Windows8, 8.1 and 10 Safe mode boot option

Saaglem

Saaglem

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Windows 8, 8.1 and 10. Boot start like Windows 7.

Put this,

bcdedit /set "{current}" bootmenupolicy legacy

in a elevated bat file and run it. It enable the start "F8" to start the boot in safe mode option. In Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 this function has been disabled so the user need to use the System Config file to boot into safe mode. But if your boot is damaged you cannot get into safe mode unless with a recovery and if it was NTLited.....your are screwed.

Just thought someone would like to know and use it.

Cheers
 
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Yeah......fast boot....no boot. fast boot....no boot. I'll take the boot option that I can maybe still fix the pc to recover the desktop data. I've removed the option for hibernation and sleep so
fast boot wount work either.....I'll stick to the option to fix the boot...saves me time to setup a default install to recover the desktop data and to reload again.
 
Thanks both, I would add to the discussion a tip what I use:

You can boot any Windows USB stick (which doesn't have autoformat of course :)), and when prompted for anything press Shift+F10 to access the command-line, then apply the bcdedit commands temporarily only when needed.

Here is command to display the boot menu forcefully in such occasions:
Code: 
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu yes

Disable it from Windows when not needed.
Code: 
bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu no

Better explained here.
 
The way I read it, It doesn't kill fast boot which is a option comming from the bios, but you can still use it as long as fast boot is disabled. If fast boot is enabled then you cannot use it simply because the OS is loaded directly from the bios menu and not the drive menu....thus not being able to use F8 in fast boot. Thanks for clearing that one up, that gives a new root for exploration.
 
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