Can't login after trying to reboot in Safemode

I tried to reboot into Safemode via msconfig>startup>minimal boot

Not only did Windows not reboot in safemode, but now, after the Windows splash screen, I get stuck in a black screen with no cursor.

Troubleshooting steps thus far:
Automatic Windows repair via the Win8 setup
Windows Restore
Shift+F8 which gets you to Win 8 boot manager (but no option for safemode)

At this point I can't login to windows so any help would be really appreciated. I'm pretty disappointed that something as basic as restarting in Safemode is causing this problem.

Solved: bcdedit /deletevalue {default} safebooot this cmd boots me back into Windows, but it does not explain why the problem occurred in the first place.

Hi,

Try this:
1. Boot into the Recovery Environment (e.g. from the installation or repair disk).
2. Open the command prompt and run:
3. Restart.

If it doesn't help, photograph the results of bcdedit command.

Vadim

Vadikan said:

Hi,

Try this:
1. Boot into the Recovery Environment (e.g. from the installation or repair disk).
2. Open the command prompt and run:

Code:

bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot

3. Restart.

If it doesn't help, photograph the results of bcdedit command.

Vadim

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Tried that prior to my OP and no luck. I ended up using system restore to a way earlier time. Still puzzled why this issue happened in the first place. I never feel quite right with system restores, but I guess its better than a total clean install.

nabilalk said:

Tried that prior to my OP and no luck. I ended up using system restore to a way earlier time.

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The next time you ask a question on any forum, please clearly list everything you have done prior to your OP. That way people who reply to you don't waste time suggesting what you've already tried, or suggest something that might help without trying to guess what you meant (e.g. "Windows Restore")

nabilalk said:

Troubleshooting steps thus far:
Automatic Windows repair via the Win8 setup
Windows Restore
Shift+F8 which gets you to Win 8 boot manager (but no option for safemode)

Click to expand...

Vadikan said:

nabilalk said:

Tried that prior to my OP and no luck. I ended up using system restore to a way earlier time.

Click to expand...

The next time you ask a question on any forum, please clearly list everything you have done prior to your OP. That way people who reply to you don't waste time suggesting what you've already tried, or suggest something that might help without trying to guess what you meant (e.g. "Windows Restore")

nabilalk said:

Troubleshooting steps thus far:
Automatic Windows repair via the Win8 setup
Windows Restore
Shift+F8 which gets you to Win 8 boot manager (but no option for safemode)

Click to expand...

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My apologies. I tried a number of cmds before thinking about posting on here and I didn't document all of them. Just Googled like crazy and tried stuff.

Can't reboot into Safe Mode

I've read tons of tutorials and tips on how to force Win 8 to boot into safe mode. Yet, every time I try to reboot into Safe mode it does not work and instead, after the Windows 8 splash screen, I get a black screen with no cursor that won't recognize any keyboard commands. The only way to get back into Windows is to use the cmd prompt from the Win8 install disk. and the bcdedit /deletevalue {default} safebooot cmd. While this is a temporary fix, it does not get to the root of the problem, which is Why does rebooting in Safe mode prevent me from doing anything?

Does the same problem occur when you boot into safe mode this way?

Yes. And as you can see from the bcdedit command, safeboot isn't listed. Now, executing the bcdedit /deletevalue {Default} safeboot command that was allowing me to reboot into Windows before, is giving me an error "Element not found". I then exit out of that, click Continue to Windows and then I am able to login. The same issue exists also if I reboot into safemode via the Legacy menu boot option

Well, you may have faulty drivers or hardware. The easiest way to check is to do a clean install from original ISO, of course. If the problem persists, you've got hardware problems.

Otherwise:

1. Uninstall (not just disable) any security software + any other non-Microsoft software you find under Services tab in msconfig.

2. Disable automatic restart on system failure and see if any dump files get generated when trying to get into safe mode.

3. For hardware (and I'm clueless about your config), disable everything not required to boot the system, including external video card, optical drives, card readers, etc.

Vadikan said:

Well, you may have faulty drivers or hardware. The easiest way to check is to do a clean install from original ISO, of course. If the problem persists, you've got hardware problems.

Otherwise:

1. Uninstall (not just disable) any security software + any other non-Microsoft software you find under Services tab in msconfig.

2. Disable automatic restart on system failure and see if any dump files get generated when trying to get into safe mode.

3. For hardware (and I'm clueless about your config), disable everything not required to boot the system, including external video card, optical drives, card readers, etc.

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I will try those options. However, this problem occurred after a clean install of Win 8, so I doubt that is the issue. Can I uninstall Windows Defender? And, not sure how to check the "dump files".