How to use Windows Safe Mode You’ve got three different Safe Modes to choose from. Screenshot: Microsoft To get to Safe Mode, you need to boot Windows into its Recovery Environment.

How to boot into Safe Mode on Windows 10 from Settings If your computer is running and you can see the Windows desktop, you should be able to start Safe Mode from Settings. 1.

Use Safe Mode to troubleshoot. Restart your computer in Safe Mode by shutting the computer off and restarting it three times.

Safe boot: This option lets you start the computer in Safe Mode, a diagnostic mode that uses minimal drivers and services. It's useful for troubleshooting problems.

If your keyboard or mouse not working in Safe Mode, the problem may be with the respective device drivers. Use these fixes to resolve the issue.

An effective way to deal with "DNS server not responding" and other Windows errors is restarting the computer in Safe Mode.