Windows 10: Add Safe Mode to Desktop Context Menu in Windows 10

How to: Add Safe Mode to Desktop Context Menu in Windows 10

How to Add Safe Mode to Desktop Context Menu in Windows 10


If you have a problem with your PC, you can troubleshoot by starting it in safe mode. Safe mode starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and services. If a problem doesn't reappear when you start your PC in safe mode, you can eliminate the default settings and basic device drivers and services as possible causes.

This tutorial will show you how to add a Safe Mode cascading desktop context menu with options to restart in normal mode, safe mode, safe mode with networking, and safe mode with command prompt in Windows 10.

Safe Mode context menu options:

• Normal Mode = (Default) This starts Windows normally.
• Safe Mode = This starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and services.
• Safe Mode with Networking = This starts Windows in safe mode and includes the network drivers and services needed to access the Internet or other computers on your network.
• Safe Mode with Command Prompt = This starts Windows in safe mode with a command prompt window instead of the usual Windows interface.

You must be an administrator to be able to add, remove, and use the Safe Mode context menu.

You will only be able to sign in using your account's password or PIN while in Safe Mode.


If you Restart to Safe Mode with Command Prompt, then you could do this to return to normal mode:

1) In the command prompt, type explorer, and press Enter.
2) When explorer starts and you see the taskbar, close the Help and Support window.
3) Right click or press and hold on the solid black desktop, click/tap on Safe Mode, and click/tap on Restart in Normal Mode.



Contents

• Option One: To Add "Safe Mode" to Desktop Context Menu
• Option Two: To Remove "Safe Mode" from Desktop Context Menu

EXAMPLE: Safe Mode Desktop Context Menu








OPTION ONE [/i] To Add "Safe Mode" to Desktop Context Menu
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Add_Safe_Mode_to_Desktop_context_menu.reg

Download
2 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

3 Double click/tap on the .reg file to merge it.

4 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve.

5 If you like, you can now delete the .reg file.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Remove "Safe Mode" from Desktop Context Menu
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.
Remove_Safe_Mode_from_Desktop_context_menu.reg

Download
2 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

3 Double click/tap on the .reg file to merge it.

4 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve.

5 If you like, you can now delete the .reg file.

That's it,
Shawn


Related Tutorials

• How to Start Windows 10 in Safe Mode
• How to Add Safe Mode to Boot Options in Windows 10

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Not able to delete file

If you're absolutely confident its a non-important file or folder;

You might startup in safe mode and try. Hold Shift key while pressing Restart.

If that doesn't work, you might add take ownership to the right click context menu... instructions here....

Add Take Ownership to Context Menu in Windows 10

 

Background picture

Hello Lynn,

If you wanted to find your desktop background location often, then you could add the context menu below to make it easy to find on demand.

Add Desktop Background File Location context menu in Windows 8 & 10

 

Hello Maggi,

LOL, I hear you on that. *Wink

The Restart in Normal Mode option will boot to the OS.

 

Okay, but the one I wanted was the one where, when I first switch on I now get 2 options: Safe Mode or my Windows 8.1 OS, and I get 30 seconds before it automatically boots to the OS.

It's one of your W8 tutorials but I have browsed the W10 ones and can't see anything quite the same here yet.

 

Ah, I see. The one to add Safe Mode to the boot options menu.

I haven't done it yet, but you can still use the same method for Windows 8.1 below, but just substitute the description text in the command to have "Windows 10" in it or what you like instead.

Safe Mode - Add to Windows Boot Manager in Windows 8

 

Okay, thanks Shawn.

I thought it was likely it would be the same, but you never know when they'll change something just to confuse us *Smile.

 

You're most welcome. *Smile

 

Very useful indeed !

Thanks.

*Smile

 

You're welcome. *Smile

 

Works great! Thank you Shawn.

 

You're most welcome Etokan. I'm glad it could help. *Smile

 

Thank you Sir. I added it and it is a lot easier than trying to figure out what key to keep
pressing to get into safe mode when you're in a panic.
Its like something from another universe.
I did see a bright light in the corner of my screen during installation.

 

If you don't have any memory of the last few hours, it was just the light from my ship paying a visit. *Wink

 

Hi Brink,
When I select start in Safemode from the context menu I just get this: see snapshot

. Would you help me fix that please, thank you.