disable smart defrag at boot time

[Barman]

Hi hoping you can help me. I have had a laptop power failure which has disabled my keyboard. Unfortunately I am stuck in a never ending loop during startup. The IObit Smart Defrag for Boot Time is automatically running and after it completes three tasks (MFT defrag, Pagefile defrag & System file defrag) it requires "press ESC to exit". With no laptop keyboard, I am using a USB keyboard to navigate through the start up. The ESC key is not being recognised by the defrag program and sits there idle waiting for a response.

 

How can i disable IObit smart defrag for boot time during startup, remember that I cannot log into Windows until I get past this stage. Is there a DOS command I can enter to disable or remove this program?

[Scannan]

Welcome to the Forum

Start your laptop in safe mode. This should enable you to open the smart defrag and change the settings.

[Barman]

Hi Scannan, thanks for quick response. Unfortunately F8 safe mode (all 12 options) reboots laptop and I'm back in the same loop with defrag running.

 

[Scannan]

In safe mode you should select the Dos prompt. Then you can go to the smart defrag directory and load the smart defrag gui using the .exe file. Then you can change the settings.

[sauberlime]

Hi Barman, I just want to check this but were you able to do the steps above yet?