- Restart your PC. When you get to the sign-in screen, hold the Shift key down while you select Power.
- After your PC restarts to the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart.
- After your PC restarts, you’ll see a list of options.
Use the “Shift + Restart” combination. Another way of getting into Safe Mode in Windows 10 is to use the Shift + Restart combination. Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button. Then, while keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.At the sign-in screen, hold the Shift Key down while you select Power > Restart. After your PC restarts to the Choose an Option screen, select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart. After your PC restarts, you’ll see a list of options. Select 4 or F4 to start your PC in Safe Mode.
- Restart your PC. When you get to the sign-in screen, hold the Shift key down while you select Power.
- After your PC restarts to the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart.
- After your PC restarts, you’ll see a list of options.
What does the Safe Mode do?
Safe mode is a diagnostic mode of a computer operating system (OS). It can also refer to a mode of operation by application software. In Windows, safe mode only allows essential system programs and services to start up at boot. Safe mode is intended to help fix most, if not all problems within an operating system.
Does Windows 10 have safe mode?
If you’re signed into your system profile, you can simply reboot into Safe Mode from the settings menu. Unlike some previous Windows versions, there is no need to use a Safe Mode command prompt in Windows 10. Steps for starting Safe Mode from the Settings menu: Click the ‘Restart now’ button under Advanced startup.
