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General Computer Support / Re: Safe Mode inaccessible in most new repair jobs

« on: January 16, 2019, 10:26:51 am »

Hey, thanks for the heads up.  Yeah, good old shift and restart works fine still, I just got so used to using the WRT for it to save time!

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General Computer Support / Safe Mode inaccessible in most new repair jobs

« on: January 16, 2019, 04:10:26 am »

Hi,  in the last couple weeks I find that most of the systems I have in for repairs in are unable to effectively reboot to safe mode from the Tweaking.com Windows Repair Tool.  Well, they DO reboot, but there's no way to log in once you get there - no password box, user, just a blank splash screen with accessibility, x'ed out network, and power.  No way to keyboard or mouse the splash screen away.

It's a strange trend, and I don't know whether to attribute it to a recent Windows 10 patch, a threat they have in common, the reboot instruction rather than setting it using MSCONFIG, or what.  Would appreciate any general insights, not looking for a step by step or help, but curious if anyone else is seeing this. 

I think the number of times I've seen this are getting to be more than anecdotal.  What I should do is try it out safe mode on a healthy system or two, I suppose.