How do I boot in Safe Mode without display?
From a black or blank screen
Before you enter safe mode, you need to enter the Windows Recovery Environment (winRE). To do this, you will repeatedly turn your device off, then on: Hold down the power button for 10 seconds to turn off your device. Press the power button again to turn on your device.
- If your computer has a single operating system installed, press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. ...
- If your computer has more than one operating system, use the arrow keys to highlight the operating system you want to start in safe mode, and then press F8.
Hold the Shift key while clicking Restart from Shut down or sign out menu. Select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings >Restart. After the PC restarts, a list of options will be shown. Select 4 or F4 or Fn+F4 (following the on-screen instructions) to start the PC in Safe Mode.
To boot into Safe Mode, you need to press the F8 key while your Windows is booting, but before the logo appears. For Windows 8 and Windows 10, the combination of Shift and F8 keys might work, but it work for computers with UEFI/EFI.
If F8 isn't working and you've to restart your computer in Safe Mode immediately, try it via the Start menu. Open the Start menu and then Settings> Update & Security> Recovery> Restart Now option. While your computer is in reboot mode, you've to select Troubleshoot under the Select an Option screen.
Restart your PC, and press the F8 key repeatedly on the keyboard while it starts up and you'll see the Advanced Boot Options menu, from where you can select Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, or Safe Mode with Command Prompt.
Safe Mode. If multiple blue screens are making it impossible for you to configure your settings or proceed with solutions, it's recommended to start Windows in safe mode first. To do this, hold down the F8 key while starting Windows and switch to safe mode before the Windows logo appears.
Additionally if your PC does not support a separate boot menu you can use the “ Del” key to access the system bios and change the boot priority manually.
- Open the 'Start' menu and click or tap on the 'Power' button.
- Keeping the Shift key pressed, click on Restart.
- One can also use the Shift+ Restart combination from the 'Sign In' screen.
- Windows 10/11 would then reboot, asking you to select an option.
- Press Windows + R, type cmd and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to open Command Prompt on administrator level.
- Type the command below and press Enter. bcdedit /deletevalue {default} safeboot.
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