of which must be followed by the restart of the PC or laptop. It is possible that you will have to manually disable one item after another to figure out which one is causing the issue. You can consider uninstalling or disabling the offender once you have identified it.

It is possible that your problem will go away once you enter the Clean Boot state. Then you have to, one by one, enable each service and reboot into clean boot until the problem arises again. You will be able to pinpoint the procedure that’s causing issues this way. Creating a system restore is a smart idea.

You may identify that which startup application or service caused the problem if you do not experience the problem while your computer is in a clean boot environment, by turning them on or off, then restarting the computer. Each time a single service is enabled or switched on and rebooting each time would eventually reveal the issue, the most effective method is to test half of them at a time, removing half of the probable causes with each reboot. You can then continue the process until you have found the source of the issue.

How To Get Back To Normal State after Clean Booting the Windows 10?

1. Firstly, you have to click on the Start button.
2. After this, the search box will appear.
3. Type msconfig in the search box.
4. Click and open the system configurations.
5. Go straight and click on the services tab.
6. Click the checkbox of hiding all Microsoft services, as I told you before it is present on the left bottom corner.
7. After clicking the check box, click on Enable all.

• After enabling, go and click on the Startup tab.
• Open the taskbar.
• After opening the Taskbar, click on the startup program.
• Click enable.
• Repeat this step 11 to 12 times, for all the startup programs. 
• After enabling, click X to close the Taskbar.
• After closing, click ok in the System Configuration Window.
• Click restart.

This way you will be able to pinpoint the procedure that is causing the issue.