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How To Boot In Safe Mode

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Are you unable to launch Safe Mode in Windows by pressing F2 or F8 at start-up because your laptop or PC boots almost instantaneously? This article will show you how to boot in Safe Mode from the start screen.

How to Access Safe-Mode?

Method 1

  • From the Start Screen, press WindowsKey + C to access the Charm Bar.
  • Click on "Change PC settings".
  • For Windows 8 : Go to the General section > Advance Start up > Restart Now.
  • For Windows 8.1: Go to the Update & Recovery section > Recovery.

  • Under "Advanced Startup", click on "Restart Now".

  • A new screen shall be displayed > Select "Troubleshoot"

  • Select "Advanced options":

  • Click on Windows Startup Settings:

  • In this window you will have a summary of the different startup options > Click on Restart PC.

  • In the next window simply tap on the Function key (F1-F9) corresponding to the Safe Mode.

Method 2

  • Open the "Run" menu and type the following command "msconfig.exe".

  • Go to the "Boot" tab
  • In the Boot options section, select "Safe boot".

  • Click on Apply and then OK.
  • Restart your PC to access the Safe Mode.

Method 3

For the last method, we are going to use the EasyBCD software.

  • NB: THIS ONLY WORKS FOR TRADITIONAL AND NON-UEFI BIOS!!!

If you are using UEFI you can achieve the same thing with the EasyUEFI software.

  • Click on "Edit Boot Menu".

  • Clear the "Skip the boot menu" checkbox.

  • You can also choose on which OS to boot by default (Dualboot configuration).
  • You can now close EasyBCD.
  • Restart your PC.

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