I cannot get into Advanced Startup after Windows Reinstall

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Hello,

A few days ago I reinstalled Windows due to some problems, all resolved now. However, a new problem has occurred. When I go to Advanced Startup and click "Restart Now" to go into the advanced startup mode, it doesn't work. The computer restarts and simply goes back to the log in screen. I need to boot from a USB drive to test some things, and I cannot do it. I also tried changing the boot order, so my Flash Drive boots first, but it simply skips it and goes straight into Windows.

The Advanced Startup worked just fine before the reinstall and I need help to get this working again. I looked online and found a possible solution by disabling "Secure Boot" in BIOS. I did it with no avail.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
UEFI BIOS? Windows installed in UEFI Mode? What's on the thumb drive and is it bootable?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
I have Ultimate Boot CD on the USB. Unsure what you mean in the other question. I guess my BIOS is UEFI, how do I tell?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
UEFI BIOS uses Secure boot. If your BIOS is UEFI and Secure Boot is enabled that's likely why you can't boot from your USB thumb drive. Secure boot is blocking it. You'll need to enter the BIOS and see if you can turn Secure Boot off. Then try booting from your thumb drive again. Once done with all that turn Secure Boot back on.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Yes, like I said in my Original Post I tried turning Secure Boot off. It did not help. The BIOS does not even recognize my USB drive, but when I log into Windows it is recognized right away. I have "Press F12 for Boot Manager" turned on also. So when I boot I can simply click F12 and select my USB device to boot from. However, the USB device is not recognized at all. I have a feeling the problem is not the USB because I cannot get into the Advanced Startup setting either.

Charms Bar > Settings > Change PC Settings > Update and Recovery > Recovery > Advanced Startup "Restart Now"

When I select Restart Now to enter Advanced Startup, the system reboots and goes straight back to the login screen. However, before the Windows Reinstall it would go to Advanced Startup like it was suppose to.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
I ve had the same problem, just sorted it out this morning, try using a program called "rufus" makes bootable usb/cd etc.
If the program you want to put on it is an ISO, you can use it to make your usb bootable.

And yes you have to disable Secure Boot for it to work (that was my problem)
Hope this helps

Regards
WhiteWolf
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
No, I cannot get into Step 6. The farthest I can go is Step 3.

WhiteWolf, thanks. I already know about Rufus and already have my ISO on my USB drive. I used YUMI which I like better.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
OK, I may need to back up a step. Windows 8.0 or Windows 8.1? Factory OEM install or did you install Windows manually? Open Disk management and see if there is an EFI partition on your hard drive, if it's there Windows was installed in UEFI mode, if it isn't its legacy mode. What issue made you reinstall windows? Just a short answer to the last one will do. I have some stuff to do but will check back in an hour or so.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Windows 8.1
Factory Reinstall - I followed the Instructions inside Windows
Here are the partitions on my hard drive, it has an EFI.

600MB - Healthy Recovery Partition
300MB- Health EFI System Partition
913.35GB - Acer C: NTFS Healthy, Boot, Page File, Crash Dump, Primary Partition
17.16GB - Healthy Recovery Partition

The reason why I reinstalled Windows is very complicated. I would have issues where the computer would boot normally (12-16 seconds), and randomly it would take 2-5 minutes to boot. It got to the point where every boot up it would take 5 minutes or more. I tried everything I could - No startup items, no corrupt system files, no damaged hard drive, literally everything. I have made like 5 threads on this forum trying to figure it out, no one could help me. We tackled many individual problems though, none of which fixed the main issue. The computer had done it in the past, but snapped out of it later. It wouldn't snap out of the super long boot, so I decided to reset my PC to factory default, which fixed the issue.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
OK, thanks for the info. Something's messed up with your last factory restore. The EFI partition being there means it was installed in UEFI mode. That means you should be able to do this, http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/20256-uefi-firmware-settings-boot-inside-windows-8-a.html but you can't? It may be a pain but I think if it was me, I would do the factory restore again. This time though, access it on boot up, not from Windows. I don't know what key you press though. The factory install is long gone on my wife's Acer laptop. I'm not sure where the manual is ether. I could have sworn I had a digital copy on my PC somewhere but can't seem to find it at the moment.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
During the reinstallation, all the partitions must be removed, and recreated, as during the install, Setup will install the appropriate files to the partitions. Windows 8 and 8.1, "in UEFI mode" has 4 partitions. First Partition is the Recovery, second partition is the system partition, then a 3rd partition that should say "MSR Reserved", and the 4th partition is where Windows is installed. Those should be the 4 partitions automatically created during the Installation process.

If those partitions weren't deleted and recreated, then the Advanced startup won't work.

I worked on a computer that had a similar issue, and that's what I had to do to fix the problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40 ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K PRO
    Memory
    2 GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY NVIDIA Geforce GT 630
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
So Imaneke....
Your saying Windows 8.1 botched the reinstall and now I have to do it over? :-(

What happens if the same mistake is made?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Home Premium
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Its funny the Acer Recovery Did not work Correctly. Let me ask first, was the Acer recovery a Windows 8 or Windows 8.1?

My experience was from installing a retail copy of Windows on a system. It was on a Dell that was out of warranty. The recovery media didn't work so the person had a retail copy, and I had to install it that way. Every time I used the recovery media, there would be partitions that weren't on the drive, and none of the advanced features worked. After installing the Retail copy, everything worked.

If your recovery media is Windows 8, and upgraded to 8.1, the advanced features somehow gets removed because the BCD doesn't see the Windows PE or RE environments anymore. I know there's a way to manually setting the links, but I'm not sure how to.

If its an 8.1 restore, then it's probably a faulty restore media, and you would have to call them to get new media or Install a retail copy of Windows.

I was referring to the installation of a retail copy. Sorry I didn't make that clear.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40 ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K PRO
    Memory
    2 GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY NVIDIA Geforce GT 630
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
:cry:
On boot up I press the DEL to access BIOS.
I don't really have time to do another factory restore now. I'll have to do it next week I guess. Sure there is no other option?

I will go try this again - http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/20256-uefi-firmware-settings-boot-inside-windows-8-a.html

Update:

No luck. Still doesn't work. Could it be I need to update a driver or something? Or maybe something I could try in safe mode?

There should be another key you press to access the factory recovery feature. On my ASUS laptop It was F9. Esc gets me my quick boot menu and Del gets me BIOS access. I hardly ever touch my Wife's Acer so I've forgotten what keys do what on it. According to Google its Alt + F10 for our Aspire V5. That brings up the eRecovery.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Acer should be F11 to start the recovery.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40 ghz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K PRO
    Memory
    2 GB DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    PNY NVIDIA Geforce GT 630
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
As a last resort you could if need be do a clean install with install media from here, Create installation media for Windows 8.1 - Windows Help. It's now option one here, http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/18309-windows-8-windows-8-1-iso-download-create.html. This media will install and activate Windows 8.1 with Windows 8.0 and 8.1 keys, even OEM embedded keys. I've verified it myself on my laptop. If you do a UEFI install, http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2328-uefi-unified-extensible-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html all the required partitions will be there. http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/15458-uefi-bootable-usb-flash-drive-create-windows.html
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
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