Tuesday, September 27, 2011

How to Enter Safe Mode in Windows8 Developer Preview?

There might be a need arise when you want to enter into Safe Mode in Windows. And you generally do it using pressing F8 during booting but this is not possible in the Windows 8 Developer Preview.

You have to press and hold SHIFT + F8 to enter into Safe Mode in Windows 8.

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This is one of the easier and default method , though you might have to try it 2-3 times before you succeed.

Another method is using msconfig from within Windows-

Press Win Key+R to open Run Window , type and run msconfig.exe

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It will open the System Configuration Window. Click on the Boot tab. Select “Safe Mode’ and select type of Safe Mode- Minimal for regular Safe Mode, Alternate shell for Safe Mode with Command prompt, Network for Safe Mode with Networking. Click on OK, Restart to enter into Safe Mode.

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Please note that you have to undo this to get into Normal boot.

These are the 2 most easy ways to enter into Safe Mode.

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