Professional Windows Server 1002003 Security A Technical Reference [Electronic resources]

Modifies the time-out value for the boot loader menu.

Syntax

bootcfg /timeout TimeOutValue

Options

/timeout TimeOutValue

Specifies the time (from 0 to 999 seconds) the boot menu is displayed before booting with the default OS entry

Examples

Change the default time-out value from 30 to 5 seconds:

bootcfg /timeout 5
SUCCESS: Changed the timeout value in the BOOT.INI.

Verify the change:

bootcfg
Boot Loader Settings
--------------------
timeout:5
...

Disable the boot loader menu entirely:

bootcfg /timeout 0
SUCCESS: Changed the timeout value in the BOOT.INI.

Notes

You can also modify the time-out value using the GUI:

Control Panel System Advanced Startup and Recovery Settings modify timeout

See Also

bootcfg,

Recovery Console