All Products: How to Automatically Boot into Safe Mode

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Environment

• Microsoft Windows: All Supported Versions

Objective

How to automatically boot into safe mode.

Resolution

MSConfig

1. Start > Run
2. Type msconfig
3. Click the boot.ini tab and select the checkbox for /SAFEBOOT and the radio button for Network
4. Click Apply
5. Click Ok

Rervert MSConfig Settings

1. Start > Run
2. Type msconfig
3. Under General select the Normal Startup radio button

Command Line

1. In CMD run: bcdedit /set {default} safeboot network
2. Reboot

Revert Command Line Settings

1. In CMD run: bcdedit /deletevalue {default} safeboot
2. Reboot

Additional Notes

Once you reboot a machine in to safe mode remotely, RDP is no longer available. So verify the customer will have access to the device directly prior to this process.