Windows 10: Win11 Safe Mode limited accessibility

Learning and working through a clean install of win11 on a new computer. Had to access safe mode to uninstall an interrupted antivirus software install, found it inaccessible thru classic means: shift/power/restart, system restore, settings. Was only able to access it from win+run, msconfig, boot, and selecting safe boot. Have since learned more after reading this post https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/all/the-consequences-of-deleting-recovery-partition/566108a5-00a6-46f9-b5f8-3d337e55e087 I wiped partitions prior to the clean install, so this means I have deleted the windows r

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Password not accepted in Safe mode

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community forum.

Have you tried all the above steps suggested by Sangeeta Sarkar on September 13, 2015.

I would suggest you to provide some information to help you better.

• Are you trying to login the Microsoft account or the Local account in safe mode?
• Did you try with only safe mode or safe mode with networking?
• What is the critical error you are getting?

If you are using Windows 10. To go to safe mode you have to follow the below steps.

If you are able to go to login screen in normal mode try the below steps to go to safe mode with networking.

• 
  At the login screen click on the power symbol.
  
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  Hold SHIFT + Click Restart.
  
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  After restarting your system, select the Troubleshoot option.
  
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  Select advanced options under
  Troubleshoot screen.
  
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  Click on Startup Settings.
  
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  Click Restart and follow the onscreen steps to go to
  Safe Mode with networking and check if you are able to login.
  

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Please get back with more information, we will be glad to help you further.

 

command prompt will not open in safe mode with command prompt

Would I just follow the same steps within safe mode after hooking up to the other system?

 

Boot into Safe Mode on Windows 10  


I am stuck in Safe Mode in spite of following all the suggested steps to go back to Normal Startup - Like opening file location of msconfig.exe & running as Administrator. The computer I am trying to get out of safe mode has just been updated from Windows 7.