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When you’re done fixing whatever required working in Safe Mode, you just need to turn off the “Safe Boot” option you turned on earlier. Hit Win+R, type “msconfig” into the Run box, and then hit Enter to open the System Configuration tool again. Switch to the “Boot” tab, and disable the “Safe Boot” checkbox. Click “OK” and then restart your PC when you’re done. It’s not often you’ll need to return to Safe Mode several times in a row, but when you do, this method will save you a lot of hassle.

The easiest way to open the System Configuration utility is to hit Windows+R to bring up the Run box. Type “msconfig” into the box, and then hit Enter. This method should work in pretty much any version of Windows. In the “System Configuration” window, switch to the “Boot” tab. Enable the “Safe Boot” check box, and then make sure the “Minimal” option below that is selected. Click the “OK” button when you’re done. Windows asks if want to restart your PC now or wait until later. Whatever you choose, the next time you restart your PC, it will enter Safe Mode. After restarting, you’ll know that you are in Safe Mode because Windows places “Safe Mode” text in the four corners of the screen. And now, every time you restart your PC, Windows will start in Safe Mode until you’re ready to turn it back off again.

One of the most common steps when troubleshooting a PC is to boot into Safe Mode. For a long time this has been achieved by pressing the F8 key, this all changes with Windows 10 and its Automatic Repair mode. But what if we want Safe Mode? If you mash the F8 key at just the right time (or get lucky spamming the key during boot up), Windows  might  still take you to a screen that lets you get into the recovery environment. From there, you can boot into Safe Mode (and we’ll talk about that environment a bit later. The trouble is that some computer manufacturers disable this option. And even on PCs that still support it, Windows startup (and particularly the handoff between the regular boot process and Windows startup) happens so much faster now, you barely have time to press the key. The good news is that getting into Safe Mode is doable. The process is just more hidden now. Note : This article is written using screenshots from Windows 10, but the techniques work prett...