Getting My Computer Out Of Safe Mode

Hello helmersjennifer,

I am from Dell Social Media and Community.

You can get your system out of safe mode just by restarting your system. However if you have selected the option of always boot to safe mode in Microsoft configuration tool you need to uncheck it.

Follow the steps below:

    In Windows 8, open Run from the Apps screen or see Tip #1 below for a few shortcuts.

    In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, click on the Start button.

    In Windows XP, click on Start and then click Run.

    In the text box, type the following:

    msconfig

    Tap or click on the OK button, or press Enter.

    Note: Do not make changes in System Configuration other than those outlined here to avoid causing serious system issues. This utility controls a number of startup activities other than those involved with Safe Mode.

    Click or tap on the Boot tab located at the top of the System Configuration window.

    In Windows XP, this tab is labeled BOOT.INI

    Check the check box the left of Safe boot (/SAFEBOOT in Windows XP).

    The radio buttons under the Safe boot options start the various other modes of Safe Mode:
        Minimal: Starts the standard Safe Mode.
        Alternate shell: Starts Safe Mode with Command Prompt.
        Network: Starts Safe Mode with Networking.

    See Safe Mode: What It Is and How To Use It for more information on the various Safe Mode options.

    Click or tap on OK.

    You will then be prompted to either Restart, which will restart your computer immediately, or Exit without restart, which will close the window and allow you to continue to use your computer, in which case you'll need to restart manually.

    After restarting, Windows will automatically boot to Safe Mode.

    Important: Windows will continue to start in Safe Mode automatically until System Configuration is configured to again boot normally, which we'll do over the next several steps.

    If you'd prefer to continue to start Windows in Safe Mode automatically each time you reboot, for example if you're troubleshooting a particularly nasty piece of malware, you can stop here.

    When your work in Safe Mode is complete, again start System Configuration as you did in Steps 1 and 2 above.

    Choose the Normal startup radio button (on the General tab) and then tap or click on OK.

    You'll again be prompted with the same restart your computer question as in Step 6. Choose one option, most likely Restart.

    Your computer will restart and Windows will start normally... and will continue to do so.

If this has not helped you or if you need any further assistance, feel free to message me on Twitter. I will be happy to assist.

Dell-Niranjan
Twitter: @NiranjanatDell

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NiranjanAtDell
Dell Inc