How to Start Windows in Safe Mode

To use one of the safe mode options just follow these simple steps:

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press the F8 button on your keyboard. On a computer configured with several operating systems F8 may be pressed whenever the Boot Menu is being displayed.
3. Select one of the options from the Windows Advanced Menu and the simply press Enter.
4. When a new Boot menu is being displayed and the "Safe Mode" words appear in blue, select the install you wish to start with. Then press Enter.

The options you select when you start you computer in safe mode are accepted by Windows. They load a minimum set of drivers that will keep your computer running. This way Windows will be able to load the registry. Also in this stet drivers may be eliminated or added, depending on what you need.

When loading your Windows in safe mode a safety environment variable is being set. The variable's name is SAFEBOOT_OPTION. This may be set to either Network or Minimal. The Microsoft VGA driver is used implicitly. The driver will load 16 colors in a 640 x 480 resolution. In order to modify it you need to be fully connected to the Security account Manager, according to the mode you have opted for.

Here are some of the options you have available when starting in safe mode:

1. Safe mode - sets the SAFEBOOT_OPTION variable to Minimal value
2. Safe Mode with Networking - sets the SAFEBOOT_OPTION variable to Network value
3. Safe Mode with Command Prompt - "cmd.exe" in opened instead of Windows Ecplorer
4. Enable VGA mode - uses "vga.sys" driver
5. Last Known Good Configuration - starts an anterior working configuration
6. Directory Service Restore mode - solves the directory problems
7. Debugging Mode - useful for finding errors
8. Enable Boot Logging - enables the use of a boot journal
9. Start Windows Normally - does just that
10. Reboot – reboots

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