Safe Mode is a lightweight version of the Windows operating system that you can use to troubleshoot the computer when the operating system fails to boot. However, if Safe Mode doesn't work, you must ...

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Compaq Presario computers, like most conventional office workstations under Windows, enable users to boot into Safe Mode. This feature provides an efficient way for computer administrators to ...

No reader question today. Instead, I want to discuss Safe Mode, Windows’ stripped-down, minimum-driver environment. For years now, there’s been one quick way to enter Safe Mode—pressing F8. But that ...