How to start a laptop in safe mode

Safe mode may be necessary to diagnose your computer, remove malware, and other necessary actions. But to use all the useful features of Safe Mode on your laptop, you need to know how to connect it. There are no significant differences between turning it on on a regular computer and a laptop, but there are a number of features that need to be noted.

What is safe mode on a laptop

Safe mode is a system diagnostic mode that allows you to work in Windows using only the necessary software and drivers. If problems occur in the operating system, starting in safe mode makes it possible to continue working and fix the problem.

In this case, software installation is impossible. The Windows desktop interface also differs from the standard one, since the screen resolution is low. At the corners of the monitor it says “Safe Mode”.

How to start a laptop in safe mode: methods

The reasons why the operating system does not boot can be completely different. And most often they recommend drastic actions - rearranging Windows. But during the installation of a new operating system, all information is lost, which can be critical for every laptop user.Therefore, you need to activate safe mode on the device and try to fix the problem that has arisen.

Safe Mode connection for all gadgets, or rather operating systems, is different. For example, if you are wondering how to enter Safe Mode in Windows 7, then recommendations on how to enable Safe Mode on a laptop computer with Windows 10 are useless.

For Windows 7 you can try using the following option:

• find the power key in the Settings menu;
• hold down the SHIFT button and click “Reboot”;
• then a list of options will appear on the laptop screen, in which you need to click “Diagnostics”, “Advanced options”, “Boot methods”, “Safe Mode”;
• a window indicating “Restart” will appear at the bottom of the monitor;
• you need to click this button, the display will display 9 menu items, of which 3 options relate to the required connection.

Reference! If you click the F4 button, safe mode will be activated, if F5, then a reboot will occur with support for network drivers, if F6, then you can use the command line.

Reboot methods for any OS

There are several basic boot methods, the use of which is suitable for all laptops. The first option to get into Safe Mode:

• turn off the laptop so that a complete reboot of the operating system begins;
• close all programs that started on their own during startup. This can be done with the “Exit” command for each specific program;
• left-click to turn off;
• then you need to wait a couple of minutes and turn on the laptop again;
• Find the required mode among the possible proposal options.

You need to prepare for the fact that the reboot process will be slow.This may take different times for different laptops, in some cases it may take more than 10 minutes. Sometimes it even seems that the device is not working. Thus, a user who starts a laptop may think that the device is simply frozen.

Do not rush to restart or turn off the device. During malfunctions of the operating system, it will not boot using the selected method, but the laptop will restart automatically or turn off on its own. In this case, the monitor will be black, and the “Safe Mode” login method will appear at the top.

Reference! There is another method that guarantees a secure connection of the gadget almost 100%. The main steps of the action are as follows.

You just need to constantly press F8 while booting the device. After this, options for the loading method will appear; you must indicate which one is required. If the F8 button does not give the desired result, then you need to press the F12 key. Most often, the list of laptop connection options is activated by one of these buttons.

There is a low probability that none of the above options will solve the issue of downloading the gadget. In this situation, there are several alternative methods.

For example, for Windows 8, you can make a system recovery disk (make a bootable disk yourself) or try to boot using a USB port.

For Windows 7, the simplest boot option is the “System Configuration” submenu. In order for all of the described loading options to show the required result, it is necessary to understand them in detail before the problem appears, in this case all actions will be carried out confidently and with the appropriate result.

I can’t enter safe mode: what to do?

If you can't boot using Safe Mode, then most likely this is due to the presence of malware. You can try turning on antivirus applications that will remove virus-infected files.

There are also cases when the owner of a laptop cannot log into the Windows system (for example, a large banner appears on the screen and any actions are simply impossible) or safe mode. In these situations, only installing a boot disk can help.

In certain cases, this is due to a violation in the registry. To solve this problem, you can find files on the Internet that have .reg permission, made for a specific operating system. But no one can give a 100% guarantee that these files will help.

You also need to pay attention that on the device, the “F” function buttons are sometimes disabled in the BIOS (or they are activated only during a simultaneous combination with the Fn button). In this case, Hot Key Mode (and similar) is considered. It is for this reason that sometimes on mobile computers it is not possible to enter Safe Mode using the F8 key.