{"id":1189,"date":"2024-05-03T00:21:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T00:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2024-05-03T00:31:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T00:31:43","slug":"how-to-boot-windows-server-2012-into-safe-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/how-to-boot-windows-server-2012-into-safe-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Boot Windows Server 2012 into Safe Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1189\" class=\"elementor elementor-1189\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33e899 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f33e899\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee8fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aee8fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Safe Mode is a feature in Windows that allows for additional functionality. These properties are often used in troubleshooting.<\/p><p>For Safe Mode to start, you must have user with administrative access to your Windows server.<\/p><p>There are two ways to launch your Windows server in safe mode.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5deeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d5deeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Using msconfig<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Press Windows + R. The \u201cRun\u201d Dialog Box will be opened.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d580f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d580f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture1-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture1-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture1-3-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9957dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9957dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"2\"><li>Type the command \u201cmsconfig\u201d on the box and click OK.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636d978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"636d978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture2-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1192\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture2-3.png 600w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture2-3-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c409eca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c409eca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"3\"><li>The System Configuration Dialog Box will be opened. Go to the Boot Tab. In the Boot Tab, look for the \u201cBoot options\u201d and check the box \u201cSafe boot\u201d, click appy and OK buttons.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245c027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"245c027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture3-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture3-3.png 864w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture3-3-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture3-3-768x517.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11df384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11df384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"4\"><li>Finally, restart the server\/system so the changes will take effect.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af184b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af184b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture4-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1194\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture4-3.png 494w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture4-3-300x112.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f70b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89f70b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Using Launch Option<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>To start, press <strong>Windows<\/strong> + <strong>C<\/strong> to open <strong>Settings<\/strong>. You need to be an administrator-level user in order to perform this.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30a7d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a30a7d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture5-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1195\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture5-3.png 936w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture5-3-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture5-3-768x392.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f725ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f725ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"2\"><li>Holding down the <strong>Shift key<\/strong> on your keyboard, click <strong>Power<\/strong>, and then select <strong>Restart<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b151a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b151a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture6-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1196\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture6-3.png 408w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture6-3-151x300.png 151w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9078b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9078b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"3\"><li>A screen will pop up, Choose <strong>Troubleshoot<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c44b85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c44b85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture7-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1197\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture7-2.png 504w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture7-2-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2aaa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe2aaa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"4\">\n \t<li>On the <strong>Advanced options<\/strong>, click <strong>Startup Settings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050ff15 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start=\"5\"><li>Click <strong>Restart<\/strong> to proceed.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b5e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79b5e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture9-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1199\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture9-1.png 936w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture9-1-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture9-1-768x373.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244df5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"244df5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol start=\"6\">\n \t<li>A pop-up will launch for the \u201c<strong>Advanced Boot Options<\/strong>\u201d select the <strong>Safe Mode <\/strong>and this will restart the Windows server in safe mode<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4381386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4381386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.windlayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture10-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1200\" alt=\"\" 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