How to remove Windows Recovery Console

Once you install the Windows Recovery Console there can be time that you may need to remove the Recovery Console due to server upgrades, disk maintenance, etc.

Please follow these instructions to complete this task:

1. Log on as local administrator.

2. Double click on "My Computer" icon

3. In "My Computer" opens: Tools >> Folder Options >> View >>Mark the checkbox
"Show hidden files and folders" -and clear the "Hide protected operating system

files" checkbox (please press on "Yes" to the confirm message).


4. Double click on the %systemdrive% usually "C" drive and remove "cmdcons" folder and the cmldr file from
the root drive.

5. Right-click boot.ini on the system partition and choose Properties, then clear the "Read-only" checkbox.

6. Double click on the "boot.ini" file (the file reside in the root of the %systemdrive%).

7. Remove the line C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

8. Save the boot.ini file and close the text editor.


* This process is not support on 64 Bit version of 2000/2003/XP.