The Shell option loaded in safe mode.
I tried finding command prompt lines to see if I could turn off the shell. I couldn't find anything.
I forced restart 3 times to get into recovery mode.
I ended up having to restore to the most recent disk image.
Fortunately that worked and the only downside was having to redo everything I did after that date in launchbox and windows.
As far as the settings files, I just deleted them and started up Launchbox to create new ones and then had to remap my controllers.
It was a pain, but not as big of a problem as potentially having to reinstall windows and everything from scratch.
I'm currently trying to find some way to have a backup of the settings files and hoping there's a way that launchbox/Big Box can find those backups if this ever happens again.
Any advice or direction?
Thanks.