Windows 8 is a new operating system from Microsoft that is designed to be more user-friendly and intuitive. One of the features of Windows 8 is its Safe Mode feature. Safe Mode allows you to start your computer in a safe mode without any of your personal data or programs being affected. To enable Safe Mode in Windows 8, follow these steps:
- Open the Start screen by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard.
- Click the “Settings” icon on the Start screen.
- Click “System.”
- Under “Advanced startup,” click “Safe mode.”
- If you want to restart your computer after you have enabled Safe Mode, click “Restart now.” ..
Booting into safe mode became non-trivial in Windows 8, especially if you were accustomed to the old F8 shortcut. Here is how to get F8 working again.
Note: we aren’t necessary recommending that everybody make this change – we are just showing that it is still an option. You can alternatively use some of the new Windows 8 features to fix your computer instead.
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The refresh and reset option is very useful.
How to Fix F8 For Safe Mode in Windows 8
With Windows 8, Microsoft updated the standard boot menu policy to include the new Modern UI recovery environment. They also reduced the amount of time Windows waits for an interrupt in the boot sequence to nearly nothing. To get that classic F8 behavior back we need to restore the legacy boot menu policy. To do this, hit the Win + X keyboard combination and launch and elevated command prompt.
When the command prompt opens, run the following:
That’s really all there is to it. Now, when your computer boots up, you can mash the F8 key to view the classic Advanced Boot Options.
If you want to return the boot menu back to normal, you can use this command:
