Lab Objective:
Learn how to discover program load times.
Lab Purpose:
Safe mode is an important troubleshooting tool. Safe mode starts Windows in a basic state, using a limited set of files and drivers. If your problem doesn’t reoccur in safe mode, this means that default settings and basic device drivers aren’t causing the issue.
There are two versions of safe mode: Safe Mode and Safe Mode with Networking. Safe Mode with Networking adds the network drivers and services you’ll need to access the Internet and other computers on your network. Please note that there are several ways to boot into Safe Mode and we will just cover one in this lab.
Lab Tool:
Windows 10
Lab Topology:
Use a virtual PC or your own PC.
Lab Walkthrough:
Task 1:
Go to the search bar and type ‘msconfig’.
Task 2:
Click on the ‘Boot’ tab.
Click on the ‘Safe boot’ box.
Minimal: Starts Safe Mode with the absolute minimal number of drivers and services, but with the standard Windows GUI (Graphical User Interface).
Alternate Shell: Starts Safe Mode with a Command Prompt, without the Windows GUI. No mouse will be available.
Active Directory Repair: Starts Safe Mode with access to machine-specific information, such as hardware models. If we unsuccessfully install new hardware, corrupting the Active Directory, Safe Mode can be used to restore system stability by repairing corrupted data or adding new data to the directory.
Network: Starts Safe Mode with the necessary services and drivers for networking, with the standard Windows GUI.
Click on the ‘Apply’ and ‘OK’ buttons.
And then ‘Restart’.
Task 3:
Because I’m using a virtual machine, you won’t see many differences, but one is that the desktop background hasn’t loaded this time.
Notes:
Please do learn the other ways to boot into Safe Mode.
