![]() ![]() You won't need to follow this tutorial if you start Windows 8 in Safe Mode that way. See How to Force Windows to Restart in Safe Mode for complete instructions. ![]() The solution is to open Command Prompt from the Advanced Startup Options menu, which you can do using any of the six methods, including Methods 4, 5 & 6, and then execute some special commands to force a Safe Mode startup on the next reboot. The irony here is that few people who need to start in Safe Mode can get all the way to the sign on screen, let alone start Windows 8 normally! Those three methods only work if you have access to Windows 8 in normal mode (method 2 & 3) or, at very least, if you can get to the Windows 8 sign on screen (method 1). Of the six methods outlined in the linked instructions above, only methods 1, 2, or 3 allow access to Startup Settings, the menu that Safe Mode is found on. See How to Access Advanced Startup Options in Windows 8 for instructions on the six different methods to open this very helpful menu of repair and troubleshooting tools. So the first thing to do, then, is to open the Advanced Startup Options menu. Safe Mode in Windows 8 is accessible from the Startup Settings menu, itself found on the Advanced Startup Options menu.
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