How to Boot Safe Mode without KB/MS??


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So I'm trying to rollback my AMD Adrenaline Drivers to troubleshoot a gaming issue with the latest driver....

I need to run DDU to uninstall the current Drivers and do a clean install of the previous version.

DDU wants me to run it in Safe Mode.

However, Windows 11 loads up the boot options screen before it initializes my KB/MS... leaving me with no way to select any options on the screen.

I've tried swapping both the KB/MS to different usb ports, and they still wont work.

I have no other KB/MS to try...

So how can I get safe mode to boot up, without KB/MS input to select it?

Mind, I'll be needing the KB/MS to work once safe mode has actually loaded...
 

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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Ryzen 7 7800X3D
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    ASRock B650E PH Riptide Wifi
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    GSkill Flare DDR5-6000 32GB
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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Custom Build
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    Ryzen 5 7600X
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    Asus TUF Gaming B650E-E Wifi
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    GSkill Flare DDR5-6000 32GB
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    ASRock Challanger Radeon RX-9060XT
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    Acer 24" LCD
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    1920x1080
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Boot to Safe Mode in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to boot Windows 11 into normal mode, Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, or Safe Mode with Command Prompt. Safe mode starts Windows in a basic state, using a limited set of files and drivers. If a problem doesn't happen in safe mode, this means that default...
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Nazrex said:
So I'm trying to rollback my AMD Adrenaline Drivers to troubleshoot a gaming issue with the latest driver....

I need to run DDU to uninstall the current Drivers and do a clean install of the previous version.

DDU wants me to run it in Safe Mode.

However, Windows 11 loads up the boot options screen before it initializes my KB/MS... leaving me with no way to select any options on the screen.

I've tried swapping both the KB/MS to different usb ports, and they still wont work.

I have no other KB/MS to try...

So how can I get safe mode to boot up, without KB/MS input to select it?

Mind, I'll be needing the KB/MS to work once safe mode has actually loaded...
Click to expand...
You can create desktop shortcuts to boot in or out of safe mode

winaero.com

Create Safe Mode Desktop Shortcut in Windows 10

If you need to start Windows 10 in Safe mode, you might want to create a special Desktop shortcut to quickly reboot the OS to Safe mode with one click.
winaero.com
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
Hello @Nazrex and welcome to ElevenForum.

Here's ten points for filling out your computer specs. :-)
 
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System One System Two

  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26200.8457 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦25H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 5302)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
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    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
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    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
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    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
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    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
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    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
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    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
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    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
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    up to 2048 x 1536
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    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
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    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
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    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
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    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
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    300/300
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    Symantec (Norton)
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KevTech said:
DDU will work without being in safe mode.
Click to expand...

I got the issue resolved by following KevTech's advice...

Rolling back my GPU driver may have resolved a graphical glitch in a game, as I'm no longer experiencing the glitch and can send a proper bug report to AMD on it... and I... presumed, I had to be in Safe Mode to run DDU to remove the old drivers.

However, I suppose in the future should I ever need Windows 11's Safe Mode again for other issues.... I'll come revisit this!
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 7800X3D
    Motherboard
    ASRock B650E PH Riptide Wifi
    Memory
    GSkill Flare DDR5-6000 32GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon RX 7800XT Nitro+
    Sound Card
    Whatever the motherboard has
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 34" Curved
    Screen Resolution
    3440x1440
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro nvme m2 2TB
    Crucial P2+ nvme m2 2TB
    Samsung 970 Evo+ m2 2TB
    Crucial MX m2 1TB
    PSU
    EVGA Leadex Superflower G2 750w
    Case
    Lian Li Lancool 216 aRGB
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 aRGB
    Keyboard
    Razer Ornata v2
    Mouse
    Razer Naga Hex V2
    Internet Speed
    ATT Fiber
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 7600X
    Motherboard
    Asus TUF Gaming B650E-E Wifi
    Memory
    GSkill Flare DDR5-6000 32GB
    Graphics card(s)
    ASRock Challanger Radeon RX-9060XT
    Sound Card
    Whatever the motherboard has
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 Pro 1TB nvme M.2
    Samsung 950 Pro 500GB nvme m.2
    PSU
    Superflower Leadex III 850W Gold
    Case
    Cooler Master HAF 500
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer II 240 ARGB
    Internet Speed
    ATT Fiber
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