Solved Advanced boot options - Safe Mode not working

After going through the advanced boot options and restarting in safe mode, my PC always boots in normal mode, safe mode no longer works from the advanced boot options.
I have to use msconfig to boot in safe mode.
Any ideas ??

Hello xaudiox. Welcome to EightForums.

Safe mode is not included in 8 boot manager.

www.eightforums.com/showthread.php?t=2758

HippsieGypsie said:

Hello xaudiox. Welcome to EightForums.

Safe mode is not included in 8 boot manager.

www.eightforums.com/showthread.php?t=2758

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I mean the "Startup Options Menu" within Win 8, when i reboot into safe mode it never does.
I am sure it worked the last time i tried.

Is this what you mean??? http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4924-advanced-startup-settings-boot-windows-8-a.html

Do you have an Easeus product installed? Todo backup home/server 5.0 prevents safe mode from working. Uninstalling or updating Easeus software is the fix in this case.

Do you get a quick glimpse of a blue screen with an unhappy face when you try to get into safe mode before it reboots again?

Just making sure; you are doing this aren't you?... see image below...

Ztruker said:

Is this what you mean??? http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/4924-advanced-startup-settings-boot-windows-8-a.html

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Yes, I get a normal startup no matter what.

No easus products, no blue screen, just a normal startup.

Safe mode will only work from mscofig option.

Hello again. Could you fill out specs in profile or post them here so to be able to help you better? How did you install system?

HippsieGypsie said:

Hello again. Could you fill out specs in profile or post them here so to be able to help you better? How did you install system?

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Clean Install, Retail DVD.

Hello Xaudiox, and welcome to Eight Forums.

Double check the tutorial below to see if it may help.
You might see if this may work better for you to add Safe Mode to your boot manager.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Brink said:

Hello Xaudiox, and welcome to Eight Forums.

Double check the tutorial below to see if it may help.

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

You might see if this may work better for you to add Safe Mode to your boot manager.

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

Hope this helps,
Shawn

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Thanks but i already know exactly how to boot in safe mode and how to add it to the boot manager.
What I want to do is fix what's broken, which is entering safe mode from the startup settings.
When I use the advanced options to boot a command prompt (for example) it works fine.

xaudiox said:

Thanks but i already know exactly how to boot in safe mode and how to add it to the boot manager.
What I want to do is fix what's broken, which is entering safe mode from the startup settings.
When I use the advanced options to boot a command prompt (for example) it works fine.

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In that case, you might try doing a system restore using a restore point (if available) dated before you believed this started to hopefully fix it.

Brink said:

In that case, you might try doing a system restore using a restore point (if available) dated before you believed this started to hopefully fix it.

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Already tried that, problem must have started quite a while ago !

You might see if running a sfc /scannow command may help if it's a corrupted system file at fault.

If not, then you might consider refreshing Windows 8.

Problem Solved !

Had to think about anything that i may have done to change the way windows boots in the past and remembered this,
I used a program called Boot UI Tuner from winaero.com to remove the Windows 8 logo during boot a while ago (because i dont like it).
I have just re-enabled the boot logo using Boot UI Tuner and now Safe Mode works from the Advanced Startup Options.

Regards, xaudiox.

Thank you for posting back with your findings and solution.