Modify System Startup Delay

 

Description
Configures a computer to wait 10 seconds (instead of the default 30 seconds) before automatically loading the default operating system upon startup.

 

Supported Platforms

Windows Server 2003

Yes

Windows XP

Yes

Windows 2000

Yes

Windows NT 4.0

Yes

Windows 98

Yes

 

Script Code

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colStartupCommands = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem")

For Each objStartupCommand in colStartupCommands
    objStartupCommand.SystemStartupDelay = 10
    objStartupCommand.Put_
Next
	

 

 

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