How to Enable Verbose Mode in Windows 11 provides detailed startup and shutdown messages, helping users and IT professionals diagnose system issues. By default, Windows only shows a basic loading screen during these processes, but enabling Verbose Mode reveals additional information about what the system is doing behind the scenes.
Why Enable Verbose Mode?
Enabling Verbose Mode can be useful for:
✔️ Troubleshooting slow boot or shutdown issues
✔️ Diagnosing system hangs or driver loading problems
✔️ Understanding background processes during startup/shutdown
Method 1: Enable Verbose Mode via Group Policy Editor (GPEdit.msc)
📝 Note: This method is available only for Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.
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Open Group Policy Editor: Press
Win + R, typegpedit.msc, and hit Enter. -
Navigate to:
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Find Display Highly Detailed Status Messages in the right pane and double-click it.
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Select Enabled and click OK.
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Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Method 2: Enable Verbose Mode via Registry Editor (For All Editions)
⚠️ Warning: Modifying the Windows Registry can cause system instability if done incorrectly. Proceed with caution and create a backup before making changes.
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Open Registry Editor: Press
Win + R, typeregedit, and hit Enter. -
Navigate to:
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Find or create a DWORD (32-bit) Value named
VerboseStatus. -
Double-click
VerboseStatus, set the Value data to1, and click OK. -
Restart your computer.
How to Disable Verbose Mode
To disable Verbose Mode, simply:
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GPEdit Method: Set Display Highly Detailed Status Messages to Not Configured or Disabled.
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Registry Method: Delete the
VerboseStatuskey or set its value to0.
Final Thoughts
Verbose Mode is a handy tool for troubleshooting and monitoring system performance. If you’re experiencing slow startups or shutdowns, enabling it can provide valuable insights into the processes happening in the background.
