Windows 10: I booted into safe mode for a hw assignment. I typed the cmd line to exit safemode then...

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Can't exit safe mode

1. Close any running programs and open Windows so you are back at the desktop.
2. Click on the Start (
   
   ) button.
3. In the Start Menu Search Box type msconfig
4. Then press enter on your keyboard.
5. The System Configuration utility will open
6. Make sure Startup Selection is set for Normal Startup.
   
7. Click on the Boot tab.
8. Make sure Safe boot is unchecked
9. Press the Apply button and then press the OK button.
10. Click on the Restart button to reboot your computer.
11. Cheers.

 

Re-starting in Safe Mode-Won't take Password

Note the correction in bold. I have since discovered that even rebooting into Safe Mode with Networking is not working, either, and an attempt to do so made me deploy the fix above again. As things stand, Windows 10 x64 version 1803 (OS Build 17134.254) does not allow booting into Safe Mode, as the login screen does not accept valid password values. Have not tested with a local user account (as opposed to MS account) to see if that eliminates the problem.

 

Re-starting in Safe Mode-Won't take Password

I had this issue yesterday. I had chosen to reboot in Safemode, and was faced with an inoperable password.

Cause: Minimal Safemode without networking does not allow safemode to access the internet to check the password. This means that those who login with MS credentials instead of as a local user find there is no way to get in, even with a perfectly good password entry.

Remedy: On the Welcome screen, press Shift while clicking the Restart option available by first clicking the power button icon on the lower right of the screen. This will give you a set of choices for booting another OS, etc. Choose the option to boot to a Command prompt.

Once rebooted and at the command prompt, type:
bcdedit /enum
You will see a list of settings. Under {default}, you will see the line: Safemode minimal. This is your problem.
Now type:
bcdedit /deletevalue {default} safemode
The boot-into-safemode flag has been removed. Check by typing:
bcdedit /enum
...and you will see it has disappeared.

Type:
exit
... and now reboot back into normal mode.

Moral: Always select Safe Mode with Networking if you use an MS account to login.