Normal Startup loads all device drivers and services. Diagnostic Startup is useful for troubleshooting startup problems, and it loads only basic devices and services. Use Selective Startup to specify whether you want to load system services or startup items. Boot Use this tab to configure the BCD registry file and startup settings. You can remove startup operating system options, set the default operating system, configure advanced settings for an operating system including number of processors, maximum memory, and debug settings , and configure Windows for Safe Boot or to boot without a graphical interface.
Services Use this tab to change the startup settings for a service temporarily. This is an excellent way to determine whether an automatic service is causing startup problems. After you disable a service, restart your computer and determine whether the problem still exists. If it does, you have eliminated one potential cause of the problem. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
On the General tab, click Diagnostic startup , and then click OK. If the issue does not occur after Windows restarts, use the selective startup option to try to find the issue by disabling and enabling individual services and startup programs. The selective startup option enables you to select the programs and services that you want the computer to load when you restart the computer.
You can select from the following options:. When you click to clear the Load system services check box, you disable Microsoft services such as the following services:. On the General tab, click Selective startup , and then click to clear the Load system services and Load startup items check boxes. If you can reproduce the issue after the computer restarts, the issue is not related to system services or startup items. In this case, the System Configuration utility will not help troubleshoot the issue.
If you cannot reproduce the issue after the computer restarts, the issue is related to either the system services or the startup items. To determine the items to which the issue is related, follow these steps:.
On the General tab, click Selective startup , and then click to select the Load system services check box. If you can reproduce the issue after the computer restarts, the issue is related to one of the system services. Otherwise, the issue is related to one of the startup items.
After you determine the items to which the issue is related, follow the steps in the "How to determine the service or startup item that is causing the issue" section to determine the individual service or startup item that is causing the issue. To determine the cause of the issue, you can prevent individual services and startup items from loading when you restart the computer. You can follow these steps. Click the Services tab, click Disable all , click to select the check box for the first service that is listed, and then restart the computer.
With the first service selected, click to select the check box for the second service, and then restart the computer. Repeat this process until you reproduce the issue.
If you cannot reproduce the issue, you can eliminate system services as the cause. Continue to the next procedure. Click the General tab, and then click to select the Load startup items check box. It is designed to provide a path between the video card and the software program that can show 3D objects.
DirectDraw Acceleration: This application is responsible to produce 2D visual effects on the computer. DirectDraw is used by video cards and software to communicate before sending the visual to the monitor. The Sound tab is divided into 2 sections:. If there are any issues in the sound system of the computer the DxDiag tool will show a message in the Notes column at the bottom of the window.
Device Section: This section shows the configuration of the audio devices connected to the computer. The following information about the audio device is shown in this section:. The input tab displays information about the input devices connected to your system like keyboard and mouse. It is divided into 2 sections:. DirectInput Devices Section: It displays following information about the connected devices:. Although, DirectX Diagnostic Tool is used for viewing the configuration of Windows systems like; Windows 7 but it does not support customization or any hardware testing of the system itself.
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