Windows 10: F8 Key Wont Put Me In Safe Mode Anymore After upgrading from win7 to win10+ Fix?

Discus and support F8 Key Wont Put Me In Safe Mode Anymore After upgrading from win7 to win10+ Fix? in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hi, As mentioned F8 key on my windows 7 put me in safe mode, but as soon as i upgraded to windows 10, the F8 key Don't Work Anymore!! I know the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by tomslm, May 7, 2019.

  1. TOMSLM
    tomslm Win User

    F8 Key Wont Put Me In Safe Mode Anymore After upgrading from win7 to win10+ Fix?


    Hi, As mentioned F8 key on my windows 7 put me in safe mode, but as soon as i upgraded to windows 10, the F8 key Don't Work Anymore!! I know the other ways to get into safe mode but I want to be able to use the F8 key like i use to, any idea's on how to get it to work again on windows 10? Thanks


    PS: i am using desktop not a laptop.

    :)
     
    tomslm, May 7, 2019
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  2. COUNTRYBUMKIN
    CountryBumkin Win User

    Does F8 key still work to boot into Safe Mode?


    It was Option Two, step 4 (holding shift key while pressing restart) that worked.
     
    CountryBumkin, May 7, 2019
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  3. COUNTRYBUMKIN
    CountryBumkin Win User
    Does F8 key still work to boot into Safe Mode?


    I ran into a problem installing Win10 on my laptop (I posted about it here). I got into an endless reboot cycle where Win would go to desktop but no taskbar/apps worked and a popup message left me no choice but to reboot again. I needed to get to Safe Mode to fix this. I had a USB stick with the Win10 install files on it, but no way to boot to it.

    I tried repeatedly pressing F8 key from BIO screen to Windows start, but could not get into Safe Mode. F8 and Shift+F8 didn't work (nor did F6). It seemed that mu USB keyboard was not being recognized during the boot up process (is this possible?).

    so, I could get to desktop but no further, however I was getting to the login screen where there is a icon to shutdown or restart. I read here that holding the Shift key while selecting Restart would boot into Safe Mode. That worked!

    So does F8 no longer work during boot up? Or is my keyboard not being recognized until after Windows loads?
     
    CountryBumkin, May 7, 2019
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  4. RANER
    Raner Win User

    F8 Key Wont Put Me In Safe Mode Anymore After upgrading from win7 to win10+ Fix?

    How to enter windows 10 in safe mode with f8 key!


    I saw some were on this forum a post discussing safe mode and how it did not work on windows 10 using f8 key...
    I like knowing if I need to get into safe mode on my pc the f8 key will work... So I started checking the web and found how to make windows 10 go into safe mode with f8 key...
    The information I found is for windows 8 but I checked it out on my windows 10 pc and it works just fine...
    Here is the link to the tutorial: How to enable the F8 key to start Safe Mode in Windows 8
    Admin...If this is information you all know about just delete this post...
     
    Raner, May 7, 2019
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