{"id":10347,"date":"2017-10-23T08:43:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T08:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=10347"},"modified":"2017-10-23T08:43:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T08:43:25","slug":"access-safe-mode-command-prompt-in-windows-10-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/access-safe-mode-command-prompt-in-windows-10-8\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Access Safe Mode Command Prompt in Windows 10 \/ 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Safe Mode Command Prompt is a special boot mode that lets you start Windows with the minimum of drivers and services possible. This is really useful for troubleshooting when you can&#8217;t load Windows (for example, user profile is corrupted or broken). In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you how to access Safe Mode Command Prompt in Windows 10 \/ 8.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips:<\/strong> <em>If you&#8217;re running Windows 7\/Vista\/XP, just hold down the F8 key as your computer starts and you can access &#8220;Safe Mode with Command Prompt&#8221; under Advanced Startup Options.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Start Windows 10 \/ 8 in Safe Mode with Command Prompt?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>When you get to the Windows 10\/8 login screen, hold down the <strong>SHIFT<\/strong> key while you click the <strong>Power<\/strong> icon and then select the <strong>Restart<\/strong> option.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/shift-restart.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>The system will restart into Advanced Startup Options. Click on <strong>Troubleshoot<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/troubleshoot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10352\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Advanced options<\/strong> on the next screen.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/advanced-options.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10353\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Startup Settings<\/strong> option.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/startup-settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10354\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Restart<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/restart-to-change-windows.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"321\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10355\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>After restarting, you&#8217;ll be presented with a list of features and boot options. Here you should press the number <strong>6<\/strong> key or <strong>F6<\/strong> on your keyboard to enter Safe Mode with Command Prompt.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/enter-safe-mode-with-command-prompt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10356\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>You will be prompted to choose the account to sign in. 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