Boot Windows 10 Into Safe Mode [Top 6 Ways]

 

Method 1: Advanced Option to Boot Windows 10 into Safe Mode

• Go to the Settings app-> Update and security -> Recovery. In the right pane of the Recovery screen given below, click on the Restart now present under Advanced startup.

• Windows will restart.

• After it, choose the Troubleshoot option:

• Pick Advanced options that is present under the Troubleshoot screen:

• Click on Startup Settings:

• From the Startup Settings window, you need to click on the Restart button to change the Windows Startup option:

• In the end, you need to press F4 (for Safe Mode), F5 (for Safe Mode with Networking), and F6 (for Safe Mode with Command Prompt). If you are using Windows 10 on a virtual machine via software such as Oracle VirtualBox, then you need to press number keys 4 (for Safe Mode), 5 (for Safe Mode with Networking), 6 (for Safe Mode with Command Prompt), respectively.

• Finally, Windows 10 will boot into Safe Mode.

To get back into normal mode simply restart your system. This will not only safe mode windows 10 but also speed up Windows 10.

Method 2: Recovery Options to Access the Safe Mode

In order to open the Windows 10 Safe Mode, you can also use the Recovery options present in the Settings app.

• First, you have to open the setting window, press Windows + I from your keyboard, and click on the Update & security.

• Press the Recovery option present on the left side of the Settings window.
• Now, under the Advanced startup section, you need to click on the Restart now button.

• Your Windows 10 PC/Laptop will reboot, now again follow the same steps as we’ve described in the second method of this guide (Go to the “Troubleshoot -> Advanced options -> Startup Settings -> Restart”).

• Now you have to press the F4 key from your keyboard to start into the Safe Mode.
• You can press the F5 key from your keyboard to boot into “Safe Mode with Networking.“
• Keep pressing F6 to access the “Safe Mode with Command Prompt.“

Method 3: Use the System Configuration Tool (msconfig.exe)

With the help of this method, one can easily boot your system into the Safe Mode. This trick is especially for those who are new to their computer.

• To open the System Configuration Window you can use the Run dialogue box.
• Press the Windows + R key to open the run dialogue box, in the run box you need to type msconfig and hit the Enter key or press OK.

• Now, after opening the System Configuration window, navigate to the Boot tab. In the Boot Options section, choose the “Safe boot” option.

• At last, click on the OK.
• Reboot your system, and you will see that your computer/laptop will automatically boot Windows 10 into Safe Mode.

Method 4: Use the “Shift + Restart” Combination

In this method, we will know how to get into Safe Mode by using the Shift + Restart keys. Follow the below-given steps:

• First, open the Start menu and click on the Power button.

• Now, keep pressing the Shift key and then click on Restart.

• If you want to use the Shift + Restart key combination from the Sign In Window then click on the Power-> keep pressing the Shift key and then tap Restart.

• After this, your Windows 10 system will reboot and show different options to select. Here you have to select the Troubleshoot.

• Now, you will see the Troubleshoot window and then choose Advanced Options.

• From the Advanced options window, select the Startup Settings.

• Now, reboot your Windows 10 PC/Laptop to apply the changes.

• Once your system reboots, you can select an option according to your need. There are mainly 3 different options to boot into the Safe Mode.

• Simply enable “Safe Mode” Press the F4 key
• Turn on the “Safe Mode with Networking,” by pressing the F5 key
• In order to enable “Safe Mode with Command Prompt”, you have to press the F6 key.

Method 5: Windows 10 Bootable DVD/USB drive and the Command Prompt

To apply this method, you need a Windows 10 installation DVD or USB.

This method is for those PCs/Laptops that are not booting normally or completely unbootable.

• Now, turn on your system and insert the bootable DVD or connect the bootable USB drive.
• Press the physical restart button of your computer/Laptop to reboot it, now when a message appears “Press any key to boot from the CD or DVD” then press any key from the keyboard.
• Wait until the installation Window appears and then select the language and keyboard layout you prefer and click on Next.

• When you will see the “Repair your computer” option then click on it.

• After it, click on the Troubleshoot option.

• Now, at the “Advanced options” screen, click on the “Command Prompt (Use the Command Prompt for advanced troubleshooting)”.

• Once loading the Command prompt, now you have to run the below-given commands:

bcdedit /set {default} safeboot minimal

• Press the Enter key to run this command.

• After a few seconds, a message will prompt telling us that “The operation [was] completed successfully.”

• Then you need to exit from the Command Prompt and select to Continue on the next screen.

• At last, when you reboot your PC/Laptop then Windows 10 safe mode will automatically be done.

Method 6: In Windows 10 Interrupt Normal Boot/Startup Process

To activate the Automatic Repair mode you need to interrupt Windows 10 normal booting process three times consecutively and the fourth time it will enter the Automatic repair mode by default.

• When Windows 10 enter Automatic Repair mode, you will see in the screen that displays your operating system is in “Preparing Automatic Repair”.

• Choose an account that has administrator permission, if not asked then skip to the next step.

• Wait while Windows 10 trying to make the automatic diagnosis of your system.

• On the “Automatic Repair” screen, click on “Advanced options”.

• Select Troubleshoot.

• Again, click on Advance option >startup setting >Restart
• Now, Press F4 to boot into minimum safe mode, F5 key for “Safe Mode with Networking” or F6 for “Safe mode with command prompt”
  And in this way, you can start Windows 10 safe mode.