“Safe mode” is used as emergency start mode when Windows is unstable. Here, since safe mode starts Windows with a limited minimum of components, devices and applications that were used in standard mode may not be available.

For example, you have a problem with your Internet connection and will be unavailable. In addition to the above, We will introduce another way to continue to start Windows in safe mode.

We will introduce the safe mode using System Configuration and shutdown command, and how to activate the safe mode using the F8 key which can not normally be used.

Method 2：Getting Started in System Configuration

▼ First, as shown below, Press Windows + R key to open the Run. Type the 1msconfig in “Open” text input box and click 2OK button. Or, the same function is also possible by pressing Windows + X key .

System configuration

▼　System Configuration window will be displayed. Click the 1Boot tab , and check 2“Safe Boot” in the boot options, click 3OK button.

▼　Sometimes it is necessary to restart the PC for the changes in System Configuration to take effect. Before restarting the PC, you need to save all open files and close all programs. Message will be displayed as shoewn below. Click 1Restart button.

▼　The PC will restart. This will start Windows in “Safe Mode“.

Exit Safe Mode

Unless you uncheck the Safe Mode checked in the System Configuration above, pc will be booted in Safe Mode each time you start up your computer.

To switch back to the normal standard mode, in the 1“Boot” of the System Configuration as follows, uncheck the 2Safe Boot in the Boot options and click the 3OK button.

Method 3：Starting from shutdown command

▼ As below, Press Windows + R key to open the Run. Type the following 1command line in Open text input box and click 2OK button.

▼　Windows will restart in Safe Mode.

▼　Choose an option is displayed. 1Click Troubleshoot: Reset your PC or see advanced options.

▼　Troubleshoot is displayed. 1Click Advanced Options. Depending on the PC or Windows version, the option screen may differ.

▼　The Startup Settings is displayed. Click the 1Restart button.

▼　In the Startup Settings, select 14）Enable Safe Mode, pressing F4 on the keyboard.

▼　The PC will restart.

▼　The sign-in screen is displayed. Enter your password and sign in.

End Safe Mode

▼　As shown below, Right-click on the 1 Start button, and then click 2Shutdown or sign Out > Restart, Windows restarts in normal mode

Method 4：Restart with F8 key

Generally, since Windows 10 is a fast startup, it is not possible to start safe mode by pressing the F8 at startup like Windows 8/8.1, but it is possible by the following method.

▼　Run the Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt as administrator. As below, press Windows + X to display the Context Menu, and click 1Windows PowerShell(Admin).

From Windows 10 Creators Update(Ver. 1703), Command Prompt on the right click menu for Start button has disappeared. Instead, Windows Powershell“has become the default display shell. You can check it at the link below about the contents on how to switch to the command prompt.

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How to switch between Command Prompt and Windows Powershell

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After a major update to the Windows 10 Creators Update(version 1703), the default shell for Windows 10 was changed from a Command Prompt to Windows PowerShell.▼　When pressing Shortcut Windows + X key, the following Context Menu will be displayed. As below, the menu on the left is the previous menu before updating Creators Update and Command prompt was the default shell, but after the update, it was replaced by 2Windows PowerShell.In addition, after Creators Update,1Control Panel also disappe...

▼　The User Account Control(UAC) appears to allow you to run Windows PowerShell as administrator. Click the 1Yes button.

▼　At the Administrator: Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt, enter the following command line, and press Enter key.

▼　Windows PowerShell

bcdedit –% /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy

▼　Command Prompt

bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy

▼　 When restarting Windows, (in case of multi-boot using multiple Windows OS), Windows boot manager of black screen starts up. Press the F8 key on the screen as shown below .

▼　Advanced Boot Options screen is displayed. Select 1Safe Mode, and press Enter key. Safety Mode will now start.

After that, Windows boot manager will be started every time Windows 10 starts.

Canceling Safe Mode

▼　As above, run the Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt as administrator. As below, press Windows + X to display the Context Menu, and click 1Windows PowerShell(Admin).

▼　At the Administrator: Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt, enter the following command line, and press Enter key.

If you start Administrator: Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt in the Safe Mode, the User Account Control(UAC) is not displayed.

▼　Windows PowerShell

bcdedit –% /set {default} bootmenupolicy standard

▼　Command Prompt

bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy standard

▼　Now, you can start with the standard (Multi)Boot Manager.

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When you start a multiboot PC with multiple OS installed on one or multiple hard disk drives, Multiple Operating Systems are displayed as follows :However, it is sometimes difficult to identify each OS because it does not identify the name for each OS. In this case, we will introduce you to the Windows PowerShell(Admin) using the command bcdedit to change the name for each OS.Run as administratorThe name change of the OS is run from Windows PowerShell(Admin) or Command Prompt. By pressing the...