The Safe mode in Windows, start the computer with a limited set of drivers and system files. Startup programs, add-ons, etc, do not run in safe mode, and only the basic drivers needed to start Windows are started. This mode is quite useful for troubleshooting Windows problems.
If you want to restart and boot directly into Safe Mode, you have to watch the computer reboot, watch the various BIOS messages, select which operating system you want to boot with, and then press F8 at the exact moment to enable the Advanced Boot menu. In Windows 8, of course, things are a bit different.
Reboot in Safe Mode
But if you wish you can directly reboot into Safe Mode. To do this, open Run box, type
msconfig and hit Enter to open the System Configuration utility.
Select the Boot tab, and under Boot Options, check Safe Mode. The Minimal option will get selected automatically. If you need other Safe Mode options like Networking, etc, you can select those.
Click on Apply >
OK. You will now see a prompt. Click on the
Restart button, and the computer will initiate the process to reboot your computer directly in safe mode. So before you click the Restart button, make sure that you have saved all your work.
Do note that, if you reboot again from Safe Mode, you will again reboot back into Safe Mode. So once you have completed your work in Safe Mode, again run msconfig and
uncheck the Safe Boot option, Click Apply, and then restart your computer. This will bring you back on your desktop, after restart.
Shortcut to reboot in Safe Mode
If you need to reboot in Safe Mode frequently, you can create its shortcut. Right-click on your desktop, select
New >
Shortcut. In the Location field,
copy pastethe following path:
C:\Windows\System32\msconfig.exe -2Click
next and name the shortcut as say Restart Options.
BootSafeAlternatively, you can download and use a simple .exe utility called BootSafe.
However, when you want to leave Safe Mode and return to Normal mode, you need to use
this program again to get a reboot into Normal mode.
