Changes at Windows 8 boot menu

The boot menu of windows 8 is going to be a lot different than what we are used to over the last years. Unlike all the new features of Windows 8 the new boot menu came up and wasn't actually planned by Microsoft.
The reason is that Windows 8 will boot a lot faster, so there won't be enough time to hit the boot menu button. To quote Chris Clark of Microsoft: "When you open a Windows 8 PC there is not enough time to hit keys like F2 or F8, let alone read the message saying Press F2 for Setup. For the first time after decates the user will not be able to enter the boot menu like he used to."
The new boot menu will appear only when the PC crashes or faces an error at start up. In addition, the user will gain access to the boot menu:

1. when rebooting while pressing the Shift key.
2. through Command Prompt
3. through Advanced Start Up at PC Settings