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Question

Disabling Safe Mode

Feb 23, 2016 11:28AM PST

I work in an education environment and these kids are very savvy. They have figured out how to put the computer in Safe Mode and make it impossible for me to track them. Does any one have any advice on how to Disable Safe Mode?

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You have an arms race.
Feb 23, 2016 11:35AM PST

Given you are in IT you make the call to Microsoft and ask about that. Many schools deployed with titles like deepfreeze or other. Today we have browsers in incognito and other modes so you are left with more holes than a whack a mole board.

Microsoft used to have a group dedicated to education deployment. Ask for them.

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I KNOW
Feb 23, 2016 12:14PM PST

I know. We are using LanSchool but these kids are really smart.

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Back to LanSchool
Feb 23, 2016 12:51PM PST

To ask for a new feature or how to. If they don't do this then you may have to deploy another way.

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Have You Seen This?
Feb 23, 2016 4:49PM PST

I haven't used it, but I have heard of it, and it might be an option. It allows you to turn Safe Mode options "on" or "off" through a command line using removable media.

Disable Safe Mode Command Line Tool
http://www.disablesafemode.com/

Hope this helps.

Grif

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Im not sure you can disable safe mode permanently.
Feb 24, 2016 5:02AM PST