

In the System Configuration window that appears, your current setting is most likely Normal Startup or Selective Startup. Click the shortcut for System Configuration. At the top of the search results, click System Configuration or just press Enter.Īlternatively, click the Start button, scroll down the apps list and open the folder for Windows Administrative Tools. In the search field at the bottom of your screen, type the command msconfig. The steps offered here assume that you can at least boot into Windows and access the Safe Mode feature. If Windows works happily in Safe Mode, it typically means the fault lies within a certain driver, service, or other plugin that would otherwise load automatically. One way to get to the bottom of the problem in a Windows machine is to start the operating system in Safe Mode, which launches Windows in a clean, pristine, barebones fashion by preventing certain drivers and other items from loading. Is your Windows machine freezing, crashing, or just not up to snuff? It could be a bad application, a quirky driver, or even a faulty piece of hardware.

