Questions tagged [safe-mode]
Safe-mode is a stripped down version of an OS or application, used to diagnose issues.
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Can't safe boot to Windows 10 if I change SATA Emulation BIOS setting from RAID to AHCI
I'm trying to change SATA emulation from RAID to AHCI on a HP Omen X 17-ap001nb laptop with installed Windows 10, without reinstalling.
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Can I select certain third-party drivers to disable in Windows 10?
I am in a complicated situation where my PC is constantly rebooting on its own. I've verified it isn't my RAM, SSD, USB devices, etc. It is possible that its' my PSU, as there's no clear way to test ...
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Disable Safe Mode for Newer OS
To block standard users to log in , We are applying below reg key for Win11 Computers via GPO. But its not working. standard users Still log in to computer via safe mode.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\...
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Nothing is saved after Reboot
I have an odd problem with a Windows 10 laptop (HP Stream 11). It's actually two problems, which may be symptoms of the same issue.
After logging into Windows, after a minute or so, I get a blue ...
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How can I enter the safe (recovery) mode in Windows 10?
After replacing a GPU Windows won't boot. After the initial logo it's stuck at a blank screen. Attempting to use F8 to enter the safe/recovery mode failed as well.
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Locked out of Windows 10, forgot password [duplicate]
I have a Windows 10 PC and I changed the password the other day, but forgot it. It is running in dual boot with Ubuntu on the other side, the files are shared, it uses “GRUB” interface on boot to ...
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Attempting to reset/reinstall Windows to factory settings
I am running into an issue where my computer frequently crashes when opening Steam or other games. That isn't really my concern at this point, as I have decided the best course of action would be to ...
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Is it possible to load windows 10 with minimum amount of drivers?
my win10 system got stuck at the circle turning forever and I can't even boot into the safe mode! I suspect there's something wrong with my driver as the ntbtlog showed a lot of recurring "...
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Windows 10 (1909) BSOD on boot, and can't login in Safe Mode - what options do I have?
TLDR; BSOD on boot because of the enabled Driver Verifier. Can't login to Safe Mode to turn it off because I only remember the PIN, not the Password. Safe Mode with Network seems to be broken and ...
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Can I force Windows 10 to always boot in diagnostic mode?
I'm using an ASUS touch-screen monitor connected to a Windows 10 PC. Everything works, except that, every 1-2 minutes, the touch screen blacks out for about 3 seconds, then comes back. I've spent ...
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VGA mode functionality in Windows 10
Basically why use VGA mode when you can use Windows 10 Safe mode, with the option of enabling networking? The only difference between Safe Mode and VGA ("enable low resolution") Mode as far ...
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Edit Windows 10 boot config (BCEDIT?) to disable Safe Mode
I recently had a weird issue where while using my Windows 10 laptop that had been working fine, suddenly I couldn't create folders anymore, neither in GUI nor CLI (command line). My laptop display ...
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Will booting Surface Book 2 from USB flash drive erase the windows product key in the firmware?
My surface book 2 after a factory reset was missing all basic apps like camera and windows app store, so I did something, and now it keeps restarting and doesn't load, please help, can't get it into ...
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Enable a shortcut to permanently open in safe mode
I am running a PowerPoint show at a kiosk. The kiosk shuts down every night and powers up in the morning. I have it autolog and open my PowerPoint show at startup. I would like the PowerPoint show to ...
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Start Windows 10 in safe mode without keyboard
After an Windows 10 PC (Intel i7 10700, Gigabyte B460) update my wireless keyboard and mouse no longer work. I know its a driver problem because this same wireless mouse and keyboard work on another ...
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Website not opening because of HTTPS Everywhere. How do I fix the issue?
I was trying to open http://cbseacademic.nic.in/ in Firefox (90.0.2 (64-bit)) and Chrome (Version 92.0.4515.107 (Official Build) (64-bit)) in my Windows 10 laptop.
In Firefox, I got this error:
The ...
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batch file to restart WIndows 10 in safe mode with (or without) network?
How can I create a batch file to to restart Windows 10 in safe mode with or without network? I see many solutions here and in other website, but I just want a batch file that I run and the laptop ...
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Can I make my iMac boot from an OS on an external drive in safe mode?
I've searched all over the internet but I could not find a concrete answer to this question: I have an iMac that works fine and an external hard drive with OSX on it that I can boot too, but how can I ...
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Computer works only in Safe Mode, does not boot in Normal mode
While I was using my PC, the screen suddenly entered sleep mode, then said "No Signal" and refused to accept any input, while the screen remained black. I restarted it and Windows said there ...
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Windows 10 UDP Socket Benchmark a lot faster in safe mode
I made a simple SendReceive benchmark for UDP sockets and noticed, that the perofrmance in Windows safe mode is considerably faster than in normal mode. Why is this the case? In normal mode I was very ...
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Internet speed poor in Normal Mode, good in Safe Mode
I am experiencing poor internet speed in Normal Mode and good internet speed in Safe Mode. Others have reported this as well, but in my case internet speed remains good when rebooting into Normal Mode ...
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Safe Mode with Networking
In my Notebook Dell Vostro 3590, the mounted wireless card is Qualcomm QCA9377 802.11ac Wireless Adapter, O.S. Windows 10 PRO x64.
Although the driver updated to the latest version is installed, 12.0....
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How do I prevent WIFI from being disabled in Windows 10 Safe Mode w/ Networking?
We have a project going that requires a program be run in Safe Mode as admin. Everyone is working from home and home users mostly do not have Ethernet. They are also not local admins. We need to ...
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Open Google Chrome in a fresh Install Mode
I have a Google Chrome with all my bookmarks and extensions. But sometimes, I would like to Open Google Chrome in an absolutely fresh Install mode. I have tried different command line switches but it ...
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How to choose “safeboot" and minimal from System Config msconfig when only using keyboard
Im on windows 10 and i messed up in my resolution refresh rate, now my monitor has no display after doing some ways to go to safe mode to fix it but never boot in safe mode i guess the system ...
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windows 10 stuck at sign in page
I have bought a new Asus R512jb laptop and it's been a few weeks I'm using it with no problem, but a few days ago when I wanted to reboot it from sleep I faced a strange problem. When I saw the sign-...
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Using Windows 10, re-booting to the safe mode command line, why are my drive letters switched?
When I boot in safe mode, C and D drives swap. When I boot normally, they swap back. Why? Does it matter?
I booted the computer in safe mode to a command line prompt. The initial prompt was on the X ...
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Whenever I attempt to download a file on Windows 10, I get a network error, unless I'm in safe mode or using Internet Explorer
I have tried disabling non-Microsoft Services in system configuration. I have also tried disabling start-up programs in task manager. Furthermore, I have tried running my browsers as admin. I have ...
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Why am I getting Windows Update error 1084 in Safe Mode with Networking?
I've been having issues updating Windows 10 (error 0x8000ffff) . I was able to boot into safe mode with networking, but when I try to use windows Update, I get the error:
"Something went wrong. ...
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Windows 10 only boots after running chkdsk /f
We have a PC with Windows 10 which boots up until it gets to the Windows restore options. Once I get into them, I can go to the Advanced startup options and reboot it in Safe Mode with CMD prompt. ...
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Windows 10 - timeout to boot normaly not available in selection on start
We have an issue with one computer, acting pretty much in kiosk mode. When a computer starts after an unsuccessful power off, Windows goes to the option to boot normally or to safe mode. Usually, on ...
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Unsupported Processor BSOD in Safe Mode
My computer works perfectly in Normal Mode.
When I try to boot into Safe Mode, I am greeted with BSOD and the stop code "UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR". The computer then reboots itself into Normal Mode again....
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Booting into Safe Mode just starts Automatic Repair Again
My PC suddenly stopped being able to boot a little while ago, which I attributed to some kind of graphics driver issue (after booting, the display was just black, though I could hear windows sounds). ...
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Windows 10 extremely slow, but runs fine on Safe Mode
I have an Acer laptop with windows 10 64 bits. It has an i3 7th CPU, and 4 GB of RAM. It has 800 GB of free space. It two weeks ago, it suddenly became extremely slow. When I boot into safe mode, it ...
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Win 10 Stuck in Safe Mode - Disable Safeboot from Drive
So, yesterday I tried to update my driver for the graphic card (AMD). It asked me to reboot in Safe Mode, and I did... Now I'm stuck in the limbo of Safe Mode. The windows don't accept my password (...
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Enable Graphics Card or Change Aspect Ratio in Safe Mode?
Is there a way to enable my GPU in safe mode?
"why would you do that", you ask?
Well, my main screen burnt out after so many years of use. i'm now using my old samsung smart tv as a screen, but it ...
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Switching RAID to AHCI without Windows Reinstall but Safe Mode does not open up
I have an Acer Nitro 7 and I wanted to dual boot it with Zorin OS alongside Windows 10.
Since I have only got a 1 TB SSD which has its SATA Mode on RST premium with Optane, I used the answer given in ...
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Where is the windows 10 safe mode? [duplicate]
When I press shift+f8 or f8 on boot time windows 10, I can't find safe boot mode. How to boot in safe mode windows 10?
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In safe mode, main monitor turns off after c5 minutes and won't wake
In Windows safe modes (all 3) main monitor turns off after c5 minutes and can't be woken up by keyboard or mouse. The monitor works fine when the PC normally booted.
The monitor screen message is "...
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How to uncheck “safeboot” from System Configuration when only using keyboard
As stated in my previous question ,
I am using Windows 8.1. I do not use my laptop’s screen cause it is broken, so I use a monitor instead. So what happened was,
I ran to “msconfig”,
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Win8.1: Safe Mode frequently breaks with empty black screen
I’ve had this problem for years: Every now and then, Safe Mode “breaks” and booting into it gives a blank black screen: no logon screen, no desktop icons, nothing. The mouse becomes visible when I ...
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Error 0x80070780 - The file cannot be accessed by the system. How can I delete this folder?
When I try to delete the folder named C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\FocusHomeInteractiveSA.APlagueTaleInnocence-Window_1.0.5.0_x64__4hny5m903y3g0 I get the error...
The file cannot be accessed by ...
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Block access to safe mode windows 10?
How do I block access to safe mode from the shift+restart method and startup?
Tried renaming registry folders but it wont let me.
Tried this command bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu no, Doesn't ...
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How to make a service start automatically in safe mode(WIndows 7 &10)
I'm working on my service(developed with C++).
I'm trying to make it start automatically in safe mode (all modes).
I've checked on the internet, I've tried the registry: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\...
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GRUB loads Windows always in safe mode
I've installed Fedora 31 on a notebook with Windows 10, GRUB shows me different options on boot, and when I choose Windows the system starts but always in safe mode. I have no options to load Windows ...
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How to DISABLE certain services from running in safe mode but run in normal boot in Windows 7
I have the following question.
How to disable certain services in safe mode only - they must run in normal start but not in safe mode.
We are talking about Win 7 64bit.
The problem is that the ...
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How to access Windows 10 Recovery Environment (winRE) (ex to start in safe mode)
On support.microsoft.com, I have found these steps but it not working. When I hold the power button, my computer shut down directly.
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How can I make a PC enable Safe Mode automatically when it starts up?
I am removing a virus, and removing the virus requires me to restart several times with Safe Mode enabled. But I don't want to install any programs (Just to be safe). I don't want to go through the ...
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Is it possible to disable Bitlocker for Windows 10 Safe mode?
Every time I'm in the process of booting into Windows 10 Safe Mode, it asks for the Bitlocker recovery key. Is there some way to either permanently or temporary disable Bitlocker for Safe Mode/...
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laptop screen broken, using monitor. started in minimal safe mode, can't see anything
neither my monitor nor tv screen recognizes the signal from my laptop since I booted in safe mode.
I can't see anything on the screen so I can't possibly follow any instructions that would require me ...
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