Windows is the most used operating system on the planet, but we all know that it is far from being perfect. This means that it comes with a specific mode for that sticky situation you just can’t solve by trying to boot your system in normal mode.

So, to boot in safe mode means Windows has stopped functioning correctly due to a software or hardware issue that it is beyond the system’s capability to solve. You can boot in safe mode by selecting this option prior to the boot sequence initiation. You will se that even safe mode comes with to or three other modes depending on the type of Windows you are using. There is a safe mode with network access, one without it and one that is not a safe mode, but only a command prompt from DOS.

OK, so we know why you need this mode, we know how you can access it, but does it really help? Well, in some cases, it does, in most, it doesn’t. When Windows stops working or crashes with a blue screen of death, it usually means game over. Either you need a hardware component to be changed or you need to reinstall Windows again. In some cases, as I said earlier, booting in safe mode might help.

For instance, I once had a problem with the resolution. I tried setting it too high and my monitor at that time could not handle it. Even with the timer that cancels the option if OK is not pressed until it runs out, Windows still managed to save that option so that I couldn’t see anything on the screen. Boot in safe mode Windows starts, I select a different resolution, lower, that I know my monitor supports, problem solved.

What I want to say is that, for me at least, this safe mode is almost useless. If Windows brakes and crashes, in 95 percent of the cases a boot in safe mode will not help because since Windows is not working properly anymore, safe mode won’t either. So, safe mode is good for minor issues, but won’t help with the big ones. It would be nice if it would, maybe it does in the latest version of Windows, the 7.

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