Windows 8.1 black screen with blinking cursor. Decided to reboot and laptop booted to a black screen with a blinking cursor, restarted several times with same result. Went through the recovery options to no avail, still same issue. Tried a restore point but never finished rebooted to a black screen.

Table of Contents • • • • • • Introduction When Windows is no longer able to start it is typically because of a problem in the Windows Registry, a driver conflict, or malware crashing the computer. Windows startup issues can be one of the most frustrating issues to deal with because you do not have easy access to the file and data we need to fix these problems. Thankfully, we can use the Windows 8 Recovery Environment Command Prompt to assist us in resolving these types of problems. This tool allows you to access your Windows Registry and file system when Windows is offline.

This will allow you to fix numerous issues such as corrupt Registry data and malware infections. The Recovery command prompt is especially useful when it comes to removing Rootkits.

One of the biggest trends in computer infections is the use of rootkits that hide files and Registry information while they are running in Windows. By using the Recovery Command Prompt you will have full visibility into the files that these rootkits are hiding or using because Windows, and the malware, will not be started.

Torrent erase una vez el hombre serie completa de la liga. This allows you to quickly find the infections and remove them so that they are not active the next time you start Windows. This tutorial will explain how to access the Recovery Command Prompt and use it efficiently. We have also outlined how you can access your offline Registry and some basic commands to help you get started using this powerful tool. How to start the Recovery Environment Command Prompt in Windows 8 To access the Command Prompt in the Windows Recovery Environment you need to go to the Windows 8 Start Screen and type Advanced.

When the search results appear click on the Settings category as shown below. Now click on the option labeled Advanced startup options and you will be brought to the General PC Settings screen. Scroll down to the bottom until you see an option labeled Advanced startup.

Click on the Restart now button and Windows 8 will restart your computer and go directly into the Advanced Startup options menu. Now click on the Troubleshoot button and then the Advanced options button. When the advanced options screen opens, click on the Command Prompt option. A new screen will be displayed with an open command prompt. The Company Prompt is a small black Windows that displays your current folder location on the computer. To use the Command Prompt, you need to type in commands that you wish your computer to execute.

A list of the that you can use in the Recovery Environment Command Prompt can be found in the next section. When you are done using the command prompt, you should type Exit to get back to the Advanced options menu, where you can reboot your computer. List of Windows 8 Recovery Environment Command Prompt commands Unlike Windows, which has a graphical user interface, the Windows 8 Recovery command prompt requires you to type in all your commands. Simply type a valid command that you wish to perform and then press the Enter key on your keyboard.

It is also possible to start some graphical programs like Notepad or an antivirus program from within the Recovery Console command prompt. Unfortunately, not every Windows program will run in this environment, so you will need to test each one to determine if they will work. A partial list of commands and prompts that work within the command prompt are listed below. To get help on how to use these commands, you can use the /h or /? Arguments to get help information for the commands. For example, if you wish to see the help information for bcdedit you would type bcdedit /h and then press Enter on your keyboard. The help information for the program would then be displayed in the command prompt.

If there is too much information, you can pipe the help information through the more command. This allows you to see the help information one page at a time. To do that you would type bcdedit /h more and press Enter on your keyboard. The list of commands are. Description attrib Allows you to change permissions on files.

Bcdboot BCDboot is a tool used to quickly set up a system partition, or to repair the boot environment located on the system partition. Bcdedit Displays and allows you to change how Windows boots up. This command is useful for people who are having trouble with the Windows Boot Manager cd Changes the current directory to another directory. Chkdsk Checks a hard disk for errors and attempts to repair them. Copy Copy a file from one location to another.

Defrag Allows you to defrag your hard drive. Del Deletes a file dir Lists the files and folders in the current directory diskpart Load the Windows disk management program. From this program you can create, delete, shrink, and expand your existing partitions as well as get information about partitions and hard drives format Allows you to format drives.