Failed to access safe mode on Windows 11.
Failed to access safe mode on Windows 11.
I'm trying to get into safe mode on my XPS 15 to use DDU cause I'm having driver issues with my eGPU however, I can't seem to get into safe mode. Holding shift while clicking restart in the start menu brings me to the Windows RE, then clicking "Troubleshoot" gets me to the screen shown below with those 6 options but safe mode isn't there. Also, I'm sure there's other stuff missing here as there is no "reset this PC" option and I swear there used to be a 'Continue to windows' button in here. Its a fresh install of windows 11 just yesterday. Specs: XPS 15 9510 i7 11800H RTX 3050ti 16GB ram Edit: Forgot to mention that trying the hold shift and clicking restart from the Lock Screen just fails outright an the system reboots back into windows, albeit painfully slowly
Open the command prompt, type msconfig, go to the Boot tab, choose Safeboot, then click Reboot.
Ultimately decided to skip installing Windows. I booted into my existing drive running Windows 11, and the winRE reboot tools functioned correctly with all options available. This made me suspect an installation problem, knowing one issue could mean more, and since I’d already faced a BSOD during that setup, I wanted to avoid further troubles.