Vista - Need Help bringing back the restart prompt back from msconfig

**VistaKing** · 05-26-2008

Does anyone know how to bring back this window ? I accidently checked the box that says " Don't show this message again ".

**Bare Foot Kid** · 05-26-2008

Hello VistaKing.

Welcome to the forums!

One thing you could try, if you have good restore points saved.
Just use a point before the change.

System Restore - How to

Keep us informed.

Later

Ted

**Dzomlija** · 05-26-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by VistaKing

Does anyone know how to bring back this window ? I accidently checked the box that says " Don't show this message again ".

Open the Registry Editor (REGEDIT)
Navigate to the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MsConfig" key
In the right-hand pane, click on the value "NoRebootUI", then press <DEL> to remove it.
The prompt will return next time you use MSCONFIG

Tip:
If, after modifying the startup settings with MSCONFIG, you delete the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MsConfig" key from the registry, you can permanently clean the items you have removed so that you cannot use MSCONFIG to restore them. But use caution, because you won't be able to undo this, so perhaps you should first backup that registry key first.

**Brink** · 05-26-2008

VistaKing,

In addition to Peter's post, here is a tutorial based on it to make it easier to do.

System Configuration - Restore Restart Prompt

Thank you Peter,

Shawn

**VistaKing** · 05-26-2008

Dzomlija,
Thank you so much the registry thing worked. Without me having to do the system restore . I knew I could count on any one here that know their stuff about vista .

**Dzomlija** · 05-27-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by VistaKing

Dzomlija,
Thank you so much the registry thing worked. Without me having to do the system restore . I knew I could count on any one here that know their stuff about vista .

Thank you, VistaKing. You're always welcome.

And just to make sure that perhaps others who have a similar issue, Brink, one of our admins, has created a tutorial (System Configuration - Restore Restart Prompt) on how to restore the restart prompt of MSConfig (but I see you already know that). That's the beauty of these forums/newsgroups. The advice given to one is available to all.

05-26-2008	#1 (permalink)
VistaKing VISTA ULTIMATE 32BIT 101 posts	Need Help bringing back the restart prompt back from msconfig Does anyone know how to bring back this window ? I accidently checked the box that says " Don't show this message again ".
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05-26-2008	#2 (permalink)
Bare Foot Kid Vista 64-bit Ultimate Win7 64-bit Ultimate XP SP3 32-bit Pro 2,126 posts	Re: Need Help bringing back the restart prompt back from msconfig Hello VistaKing. Welcome to the forums! One thing you could try, if you have good restore points saved. Just use a point before the change. System Restore - How to Keep us informed. Later Ted
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05-26-2008	#3 (permalink)
Dzomlija Windows Vista x64 Ultimate 2,217 posts	Re: Need Help bringing back the restart prompt back from msconfig Quote: Originally Posted by VistaKing Does anyone know how to bring back this window ? I accidently checked the box that says " Don't show this message again ". Open the Registry Editor (REGEDIT) Navigate to the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MsConfig" key In the right-hand pane, click on the value "NoRebootUI", then press <DEL> to remove it. The prompt will return next time you use MSCONFIG Tip: If, after modifying the startup settings with MSCONFIG, you delete the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MsConfig" key from the registry, you can permanently clean the items you have removed so that you cannot use MSCONFIG to restore them. But use caution, because you won't be able to undo this, so perhaps you should first backup that registry key first.
My System Specs

05-26-2008	#4 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Re: Need Help bringing back the restart prompt back from msconfig VistaKing, In addition to Peter's post, here is a tutorial based on it to make it easier to do. System Configuration - Restore Restart Prompt Thank you Peter, Shawn
My System Specs

05-26-2008	#5 (permalink)
VistaKing VISTA ULTIMATE 32BIT 101 posts	Re: Need Help bringing back the restart prompt back from msconfig Dzomlija, Thank you so much the registry thing worked. Without me having to do the system restore . I knew I could count on any one here that know their stuff about vista .
My System Specs

05-27-2008	#6 (permalink)
Dzomlija Windows Vista x64 Ultimate 2,217 posts	Re: Need Help bringing back the restart prompt back from msconfig Quote: Originally Posted by VistaKing Dzomlija, Thank you so much the registry thing worked. Without me having to do the system restore . I knew I could count on any one here that know their stuff about vista . Thank you, VistaKing. You're always welcome. And just to make sure that perhaps others who have a similar issue, Brink, one of our admins, has created a tutorial (System Configuration - Restore Restart Prompt) on how to restore the restart prompt of MSConfig (but I see you already know that). That's the beauty of these forums/newsgroups. The advice given to one is available to all.
My System Specs

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