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Windows 7 Always Starts in Safe Mode. How Do I Fix This?

Windows 7 Always Starts in Safe Mode. How Do I Fix This?

Why Safe Mode?

When you keep working with Windows 7 for a very long time, sometimes the operating system may get corrupted due to some software changes or inappropriate system functions. To rectify such issues, many times you might need to deliberately start the computer in the Safe Mode.

To start Windows 7 in Safe Mode, power on the computer, and as soon as the monitor displays the first screen, start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard repeatedly till the advanced boot menu with a list of several boot options is displayed. You can then select the Safe Mode option from the list to manually and deliberately boot your computer in the Safe Mode.

Also, many times the Windows files may get corrupted because of some faulty applications. As the result of this, the system automatically keeps restarting in Safe Mode whatsoever.

When the computer starts in the Safe Mode, only the bare minimum background services that are very important to boot and run the Windows are initialized. The services that are not mandatory to run Windows are not started in the Safe Mode, hence allowing the OS to consume very less system resources.

Since all non-mandatory services such as audio services, graphics, etc. remain uninitialized when Windows runs in Safe Mode, you might get annoyed because of the infinite loop of starting the computer in this mode. This is because you will not be able to use any multimedia or graphics and sound enriched features and applications in the Safe Mode.

How to Fix This Problem?

To fix Windows Safe Mode starting issue, you must follow the steps given below:

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    ■Log on to the Windows 7 computer using administrator account.
    ■Click the Start button.
    ■At the bottom of the Start menu, in the search box, type the MSCONFIG command and press Enter key.
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    ■On the displayed System Configuration box, go to the Boot tab.
    ■On the Boot tab, under the Boot options section, uncheck the Safe boot checkbox.
    ■Once done, click OK to continue.
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    ■On the displayed box, click the Restart button to restart the computer in order to allow the changes to take effect.
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    ■This time your computer will start in the normal mode.
    ■Start using your system normally, and immediately make appropriate adjustments in Windows settings to avoid future issues.


Note: You can configure the Windows to always start in Safe Mode by following the above steps, and checking the Safe boot checkbox when on step 5. You might want to do so when Windows requires some troubleshooting, or you need to remove any stubborn file from the computer hard drive.
 
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