Booting from Settings
Press ⊞ Win+i. This is the fastest way to open the Settings app. Alternatively, you can open your Settings app from the Start menu, or by right-clicking on the Windows icon in your taskbar and choosing Settings.
Navigate to System > Recovery. You'll have to scroll to find the Recovery option.
Click Restart now next to the "Advanced Startup" header. This will immediately restart your computer and give you a list of options.
Navigate to the startup settings window. To do this, click on Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Restart.
Choose the option to restart your computer in Safe Mode. You can do this by pressing 4 or F4, though you'll want to choose 5 or F5 if you want to restart your computer in Safe Mode with Networking (internet).
Booting from the Startup Screen
Restart your computer. If you'd prefer to enter Safe Mode from the startup screen, you'll need to start by restarting your entire computer.
Press ⇧ Shift and choose Power > Restart. This will force your computer to restart in recovery mode.
Navigate to the startup settings window. To do this, click on Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Restart.
Choose the option to restart your computer in Safe Mode. You can do this by pressing 4 or F4, though you'll want to choose 5 or F5 if you want to restart your computer in Safe Mode with Networking (internet).
Booting from the Windows Recovery Environment
Turn off your computer. A third way to enter Safe Mode is to force your computer to enter the Windows Recovery Environment (or WinRE). If your computer fails to start three times, it will automatically put you into WinRE.
Restart your computer, but interrupt the boot. While your computer is booting up, press and hold the power button to interrupt the boot. Repeat this two more times. On the third time, let your computer fully boot up.
Navigate to the startup settings window. To do this, click on Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Restart. If you get an error that says "Could Not Find the Recovery Environment, check out this wikiHow article on how to fix it.
Choose the option to restart your computer in Safe Mode. You can do this by pressing 4 or F4, though you'll want to choose 5 or F5 if you want to restart your computer in Safe Mode with Networking (internet).
Rebooting Out of Safe Mode
Press ⊞ Win+R. Normally, rebooting your computer is enough to exit Safe Mode. However, if your computer won't stop booting into Safe Mode, follow these steps.
Type msconfig and press ↵ Enter. This will open the System Configuration window.
Click the Boot tab. It's the second tab at the top of the window.
Uncheck the "Safe boot" box. It's in the bottom left corner of the pop-up window.
Click OK to save your choices. You can now reboot your computer back into normal mode.
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