How to start Windows in safe mode

Perhaps any user at least once faced with quite serious disruptions in the operating system. We are talking about those cases where even the banal turning on of a computer became a big problem or when viruses inflicted great damage, which even when they started the computer, it was simply impossible to use them. Just in such situations, you should use the so-called safe mode. In this article we will understand how to start the computer in safe mode and what, in general, it is. Let's get started. Go!

When you turn on safe mode, the PC downloads services that are absolutely essential for the operation of the operating system, which minimizes the likelihood of various crashes and launch errors.

If you have a computer running Windows 7, you can enable safe mode as follows:

  • Restart the PC first.
  • Then during the boot process itself, press the F8 key on the keyboard. Please note that in certain BIOS versions, after pressing F8, the boot disk selection window may appear. If this is your case, specify the system disk and, as soon as the download continues, immediately press F8.

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  • After that, the system menu should open with a list of various ways to boot Windows. In case you are not going to use the command line, select “SafeMode”. You can also boot from network drivers (Safe Modewith Networking) or with command line support (SadeModewithCommandPrompt). When you go to SafeMode, you will see on the screen a list of all downloaded files.

If some kind of error occurs during this, you can see in which file the problem is. Now let's look at how to enable SafeMode on a computer with Windows 10. Everything is somewhat simpler. Use the Win + R key combination to open the Run window and type msconfig. In the “System Configuration” window that opens, go to the “Download” tab. In the “Boot Parameters” section, check the box “Safe Mode”. Then click “OK” and restart the PC. After restarting, the system will be launched in SafeMode.

There is another way. Open the Start menu and go to the Settings section. Select "Update and Security." Next, go to the "Recovery" tab. Go down to the “Special Boot Options” section and click on the “Reload Now” button. You will see a menu where you should select the desired mode.

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There you can also launch other modes that may be useful if there are problems with the system. For example, disabling mandatory driver signature verification, disabling antivirus early launch, or disabling automatic restart after a crash. The choice is made using the function keys or numbers.

You can also activate SafeMode using a bootable USB flash drive or recovery disc. First boot from the existing drive, and then use the key combination Shift + F10 to open the command line. Run the command: bcdedit / set {default} safebootminimal or enter “network” instead of “minimal” if you need network driver support. You can also open the command line in another way. While in the window with the “Install” button, click on the “System Restore” item, which is located on the left in the bottom corner.

The output of their safe mode is the same as its inclusion. Just choose “Normal Windows Boot” if you did this through the BIOS, or simply uncheck the box if you enabled SafeMode through the system configuration window. Now you know how to start the computer in safe mode.

As you can see, it is not so difficult as it may seem at first glance. Write in the comments if this article has helped you and ask any questions you may have about the topic considered.