Stuck in Safe Mode login on Windows 10

Question

I wanted to uninstall Avast AV from safe mode so I turned on the safe mode option in System Configuration and restarted the system. But password doesn't seem to work on safe mode so I restarted again with Safe mode with networking option (from troubleshooting option). But I can't connect to the wifi here. Please help me to get back to the normal mode. [It is showing aeroplane mode symbol and it was turned on in normal mode]. Is there any thing I can do to fix it with other troubleshoot options? Edit :- Stuck in login page. Denise access even for correct password.

Answer 1

Your password should work into the safe mode but if it is not working then follow these steps.

1. Restart your PC.

2. When you reach the sign-in screen, press and hold the Shift key and click on the Power button, and then click Restart.

3. After your PC restarts, select Troubleshoot > Advanced options >Startup settings > Restart.

4. After your PC restarts, you should see a number of options. Press 5 or F5 for Safe Mode with networking.

5. When you reach login screen, press Windows + U and select the On-Screen Keyboard from the Ease of Access list. or click on Ease of Access at bottom right and click On-Screen Keyboard from the list.

6. Then use your cursor to type the password with On-Screen Keyboard. Before clicking the login, press the eye symbol (I.e. Reveal Password) option in the password field, to see the password is correct.

Let me know if it is working for you.

Answer 2

Assuming you can log in again (which your last comment implies): Either start "System Configuration" again and disable safe boot there or, if that doesn't work, edit C:\Boot.ini and remove /safeboot or /safeboot:networkthere.

Update:

The above is outdated (apparently since Vista). Newer versions of Windows use BCD, which is basically a registry hive. There are tools for Linux which can edit BCD like hivex (very hard because you'll have to understand the structure) or EasyBCD which seems easy enough.

On the other hand, if you have a Windows CD or USB, you can also use bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot after you've booted into Recovery Environment.

In both cases you'll have to locate your BCD file.

Microsoft writes:

• BIOS-based operating systems. The BCD registry file is located in the \Boot\Bcd directory of the active partition.
• EFI–based operating systems. The BCD registry file is located on the EFI system partition.

With the usual partition layout in a MBR-formatted drive the active partition should be the "Microsoft Reserved" partition (and it is on my computer).