Windows 8 and Windows 7 Safe Modes: How to enter and when to use them

No reader query today. instead, I want to discuss safe Mode, windows’ stripped-down, minimum-driving force surroundings. For years now, there’s been one quick manner to enter safe Mode—pressing F8. but that  trick doesn’t paintings for all home windows 8 pcs.

or even in older variations, it’s not usually the easiest form of access.

safe Mode gives you a low-resolution, visually unpleasant, feature-restrained windows environment beneficial for diagnostic and repair purposes. You wouldn’t want to create a PowerPoint demonstration there, however if things are misbehaving, it could be a fruitful location to go to. as an instance, if a software’s uninstall ordinary continues failing, it just may uninstall well in safe Mode.

some of the things that fashionable secure Mode can't do is networking. but, because community and net get admission to are wished for a few diagnostic chores—together with malware scanning and updating drivers—home windows also offers an alternative secure Mode with Networking environment.

The traditional manner of coming into secure Mode nevertheless works in home windows 7 and Vista, and in a few home windows eight computers. Boot the pc and start urgent and freeing F8 again and again. once the superior Boot alternatives menu pops up, you may choose secure Mode or safe Mode with Networking.

If that doesn’t work, here’s something specific to Windows 8:

1. Hold down Shift while selecting the Restart option on the Shutdown menu. This works with the Settings charm and—in Windows 8.1—right-clicking the Start button.
   

   

2. On the resulting “Choose an option” screen, select Troubleshoot>Advanced options>Startup Settings>Restart.
3. When the Startup Settings menu appears, type 4 for Safe Mode or 5 for Safe Mode with Networking.

Here’s one more path to Safe Mode, and it works in Windows 7, 8, and Vista:

1. In the Start menu’s Search field or in the Windows 8 Search charm, type msconfig, and launch the resulting program.
2. Click the Boot tab.
3. Check the Safe boot option
   

   

4. Select an option below that. Safe boot brings you to the standard Safe Mode. With networking does exactly what you think it does.
5. Click OK, then Restart.

One problem with this method: When you’re done and you reboot Windows, it will take you back into Safe mode. So while you’re still in Safe Mode, launch msconfig and uncheck the Safe boot option.