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Question

windows 8.1 safe mode

Mar 17, 2015 5:24AM PDT

hi, does anyone know how to turn on safe mode on Windows 8.1 ?

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Answer
Safe mode
Mar 17, 2015 11:20PM PDT

Press the "windows key" plus the R to bring up the "Run" dialog box. Type msconfig.exe and press 'enter' key. This will launch the System Configuration Utility. Step 2, in the utility, click the Boot tab and under Boot options, check the Safe boot box, hit O.K. when done.

Good luck

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windows 8.1 safe mode
Mar 18, 2015 2:37AM PDT

thanks a lot