Setting vDisk Boot Menu as a Default Option

Setting vDisk Boot Menu as a Default Option

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Article ID: CTX135299

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Description

This article describes how to enable the first menu option as the default boot choice without prompting when vDisk boot menu appears.

Background

A Provisioning Services vDisk boot menu appears when the user is starting a provisioned Virtual Machine, but the user wants the Virtual Machine to start unattended.

Instructions

Complete the following steps to enable the menu option:

  1. Set the boot option as the first option in the start menu.
    Caution! Refer to the Disclaimer at the end of this article before using Registry Editor.

    • On all Provisioning Services servers till 6.x, open the Registry Editor and browse to HKLM\Software\Citrix\ProvisioningServices\.

    • On Provisioning Services servers 7.x, open the Registry Editor and browse to HKLM\Software\Citrix\ProvisioningServices\StreamProcess\.

  2. Right-click on either Provisioning Services or StreamProcess > click New >  DWORD Value “SkipBootMenu”.

  3. Double-click the new DWORD and type Value data of 1 ( a value of 0 will enable normal boot menu behavior ).

  4. Close the Registry Editor.

  5. Restart the Citrix Provisioning Services Stream Service on the Provisioning Services server(s).

Environment

Caution! Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that might require you to reinstall your operating system. Citrix cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. Be sure to back up the registry before you edit it.

Issue/Introduction

How to enable the first menu option as the default boot choice without prompting when vDisk boot menu appears.
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