LKBEN11686: How to start Windows 11 in Recovery mode


Symptom

You want to reinstall a pc but you not have the password. You need to start a recovery.

Cause

Something went wrong. e.g. oobelocal error

Solution

To start your pc into recovery mode, you need to hold the shift key while selecting restart. Your pc will start into recovery mode.

If you do have somehow have the possiblity to start a command line (cmd.exe) you can use the following command:

shutdown /f /r /o /t 0

These parameters stand for:

f = force
r = reboot
0 = extended menu on boot
t = time (in this case 0)

 

 

Have fun.

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About the Author

Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG

Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.

Latest update: 17/11/2023