In the process of using laptops from different manufacturers, users often encounter various problems and errors. Safe mode allows you to load only the necessary components or restore a previous system state. The article will talk about how to start a laptop from Lenovo in Safe Mode.
How do I enable Safe Mode?
On different operating systems the process of entering the boot mode selection menu is different, so it is appropriate to list all the methods.
Windows 7, XP.
At the time of turning on the Lenovo laptop system, you need to press the "F8" key. Next, a special menu should appear on the screen. You can choose any of the suggested modes and start downloading.
Windows 8, 10.
When turning on the system, you must press the "F8" button or use the combination "Shift + F8". A menu with a choice of boot options will appear on the screen. This option should be used only if there are problems with the computer and cannot get to the Lenovo laptop desktop.
Another way is to use the msconfig utility. You need to go to its interface and select the "Download" tab. Next, in the "Boot parameters" field, check the items " Secure boot"And" Minimum ". After saving the changes in the settings, a window will appear prompting you to restart lenovo laptop... It is worth noting that the system will always start in safe mode, so after fixing system problems, you must disable the option in msconfig.
On Windows 10, the F8 key method does not work. You need to use the msconfig utility.
Outcome
Enable safe mode on a laptop it is not difficult, so you can start it at any time and try to fix errors in the device.
Sometimes it becomes necessary to boot a laptop in safe mode, for example, in case of problematic running Windows... And it's not difficult to do this, although some laptop models require a special approach. With this in mind, here are several ways to start your laptop in Safe Mode.
Turn on or restart the device and immediately press the F8 button (on some models - F5, F12 or a combination of "Shift" and "F8"). As a result, on the screen you will see all the modes that the computer offers to boot the operating system. Accordingly, we select the safe mode we need with the "up and down" buttons, confirm our choice by pressing "Enter" and wait for the laptop to boot.
Please note that the process of booting a laptop in Safe Mode may take a little longer (from 1 to 5 minutes). Therefore, this period must be patiently waited, even if it seems that the device is frozen.
The reasons why Windows won't boot can be different. Reinstalling the OS of course solves the problem, but all programs and files are removed, which is not good.
Therefore, we will resort to loading the operating system in safe mode. And we will deal with the problem already with the running OS.
How to boot a laptop into Safe Mode
The loading of such a mode is different for each operating system. For example, if you asked yourself the question of how to start the system in safe mode on Windows 8, then recommendations on how to enter safe system on a Windows XP laptop will be useless.
You can try to start Windows 8 in this way:
1) find the power button in the "Options" tab;
2) press sHIFT key and hold down by pressing "Restart";
3) after this operation, the laptop will display a list of possible options, from which you will need to select "Diagnostics", then "Additional parameters", then "Boot options", and "Enable safe mode";
4) on the bottom of the monitor there will be a window with the inscription "Restart";
5) you need to click on it, then as many as 9 ways will appear on the monitor, three of these options will belong to safe mode.
If you press the key on the keyboard F4, then safe mode is connected, and if you press F5, then the system that supports network drivers. If you select the F6 key, then the system will provide an opportunity to display command line.
How does a computer or laptop of any kind transfer safe mode: method number 1
There are two main startup options that should be suitable for any laptop. The first consists of the following:
1) Turn on the laptop to fully launch the OS;
2) Turn off absolutely all programs that were involved in the boot process. This can be done using the "Exit" command in various specific applications;
3) Select and press the shutdown button to turn off the laptop;
4) Wait a few minutes and activate your laptop;
5) Among the selection of proposals, load the desired mode.
You should always be prepared for the fact that this process downloads will be quite slow. Different samples have different ways, sometimes even 5 minutes.
It will seem that it simply does not work, in such a situation the laptop turned on and booted up, it may decide that the device is frozen.
No need to reboot or shut down right away. The damaged operating system will not start from the desired option, but the computer will restart automatically, or simply turn off. In this case, the monitor will be black, and “Safe Mode” will be written at the top.
How to load Safe Mode on a computer or laptop: method number 2
There is another way to ensure that your laptop boots up almost 100% safely. It consists of the following. You will have to press the F8 key many times when starting the laptop.
Then a list of launch options will be displayed, you need to choose the one you need. If pressing the F8 key does not give the desired result, then you must press the F12 key. As a rule, either one or the other key responds.
There is only a small chance that none of the options provided will solve the problem. IN this example there are a couple of alternatives.
For example, for Windows 8, you can write down the operating system (you need to do it yourself) or try out the boot option via USB.
Windows 7 has more simple option Start is the System Configuration utility. In order for at least one of the methods given in the example to bring the desired benefit, such solutions to the problem must be disassembled even before it appears, then the actions will be confident and more effective.
In today's article, we will look at how to enter the secure windows mode 10 if the laptop / computer is working properly or the operating system does not start for any reason. The fact is that the usual way of calling a window with a choice of an operating system launch option has become irrelevant. It was replaced by several methods that allow you to turn on the PC in safe mode.
Windows 10 Safe Mode, called Safe Mode, is a diagnostic operating system boot mode designed to find and solve many problems in the operating system in order to return it to a healthy state. This mode is used in cases when the computer refuses to start in normal operation, with the last known good configuration, or it is impossible to perform any action due to the use of target files and drivers of Windows 10 itself.
When the PC boots into Safe Mode in rAM only components necessary for starting and operating the operating system are placed, such as drivers, system services, explorer, OS kernel. Applied software and drivers peripheralsunnecessary for computer operation are not loaded.
Safe mode is useful for removing viruses, fixing errors with drivers due to their imperfection or incomplete compatibility, eliminating the cause blue screens and freezes, uninstalling programs, restoring the system, activating the administrator account, etc.
Familiar from the "seven" option to boot the computer into safe mode - using the utility to configure the system.
1. Launch the command interpreter presented dialog box with the name "Run", which is launched by "Win + R".
2. Introduce system command "Msconfig", which launches the Windows 10 startup configuration utility.
By the way, the command can be run through the search engine windows string 10.
3. In the window that appears, activate the second tab "Download" and select the operating system that should run in diagnostic mode.
4. Check the box located below the form with the list of operating systems option "Safe Mode".
- "Minimal" - classic safe mode with a minimum of system components and Windows Explorer;
- "Another shell" - the new name of the configuration, which was called "With command line support";
- "Network" - with launch network drivers in order to use a network connection.
6. Click "Apply" to confirm your intentions and click "OK" to close the window.
7. Using the "Start" menu or another convenient option to turn off the computer, restart it.
8. After starting the system configuration window, and on the "Boot" tab, uncheck the previously checked box in order to return the computer startup to normal mode.
Special launch options
Another method to implement windows startup 10 in safe mode if it starts. As in the previous version, all actions are simple operations.
1. Open the "Options" window using search bar, the combination "Win + R" or the button in the "Start".
2. Click on the title of the "Update, security" section, where we go to the "Recovery" subsection.
3. Find the item "Special options ..." and click on the button "Restart now".
4. After the hardware self-test, the screen appears. additional options start the computer, where we select the "Diagnostics" option.
5. Then click on " Additional options"," Boot options "and click" Restart ".
6. In the startup parameters menu, select the desired computer startup mode using the F4 - F6 keys.
In order to launch "Special options" in the case when the "ten" is not loaded, but the lock screen is displayed, while holding down the "Shift" button, select the "Restart" option after clicking on the computer shutdown button.
Using a boot device to invoke safe mode
Not sure how to enable Safe Mode on Windows 10 when it won't start at all? Read the current section to the end.
The only thing that is needed to run the top ten in diagnostic mode is bootable media with operating system installation files. An OS recovery disc is also suitable, but it is available for a limited number of users.
1. We start with bootable flash driveusing Boot Menu your BIOS.
2. Press the "Shift + F10" keys to launch the command line or click on "System Restore" in the window with the "Install" button, where we call "Diagnostics", go to extra options, we call the command line.
3. Using the command line, execute the command: "bcdedit / set (default) safeboot minimal" to start the classic debugging mode, and after replacing "minimal" with "network", we boot in diagnostic mode with the launch of network drivers.
4. Close the command line window, reboot.
5. After solving the problems, reboot the OS, start the command line, as before, and enter and execute: "bcdedit / deletevalue (default) safeboot" to turn off safe mode.
The last method
This method will display a window where you can select one of the advanced safe mode options. Moreover, it is applicable to any operating system installed on a PC.
- We call the command line by booting from the installation flash drive.
- We enter a long command: "bcdedit / set (globalsettings) advancedoptions true".
- After the notification of its successful completion appears, we reboot by closing the command line.
After restarting the computer, a window will appear with a list of advanced OS boot options.
Further, to deactivate this method of turning on the computer, you need to run: bcdedit / deletevalue (globalsettings) advancedoptions. The command is entered into the command line, invoked with administrator privileges.
We return the menu called by the "F8" key
If you want to know how to enter Windows 10 Safe Mode using the classic method - the "F8" key, read the lines below.
The return of the call to the window with the list of methods for starting the computer is carried out by editing the configuration file for the launch of "tens"
1. Launch the command line with the privileges of an administrator account.
2. Execute "bcdedit / deletevalue (current) bootmenupolicy".
3. After the text "Operation completed" appears, restart the computer.
4. After self-testing the hardware shell, press "F8" until we see the familiar window with an extended list of options for launching the "tens".
To cancel the call of the extended list of options for turning on the PC, use the command "bcdedit / set (current) bootmenupolicy standart".
Choose an acceptable option and correct mistakes in windows functioning 10 without having to reinstall it.
In the process of using laptops from different manufacturers, users often encounter various problems and errors. Safe mode allows you to load only the necessary components or restore a previous system state. The article will talk about how to start a laptop from Lenovo in Safe Mode.
How do I enable Safe Mode?
The process of entering the boot mode selection menu is different on different operating systems, so it will be appropriate to list all the methods.
Windows 7, XP.
At the time of turning on the Lenovo laptop system, you need to press the "F8" key. Next, a special menu should appear on the screen. You can choose any of the suggested modes and start downloading.
Windows 8, 10.
When turning on the system, you must press the "F8" button or use the combination "Shift + F8". A menu with a choice of boot options will appear on the screen. This option should be used only if there are problems with the computer and cannot get to the Lenovo laptop desktop.
Another way is to use the msconfig utility. You need to go to its interface and select the "Download" tab. Next, in the Boot Options field, you should check the Safe Boot and Minimal items. After saving the changes to the settings, a window will appear prompting you to restart your Lenovo laptop. It is worth noting that the system will always start in safe mode, so after fixing system problems, you must disable the option in msconfig.
On Windows 10, the F8 key method does not work. You need to use the msconfig utility.
Outcome
It's easy to turn on Safe Mode on a laptop, so you can start it at any time and try to fix errors in the device.
