where is safe mode boot option ?

f5 doesn't work on restart .. .

My lord, the new direction & staff since the departure of gates is sooo wise ... .

I found the answer:

"Turn on your Windows 8 PC and immediately press and hold Shift + F8 keys till use see Advanced Boot Options screen from where you can boot into the Safe Mode. Do note that you need to press and hold the hotkey while the POST is in progress."

"shift" is new .. . but no worries, it's still a Microsoft system .. . it's just for the fun .. . that they added "shift"
& to make sure win8 is "different" & another serious "os update"

is the sun heating too much at microsoft ?

Hello Delicate,

In addition to: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2757-safe-mode-start-windows-8-a.html

You might also find these below handy to use to make booting to Safe Mode easier.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/27510-safe-mode-add-desktop-context-menu-windows.html

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2758-safe-mode-add-windows-boot-manager-windows-8-a.html

Thanks

In fact, what I needed was the boot manager, & I know how to access it. so now you're telling me,
I can reboot automatically in safe mode .. .

could you create bat files for the cascading options in context menu ?

So I could create a folder in my startup menu & add those files there.
If it's not too complicated .. . give me the command lines and i'll create
the files .. .

& do I really need uac ? if so, I have to decline that option because I don't want uac running in my pc.

The http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2758-safe-mode-add-windows-boot-manager-windows-8-a.html tutorial adds "Safe Mode" to the Window Boot Manager screen at boot to be available to select to either boot into Safe Mode or Windows 8.

If you like, you can also just run the .vbs file in OPTION ONE to boot to Safe Mode from within Windows 8.

If you want to be able to open and use the Windows Store, Store apps, or modern UI screens (ex: PC settings) in Windows 8, then UAC must not be disabled.

I didn't check it but safe mode should be in the boot manager by default anyways.

I've found the vbs files, thanks ))

Another option.
Checkout BootUI Tuner in my signature.
I've used it for some time now with no adverse effects.

delicate said:

I didn't check it but safe mode should be in the boot manager by default anyways.

I've found the vbs files, thanks ))

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You're welcome.

It would add "Safe Mode" to this boot screen where you would select what OS to boot from.

I don't have choose an operating system screen Brink, & ur vbs file made me reboot to command line directly,
as I wanted but it's not temporary which si the issue, so I had to open msconfig from that command line & change the boot type again.. so I guess those vbs files are useless. I still need a way to call the boot options "safe mode" safe mode with network" etc etc
at startup & the shift+f8 key doesn't work apparently. & David ? the option "enable advanced options of boot menu" in the tool u proposed will show it authomatically at every reboot ? (not what I need if it's the case), I need to call it temporarily..

Yep, that's what the .vbs file will do. You'll have to manually set Windows to boot back to normal mode. That's why the context menu is better to use since it makes it easier to go back to normal mode.

The best option would be to use OPTION ONE to have "Safe Mode" added to your choose OS screen at boot. Even if you do not have a choose OS screen at boot now, you will afterwards when "Safe Mode" is added. Since you want Safe Mode with networking, select "Network" instead of "Minimal" at step 7 in OPTION ONE below.

I don't have that boot manager, I don't need it, I only have one os & I should be able to call the boot options with shift+f8,
so the issue remains there.. ur option is a stitch & I don't want to be stuck on such screen & want normal starts Brink.

I'm not sure what you mean. You're not stuck on the boot screen at all when adding Safe Mode.

You will have 30 seconds (or what you set) to select what you want to boot to (Safe Mode or Windows 8) before Windows 8 starts automatically.

but I need the black old entire boot options called by shift+f8 & not a metro like interface with only one safe booting option

Do you mean you would like safe as one of the options you can select after pressing f8 at boot?

delicate said:

but I need the black old entire boot options called by shift+f8 & not a metro like interface with only one safe booting option

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You could disable the new Windows 8 boot screen to have the old black "Windows Boot Manager" screen that you could see how it may work for you.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5245-startup-options-enable-disable-windows-8-a.html

If you wanted more than one Safe Mode option in the "Choose an OS" or "Windows Boot Manager" screen, then could just repeat the tutorial below to add the Safe Mode you select at step 7.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2758-safe-mode-add-windows-boot-manager-windows-8-a.html