Trying to start in Safe Mode results in a black screen and prevents progress.
Trying to start in Safe Mode results in a black screen and prevents progress.
This has been a really frustrating sequence of events for me. Avast Antivirus kept appearing, telling me the firewall was off and needing it enabled. When I tried to open it, it would freeze or crash. I checked the Windows security settings for the firewall but the popup wouldn’t let me proceed. I decided to remove Avast completely and reinstall it to see if that would resolve the problem. I used Revo Uninstaller to delete all traces of Avast from the system. After restarting, when prompted, I lost internet access. I restarted the router and even tried a wireless connection instead of a wired one, but both times the issue persisted. I noticed other networks appeared on the wireless adapter, yet it would display “no internet connection” even though devices in my home had active connections. I attempted to run a CMD command for an SFC scan, but needed admin rights and couldn’t find any relevant results online—just a black screen with no error messages. After browsing several forums, I considered resetting Windows and reinstalling it via settings, but when I clicked the reset button, a warning appeared about a DLL error. A forum post suggested trying safe mode, which worked for another version. I opened MSConfig, set boot to safe mode, and restarted again. When I came back on, the screen went black with no logo or windows. I’ve tested different GPU ports and tried pressing Ctrl+Shift+Win+B to check for responses, but nothing helpful came up. I’m really struggling and would appreciate any guidance or advice from others who might have faced similar issues.
Start by pressing and holding f8 during startup, then choose safe mode...now proceed to run and type cmd. It will prompt you to open the command prompt. Just type "graphics mode" and press enter. Or, connect your monitor directly to the motherboard, since safe mode typically doesn't enable all non-Windows drivers natively.