How to Disable Safe Mode in Windows 8

Introduction

In this article we are going to explain how to disable Safe Mode in Windows 8. In a previous article we explain Enable and Use Safe Mode in Windows 8

How to disable Safe Mode in Windows 8.

Step 1

First of all we have to move to the Start Screen window in Windows 8. Then move the cursor on the bottom-right of the window screen and click the search box which is helpful to search in Windows 8. In the search box type "cmd" and press Enter. Right-click and open "cmd.exe" as administrator.

 

Step 2

Enter the following at the command prompt, adding a space at the end. DO NOT press Enter yet.

bcdedit /delete

 

Step 3

Use the same Mark and Paste procedure mentioned earlier in the previous article to copy the identifier for the Windows Boot Loader section with the description, "Windows 8 Developer Preview (Safe Mode)" and paste it into the above command. Press Enter to execute the command. You should get a message that the operation completed successfully.

 

Step 4

We can also turn off Safe Mode by unchecking the Safe Boot check box for the Windows 8 Developer Preview (Safe Mode) option in msconfig.exe, and then reboot.