How to start Windows 10 in Safe Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When you boot into Safe Mode<\/em> in Windows 10, the operating system loads a minimal user interface, with only the essential services and drivers needed for it to function. This mode makes it easy to troubleshoot problems because it does not load things that can cause Windows to crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows 10 Safe Mode<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you do not want to read an extensive article with plenty of instructions, you can view the video below, which details four of the methods found in our tutorial:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to know all the methods you can use to start Windows 10 in Safe Mode<\/em>, read this tutorial to the end. First, we cover what to do when you can no longer log into Windows 10 and then what you can do when you log in to Windows 10. If you cannot log into Windows 10, read methods 1 to 4.<\/strong> If you can log in to Windows 10, read methods 5 to 8.<\/strong> The last method works only on computers with older hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you cannot log into Windows 10, but you can get to the\u00a0sign-in screen, press and hold the\u00a0SHIFT\u00a0<\/em>key on the keyboard. With this key still pressed, click or tap the\u00a0Power<\/em>\u00a0button and, in the menu that opens, click\u00a0Restart<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to start Windows 10 in Safe Mode from the Sign In screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows 10 restarts and asks you to select an option. Choose Troubleshoot<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Troubleshooting Windows 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the Troubleshoot<\/em> screen, go to Advanced options<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Accessing the advanced troubleshooting options<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the Advanced options<\/em> screen, choose Startup Settings<\/em>. Depending on your Windows 10 computer, you may not see this option at first. If you do not, click or tap the link that says \u201cSee more recovery options.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Advanced troubleshooting options<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, click or tap the Startup Settings<\/em> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows 10 Startup Settings<\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows 10 says that you can restart your device to change advanced boot options, including enabling Safe Mode<\/em>. Press Restart<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Startup Settings: Choose Restart for Windows 10 Safe Mode options<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to enter Safe Mode in Windows 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n Log into Windows 10 Safe Mode<\/em> with a user account with administrator permissions, and perform the changes you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If Windows 10 fails to boot normally three times over, the fourth time, it enters by default in an Automatic Repair <\/em>mode. Using this mode, you can boot into Safe Mode<\/em>. To trigger the Automatic Repair <\/em>mode, you must interrupt the normal boot process three consecutive times: use the Restart<\/em> or the Power<\/em> button on your Windows 10 PC to stop it during boot, before it finishes loading Windows 10. If you use the Power<\/em> button, you might have to keep it pressed for at least 4 seconds to force the power off. When Windows 10 enters the Automatic Repair<\/em> mode, the first thing you see is a screen that tells you that the operating system is \u201cPreparing Automatic Repair.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n How to start Windows 10 in Safe Mode using automatic repair<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, you may be asked to choose an account to continue. Choose an account that has administrator permissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Choosing an account to log in<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, type the password of the selected administrator user account. If you are not prompted for this information, skip to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Entering the password of the user account<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wait for Windows 10 to try to make an automatic diagnosis of your PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Diagnosing your Windows 10 PC<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the \u201cAutomatic Repair\u201d<\/em> screen, press the \u201cAdvanced options\u201d<\/em> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Accessing the advanced troubleshooting options<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, choose Troubleshoot<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Troubleshoot Windows 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n From here on, the steps you have to take are the same as those shown in the first method from this guide. Follow the path \u201cAdvanced options -> Startup Settings -> Restart.\u201d<\/em> Then, press the 4<\/em> or the F4 <\/em>key on your keyboard to boot into minimal Safe Mode<\/em>, press 5<\/em> or F5 <\/em>to boot into \u201cSafe Mode with Networking,\u201d<\/em> or press 6<\/em> or F6<\/em> to go into \u201cSafe Mode with Command Prompt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have a Windows 10 setup DVD or USB memory stick lying around, or if you can\u00a0create one right now, you can use it to\u00a0boot your broken PC\u00a0with Windows 10 into\u00a0Safe Mode<\/em>. Then, boot your broken Windows 10 PC from it and wait for the installation environment to load. Choose the language and keyboard layout you prefer and click or tap\u00a0Next<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Windows 10 Setup<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click or tap on the link that says \u201cRepair your computer\u201d<\/em> on the bottom left corner of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Repairing your Windows 10 computer<\/p>\n\n\n\n When asked what option you prefer, choose Troubleshoot<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To get to Windows 10 Safe Mode, select Troubleshoot<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the \u201cAdvanced options\u201d<\/em> screen, click or tap \u201cCommand Prompt (Use the Command Prompt for advanced troubleshooting).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Starting the Command Prompt<\/p>\n\n\n\n Inside the Command Prompt<\/em> window, type the command: bcdedit \/set {default} safeboot minimal<\/em>. Press Enter<\/em> on your keyboard and, after a moment, it tells you that \u201cThe operation completed successfully.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n How to boot in Safe Mode from the Command Prompt<\/p>\n\n\n\n Close the Command Prompt<\/em> and choose to Continue<\/em> on the next screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Choose Continue to start Windows 10 in Safe Mode<\/p>\n\n\n\n After your PC reboots, Windows 10 starts into Safe Mode<\/em>. Log in with a user account that has administrator permissions, and perform the changes you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n IMPORTANT:<\/strong> The problem with this method is that it tells Windows 10 to enter Safe Mode<\/em> automatically, every time you start it, until instructed otherwise. To disable this setting and get Windows 10 to boot normally again, run the same procedure one more time and type the command: bcdedit \/deletevalue {default} safeboot<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Windows 10, you can\u00a0create a system recovery USB drive. Since your PC may not be working, create this USB recovery drive on another computer with Windows 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Creating a Windows 10 Recovery Drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you have created a USB recovery drive, use it to boot your Windows 10 PC or device and, when you are asked to load its content, do so. The first screen asks you to choose the layout for the keyboard. Select the one you want to use, or if you do not see it listed, click or tap \u201cSee more keyboard layouts\u201d<\/em> to get the complete list of available layouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Choosing the keyboard layout for the recovery drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n After choosing the keyboard layout that you want to use, on the \u201cChoose an option\u201d<\/em> screen, go to Troubleshoot<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Choose Troubleshoot to get to the Windows 10 Safe Mode options<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you can log in to Windows 10, one of the easiest methods to boot into\u00a0Safe Mode<\/em>\u00a0is to use the\u00a0System Configuration\u00a0tool, which users know by its file name:\u00a0msconfig.exe<\/em>.\u00a0Open System Configuration: a quick way to do that is to enter the words\u00a0\u201dsystem configuration\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in the taskbar search field and then click or tap the\u00a0System Configuration<\/em>\u00a0shortcut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Searching for System Configuration (msconfig)<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the System Configuration<\/em> window, click or tap the Boot<\/em> tab. In the Boot options<\/em> section, select the \u201cSafe boot\u201d<\/em> option. Finally, click or tap OK<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to start Windows 10 in Safe Mode using System Configuration (msconfig)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows 10 tells you that you need to restart your computer for the new setting to take effect. If you still have work to do, you can select \u201cExit without restart<\/em>.\u201d<\/em> If not, choose Restart<\/em> to reboot Windows 10 in Safe Mode<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Restart Windows 10 in Safe Mode<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, you get straight into Windows 10 Safe Mode<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another way of getting into Safe Mode<\/em> in Windows 10 is to use the Start Menu<\/em>. First, press and hold the SHIFT<\/em> key on the keyboard. With that key still pressed, click the Start<\/em> button, then Power<\/em>, followed by Restart<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to start Windows 10 in Safe Mode from the Start Menu<\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows 10 reboots and asks you to select an option. Choose Troubleshoot<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click or tap on Troubleshoot to get to the Windows 10 Safe Mode settings<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, you have to follow the same steps shown in this guide\u2019s first method. In short, go to \u201cAdvanced options -> Startup Settings -> Restart.\u201d<\/em> Then, press 4<\/em> or F4 <\/em>on your keyboard to start in Safe Mode<\/em>, press 5<\/em> or F5 <\/em>to boot into \u201cSafe Mode with Networking,\u201d<\/em> or press 6<\/em> or F6<\/em> to go into \u201cSafe Mode with Command Prompt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you can log into Windows 10, another way to boot into\u00a0Safe Mode<\/em>\u00a0is from the\u00a0Settings<\/em>\u00a0app.\u00a0Open Settings\u00a0(Windows + I<\/em>) and head to the\u00a0Update & security\u00a0<\/em>section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Update & Security in the Windows 10 Settings app<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the left side of the Settings<\/em> window, press Recovery<\/em>. On the right side of the app, in the Advanced startup <\/em>section, click or tap the Restart now<\/em> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows 10 Recovery options<\/p>\n\n\n\n After Windows 10 restarts, choose the Troubleshoot<\/em> option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Troubleshoot Windows 10: Reset your PC or see advanced options<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next, you have to follow the same steps as those shown in the first method from this guide. In short, go to \u201cAdvanced options -> Startup Settings -> Restart.\u201d<\/em> Then, press 4<\/em> or F4 <\/em>on your keyboard to start in Safe Mode<\/em>, press 5<\/em> or F5 <\/em>to boot into \u201cSafe Mode with Networking,\u201d<\/em> or press 6<\/em> or F6<\/em> to go into \u201cSafe Mode with Command Prompt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The\u00a0Command Prompt<\/em>\u00a0offers an alternative way of starting Windows 10 in\u00a0Safe Mode<\/em>.\u00a0Open CMD\u00a0and run the following command:\u00a0shutdown.exe \/r \/o<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to get to Windows 10 Safe Mode using the shutdown command<\/p>\n\n\n\n This makes Windows 10 restart into its recovery environment. After you run it, you are notified that Windows 10 will sign you out in less than a minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You’re about to be signed out<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you\u2019re signed out, Windows 10 loads the \u201cChoose an option\u201d<\/em> screen, just like in the previous methods we\u2019ve shown. Select Troubleshoot<\/em> and follow the instructions illustrated in the first method of this guide. Go to \u201cAdvanced options -> Startup Settings -> Restart.\u201d<\/em> Then, press 4<\/em> or F4 <\/em>on your keyboard to start in Safe Mode<\/em>, press 5<\/em> or F5 <\/em>to boot into \u201cSafe Mode with Networking,\u201d<\/em> or press 6<\/em> or F6<\/em> to go into \u201cSafe Mode with Command Prompt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Choose Troubleshoot to reach the Windows 10 Safe Mode options<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even if you\u2019ve read the word BIOS in this method\u2019s title, this isn\u2019t a \u201chow to boot in Safe Mode from BIOS\u201d alternative. You can\u2019t do that. On the other hand, in Windows 7, you were able to press F8 <\/em>just before Windows got loaded, to open the Advanced Boot Options<\/em> window, where you could choose to start Windows 7 into Safe Mode<\/em>. Obviously, you might be wondering whether \u201cIs F8 Safe Mode for Windows 10?\u201d<\/em> a valid option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some websites advise you to press Shift + F8<\/em> just before Windows 10 starts loading so that you make it launch the recovery mode, from where you can boot into Safe Mode<\/em>. The problem is that most times, Shift + F8<\/em> and F8<\/em> do not work, even though they are correct commands supported by Windows 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How to enter Safe Mode in Windows 10 using Shift + F8<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have a modern PC with a\u00a0UEFI BIOS\u00a0and a fast SSD drive, there is no way you can interrupt the boot procedure with your keypresses. With a classic BIOS and no SSD drive on older PCs, pressing these keys might still work though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ref: https:\/\/www.digitalcitizen.life\/4-ways-boot-safe-mode-windows-10\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Quick Steps How to enter Safe Mode in Windows 10 using \u201cShift + Restart\u201d on the sign-in screen On the Windows 10 sign-in screen, press and hold the SHIFT key on the keyboard. With this key still pressed, click or tap the Power button and, in the menu that opens, click Restart. 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How to enter Safe Mode in Windows 10 using \u201cShift + Restart\u201d on the sign-in screen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/a>9. How to get to Windows 10\u2019s Safe Mode with F8 or Shift + F8 (doesn\u2019t work for UEFI BIOS and SSD drives)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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