Windows server 2012 r2 safe mode

How can I get into Safe Mode on the new Windows operating systems such as Windows 8, Windows 10 and Server 2012? Starting from Windows 8, the system boots very quickly and the time to press F8 key to access Safe Mode is smaller than 200 milliseconds, so it’s almost impossible to enter into the Safe Mode by pressing F8 during boot time.

In this tutorial we’ll show you 3 workable ways to boot Windows Server 2012 into Safe Mode. The methods should also work with Windows 10 and Windows 8/8.1.

Method 1: Boot Windows Server 2012 into Safe Mode Using Command Prompt

1. Press the Windows key + X to open the WinX menu, select “Command Prompt (Admin)” from the list.

   
2. In order to make Windows display the Windows Boot Manager, type the following command at the Command Prompt and press Enter. You will get a confirmation stating that The operation completed successfully.

   bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu yes

   

   If you want to stop displaying the Windows Boot Manager later, run this command instead:
   bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu no

3. Now restart your computer and you’ll see the Windows Boot Manager screen. Just press F8 to bring up the Advanced Boot Options.

   

4. Select Safe Mode and press Enter. This will open Windows Server 2012 in Safe Mode.

   

Method 2: Boot Windows Server 2012 into Safe Mode Using System Configuration

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box. Type msconfig and press Enter.

   
2. Now the System Configuration dialog box will be opened. Under the Boot tab, check the Safe boot option and click OK.

   

3. Reboot your computer and it will boot directly into Safe Mode automatically. If you wan to stop Windows from booting into Safe Mode next time, you need to open the System Configuration utility (msconfig) again and uncheck the Safe boot option.

Method 3: Boot Windows Server 2012 into Safe Mode Using Settings App

1. To get started, you need to open the Settings panel. This can be done by hovering your mouse to the top right-hand corner of the screen, or press the Windows key + I on your keyboard.
2. Hold down the SHIFT key on your keyboard, and then click on Power icon and select Restart.

   

3. You will need to click on the Troubleshoot option.

   

4. Click Startup Settings.

   

5. Click Restart.

   

6. The computer will boot automatically to the Advanced Boot Options screen. From there you can select Safe Mode to start Windows Server 2012 in Safe Mode.

   

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Where has Server 2012 Safe Mode gone — Startup Settings missing too?!

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• Hi, I desperately need Safe Mode (No Networking etc) in Windows 2012 RTM as the server is down because a bad network driver is generating BSOD due to IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. This should be simple to disable… but in Win 2012 it isn’t!

  I have already seen the articles about how F8 is different now (useful feature change in emergencies…) but if you use Shift-F8 you should get into the Troubleshoot -> Advanced Options, and phew, I can do that just about (after many long reboots and
  F8 mashing — it’s a luck thing) — however am stunned to find that slightly contrary to article screenshots, I have the icons for:

  • System Restore
  • System Image Recovery
  • Automatic Repair
  • Command Prompt
  • Startup Settings — oh no, hang on — this one is NOT THERE!!!

  Naturally, Startup Settings is the one I need to switch this cursed thing into Safe Mode! So why is it not there on some servers — I wasn’t aware that there were any hardware dependencies for this. It’s an HP ProLiant DL120 G7, but
  this is an OS issue, not straight hardware (in which case I’d expect the setting to be there but cause an error/warning).

  This may be something to do with the OS being in Recovery Mode etc — but that is the whole point of needing Safe Mode! So what is the way to get into that please, so I can simply disable the bad driver and get on with our business?

  Phil