In this post we will see how to boot into legacy Windows Boot Manager, display Startup Settings & then boot straight into Safe Mode automatically using the F8 key in Windows 11/10. Since Windows 11/10 has reduced the F2 and F8 time periods to almost negligible intervals, many times it becomes difficult to boot into Safe Mode, by pressing F8 during boot time. Using this tip, one can display the Startup Settings and then press F8.
Display Startup Settings on Boot in Windows 11/10
Open the WinX menu and select Command Prompt (Admin). Type the following and hit Enter:
You will get a confirmation stating that The operation completed successfully. Now restart your Windows PC. You will see the following screen. Since I have only Windows 8 installed on my laptop, you will see only Windows 8.
Click on F8 now to see the Advanced Startup Options for this operating system. You will be able to see the following screen showing the Startup Settings options.
Enable Debugging. Starts Windows in advanced troubleshooting modeEnable Boot Logging. This logs a file, ntbtlog.txt and lists the drivers that are installed during startupEnable low-resolution video. Starts Windows with current video driver & using low resolution (640×480) & refresh rate settingsEnable Safe Mode. Starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers & servicesEnable Safe Mode with Networking. Starts Windows in safe mode with ability to access the Internet or other computers on your networkEnable Safe Mode with Command Prompt. Starts Windows in safe mode with CMDDisable driver signature enforcement. Allows drivers containing improper signatures to be installedDisable early launch antimalware protection. Prevents early launch antimalware driver from startingDisable automatic restart after failure. Prevents Windows from automatically restarting, if a Stop Error causes Windows to crash.
To see more options, press F10. You will be able to see the available options for your system.
In my case you could see:
Launch recovery environment. Launches recovery options.
Thus you can see that you can carry out a lot of important tasks by accessing the Startup Settings in Windows 8. Using the Windows Startup Settings, you can also boot into Safe Mode easily, should you need to. Pressing Enter, will return you back to your Windows operating system. To stop displaying the Windows Boot Manager, type the following command in CMD (Admin) and hit Enter:
You will now be able to boot directly to your Windows 11/10 sign-in screen, when you restart the computer. You can also enable F8 key & boot into Windows Safe Mode. In Windows 95, when you held down Shift and clicked Restart, your Windows would restart without restarting your computer. Now when you do this in Windows 11/10, you see the Boot Options. Read next: Boot Windows 11/10 directly to the Advanced Startup Options screen.
