Windows 8 was introduced with a new feature of fast boot
startup. However, for making this happen Microsoft has to remove certain
modules of their operating system, one of which was Advanced Boot Options. This
particular set of options contained booting options for windows like safe mode,
dos mode and so on.
So, here is the simplest way to setup advanced boot options
or enable safe mode in windows 8. There are various ways of enabling safe mode
in windows; some of them are listed below.
#Method 1
Enabling F8 Key
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In this method, you only need to enable the F8 key function.
In previous versions of windows as that in Windows XP and Windows 7, you can
toggle advanced boot options by pressing F8 key before start screen appears. In
Windows 8 no such functioning is allowed, however you can permanently enable it
by following some simple steps.
Firstly, open elevated command prompt as administrator, when
opened directory will be “c:\Windows\system32”.
Press Enter. You will be notified if operation is
successful.
Restart your computer and check whether it worked or not.
You can disable this feature, in case you find it increasing
your startup time, just type following code in elevated command prompt, “bcdedit
/set {default} bootmenupolicy standard”.
#Method 2
Using
system Configuration Tool
In case you find above method too long and you are tired of
restarting your computer again and again, you can try this method. In this
method we will use System configuration utility or ‘msconfig’ for enabling safe
mode in windows 8. However please have a notice on its hazards, it might
sometimes hung your computer at safe mode. That is, after you reboot you might
lead to safe mode again and again, this happens due to presence of some
malwares on your computer. In case you’re sure of your computer being free from
malwares, you can opt for this method.
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Open charm bar and search for “msconfig”. Or
simply hit Windows Key + R and type out “msconfig”.
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System configuration will now be opened.
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Go to Boot Tab.
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Tick “Safe Boot”, save
the changed options.
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You will now be prompted to restart.
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You will be rebooted to Safe Mode.
For disabling safe mode, you need to follow the same path from
within safe mode and un-tick the safe boot option.
