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How to Boot Safe Mode in Windows 11
Using the Start Menu
1. By clicking the "windows icon" in the taskbar, you can access the Start menu.
2. In the lower-right corner, click the "power icon."
3. Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and hit the "Restart" option.
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Using the Settings App
1. Launch the Windows Settings app.
2. Select "System" from the sidebar of the Settings App.
3. Select "Recovery."
4. Click the "Restart Now" button next to the title "Advanced Setup."
5. A pop-up dialogue box appears, prompting you to save your work before restarting, and then select "Restart Now."
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Windows will reboot into a blue screen after shutting down.
6. Choose "Troubleshoot."
7. Select "Advanced Options" in Troubleshoot.
8. Select "Startup Settings" from the Advanced Options menu.
9. Click "Restart" in Startup Settings.
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The computer will restart into a "Startup Settings" menu with several options.
10. To enter Safe Mode, press the "4" key on your keyboard.
Windows will replace desktop image with a black background color and the title "Safe Mode" will appear in the corners.
My Windows 11 won't boot into safe mode. I get to the step where I choose "4" to boot into safe mode, but instead my pc goes into automatic repair.
Why is this?
- Thank you for your sharing.
Open Settings:
- Press Win + I to open Settings, or you can search for it in the Start menu.
- System: Click on "System" and then "Recovery".
- Advanced Startup: Under the Recovery options, find the “Advanced startup” section and click on “Restart now”.
- Troubleshoot: Once your PC restarts to the Choose an option screen, click on “Troubleshoot”.
Advanced Options: Then select “Advanced options”. - Startup Settings: Click on “Startup Settings” and then on “Restart”.
- Enable Safe Mode: After your PC restarts again, you'll see a list of options. Press 4 to start in Safe Mode, or 5 for Safe Mode with Networking if you need internet access.
I have tried this with option 5 and it will not go into safe mode with networking even though that is the option I had chosen.
Sorry, assumes facts not in evidence:
The re-start after an update isn't allowing a complete reboot to occur. System clock presented via lock screen, .mouse click, moves to login text box. Keyboard not enabled, login screen closes, and the display is again showing time-date. Three attempts to restart system fail to bring up system. Cannot enter Safe Mode using F8, while sys. starts (presumably). Not finding here, old school way to enter Safe Mode, from power on reset!
kevomac12 I am having exactly the same issues after loading Windows 11. Worked fine at first, then all programs seemed to slow down and then would eventually freeze. B using Control + Alt + Del I would then be able to shutdown and reboot. Yesterday I had a blank (black) screen and when I try to restart in Safe Mode the Home screen with icons appear but all Windows 365 icons appear to be blank and the screen is flashing on and off. It would appear that there is some sort of driver issue but now I am stuck.
