In Windows 8, though, they removed this capability in order to offer a faster boot experience. Due to this you need to access the advanced startup options menu through a different method that is ...

The fix? Microsoft has developed a unified boot menu that pops up whenever Windows doesn’t load properly, allowing even novice users will be able to fix Windows 8 issues.

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Firstly, if Windows 8 detects a serious error, it will interrupt the boot process automatically and display advanced boot options. This is not unlike what Windows does already.

For Windows 8 running on older "legacy" hardware, the features of "booting to firmware settings and booting directly to a device" won't be accessible through the boot options menu, Clark explained.

How to shut down and restart Windows 8 easily For years, shutting down Windows has been a matter of clicking Start and then Shut Down (or Restart).

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It will reboot once or twice, but eventually you'll be greeted with a multi-boot menu that allows you to select which OS you want to load (Windows 8, Windows 7, or any other OSes that're installed).

TTGSteve asked the Windows forum to recommend a good Start Menu program for Windows 8.

Windows 8 has a whole new boot-screen interface that is actually nice to look at.

When you press it, the Windows boot process will be interrupted and you will get a list of available operating systems - probably Windows 8 and Linux.

By default, Windows 8 will start automatically after 30 seconds, but you can set Windows 7 as the default by clicking on "Change defaults or choose other options" from the boot menu.