Is it possible to turn on log/debug info while starting Windows 10, instead if logo? Similar functionality exists in Linux, where I see steps and thier results.
While Windows is starting I only see rounding circle, I don't know what exacly it doing, install updates or just crushed?
1 Answer
Yes it is possible.
Enable Driver Status Logging
- Type msconfig.exe is the run dialog
- Go to the Boot tab
- There are 2 options here that interest you: Boot log and OS boot information.
Boot log - This creates a log file which list every driver that has been loaded. After reboot the log file will be on %SystemRoot%\ntbtlog.txt. Note that each time you reboot the computer the log is not overwritten, so it'll be good practice to disable this option after troubleshooting due to potentially long and big log file.
OS boot information - This option enable you to see which driver is loaded when is loaded. This can be useful if you're troubleshooting faulty driver or long boot process.
