Help locked out after trying selective startup!


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Hey gang I was trying to get to safe mode and chose selective startup in msconfig. Restarted and now am totally locked out. The Lock Screen says something happened and your pin is not available. Then I choose set up pin and it gives me option to search for app in store. I click that and nothing happens. Please help I am totally locked out. I tried restarting pressing F8 and that did not help. Please help!
 

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At the lock screen, look to the bottom right, select Power , click on restart while holding the SHIFT key.
This ought to get you to the recovery tools and hopefully bring you back to the way it was.
 

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FYI for the future. If you want to get into safe mode you do not choose selective startup. Instead, in msconfig you select the boot tab. Then under boot options tab, select safe boot.
To get out of safe boot, reverse the procedure and uncheck safe boot.
 

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OAT said:
At the lock screen, look to the bottom right, select Power , click on restart while holding the SHIFT key.
This ought to get you to the recovery tools and hopefully bring you back to the way it was.
Click to expand...

You sir are my new Hero!! Thank you so very much. That was crazy. Ended up having to choose system restore, luckily I had a restore point from late yesterday afternoon so not too bad.
Thank you thank you!!
 

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glasskuter said:
FYI for the future. If you want to get into safe mode you do not choose selective startup. Instead, in msconfig you select the boot tab. Then under boot options tab, select safe boot.
To get out of safe boot, reverse the procedure and uncheck safe boot.
Click to expand...

Thank you I will certainly remember that!! I was trying to get into safe mode as I am about to install a new GPU and was going to use DDU before installing the new card. Now I know thank you!!
 

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Another method is Win key for search and type CMD. In search result right click CMD and run as admin. Type- bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot- and reboot.
 

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Fabler2 said:
Another method is Win key for search and type CMD. In search result right click CMD and run as admin. Type- bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot- and reboot.
Click to expand...
Ok thanks much!
 

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Hi, I have the same problem with the safe start and however clicking on the “restart” and holding down the shift key has no effect on the restart .
 

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jimzim37 said:
Hi, I have the same problem with the safe start and however clicking on the “restart” and holding down the shift key has no effect on the restart .
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@jimzim37 You should start your own thread as you issue may be different.

Hold down the Shift key, and restart the computer, if Windows tries to load, press the Power Button on the computer to shut down the computer. Then holding the Shift key start the computer. If you do this 3 times in a row, you should get the Troubleshooting menu. Choose Advanced.

Here you can choose Startup Repair, System Restore, or Advanced Startup where you can choose Safe Mode etc.

You can also boot off of a Windows Installer USB and choose Repair Your Computer and do the same above.
 

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