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How To Boot Windows 8 Into Safe Mode

How to Boot Windows 8 Into Safe Mode

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installing a program or
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into Safe Mode is a great way
to help you troubleshoot
what’s wrong. In previous
versions of Windows, you
would start your system and
mash the F8 key to get at
Safe Mode. Now in Windows
8, there’s a couple of ways to
get there.

I previously wrote up an
article while using the
Developer Preview version of
Windows 8 that required a lot
of Command Line geekery to
enable Safe Mode. But now
with the final version of
Windows 8, it’s already
enabled and there’s a couple
of ways to get to it.

Boot Windows 8
Advanced Boot Options
The easiest way to get into
Safe Mode is to hit Windows
Key + I to bring up the
Settings bar. Now the
important part: Click the
Power button, hold down the
Shift key, and at the same
time click Restart.

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When your computer restarts,


you’ll be brought to the
Advanced Options Screen.
The menu is straight-forward,
just click or tap Troubleshoot
> Advanced Options >
Windows Startup Settings
and click the Restart button
on that screen.

Your computer will restart


again, and you’ll see the
Startup Setting screen which
(along with other options)
allows you to boot into Safe
Mode by hitting the number
or Function keys.

There you go! Now you’re


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While a bit more complicated,


the Windows 8 Advanced
Boot Options give you a lot
more functionality. Two of the
awesome new features it
includes is PC Refresh and
PC Reset. And, yes, this also
works with the Surface and
Windows RT.

Boot Into Safe Mode


Using System
Configuration
Another way you can boot
into Safe Mode easier, is
while you’re already logged
in. First, use the keyboard
shortcut WinKey + R to bring
up the Run box and type:
msconfig and hit Enter.
Next, in the System
Configuration window, select
the Boot tab. Then under
Boot Options check the Safe 
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Boot box. Below that are four


options:

Minimal: Safe Mode


without a network
connection (typically
best for home users)
Alternate Shell: Safe
Mode with the
Command Prompt
(advanced power user
option)
Active Directory
Repair: This is for
restoring a server
Domain Controller
(home users don’t
need to worry about
this one)
Network: Safe Mode
with a network
connection (allows
you to reach the
internet and other
devices on your
network)

After making a selection,


click OK and you’ll get a
message to restart your
computer to apply the
changes.

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When your system restarts,


it’s booted in to Safe Mode
automatically. You don’t need
to press any keys. This
method should work with
previous versions of
Windows too.

Note: After you’re done


with Safe Mode, make
sure to go back into
System Configuration
and uncheck Safe Boot.
Otherwise your
computer will continue
to boot into Safe Mode
every time you restart.

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internet. Qupzilla is a Open
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both an installable and
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differences such as pre-
installed AdBlock, Download
Manager, and other
gimmicks.
One of the key selling points
(even though it’s free) of
QupZilla is that it’s available
across multiple platforms.

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While that doesn’t include


Mac OS X, it does include
Windows and nearly every
flavor of Linux.

The QupZilla interface is what


you’d expect for a web
browser, with the basic
address field, search, and
navigation buttons. I like that
the address bar functions as
an omnibar and can perform
searches like Chrome and
Internet Explorer 9 and up.
But, just in case, there is a
superfluous dedicated search
bar to the side of it.
The appearance can be
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was turn off the dedicated


web search bar.

Like Opera, QupZilla offers a


speed-dial feature as the
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It’s worth noting that QupZilla


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Complaints
Overall I find myself really
liking Qupzilla. It’s fast,
minimalistic, and it handles
system resources rather well.
However, I’ve found that it will
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reason. This is especially true
on the portable version. Also,
the built-in AdBlock is highly
unintuitive and all exceptions
must be added manually
using AdBlock code.

I like the way QupZilla


handles history and
bookmarks, but its built-in
RSS feeder is severely lacking
both features and
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of a use for the RSS as it only
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the date, and doesn’t
combine feeds from multiple
websites into the same page.
It’s an RSS nightmare.

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Conclusion
QupZilla is an interesting
contender in the web browser
arena. It’s fast, feature-rich,
and awesomely portable. If
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this point I don’t think that it
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daily driving web browser on
most people’s systems.

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