Friday, March 13, 2015

How to enable the F8 key to start Safe Mode in Windows 8
(To open an elevated command prompt, use the Windows+X keyboard combination to open the Power User Tasks menu.)
When the elevated command prompt is open you will be at the C:\Windows\System32> prompt. 






To enable F8 in Windows 8 you need to type the following in the command prompt and then press the Enter key.

bcdedit /set {default} bootmenupolicy legacy

Once you enter the above text, your command prompt should look like:



Now reboot for the change to take effect.
Now when needed you can press F8 to enter safe mode.
CNMS
Shelby, NC

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