
Safe Mode is the main choice when your computer/laptop has a problem and you want to fix it. Safe Mode turns off non-essential functions and leaves only a few basic functions for the device to run. From here you can reduce the scope of the problem so that the solution can be found.
Due to its technical nature, Safe Mode is not readily available when you use a Windows 10 device. However, there are 3 different ways to quickly access Safe Mode.
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1 Use the combination Shift+Restart
- Enter the Start menu
- Click Power then hold Shift while clicking Restart
- Select Troubleshoot
- Go to Advanced options
- Then Startup Settings
- Please click the Restart button
- Select Enable Safe Mode (F4) or Enable Safe Mode with Networking (F5)
- Wait until the system enters Safe Mode
This method can also be used on the Windows sign-in screen by holding down the Shift key before clicking Power > Restart.
2. Via Advanced Startup
- Enter the Start menu
- Go to Settings
- Select Update & Security
- Click the Recovery menu on the left
- In the ‘Advanced startup’ column, click Restart now
- Select Troubleshoot
- Go to Advanced options
- Then Startup Settings
- Please click the Restart button
- Select Enable Safe Mode (F4) or Enable Safe Mode with Networking (F5)
- Wait until the system enters Safe Mode
After finishing with various matters related to Safe Mode, you can immediately restart the computer to return to normal mode.
3. Via System Configuration
- Enter the Start menu
- Type System Configuration then run the program
- Click the Boot tab menu
- Check Safe boot and the required variants
- Click Apply then OK
- Press Restart
It should be noted that you need to visit System Configuration again and uncheck Safe boot to return to normal mode.
Another alternative that might be tried is pressing F8 or Shift+F8 many times during the boot process. However, this trick is reportedly not always successful, especially on devices that use UEFI and SSDs as operating system storage bases.