Stuck in Safe Mode Failure Loop

[Sra33]

So this problem seems pretty unique and I’m completely lost on how to fix it.

I found a malware on my computer which wasn’t being scrubbed while the computer was still on and boot normally, so I attempted to reboot in safe mode by pressing F8 at startup. I kept getting an error saying the computer cannot boot and kept kicking me back to startup. It even ran recovery a few times.

I went back to starting up my computer normally, which still works perfectly fine. Then I did a very stupid and irreversible thing: I went into my msconfig and set the boot to “safe boot”. I THOUGHT I unchecked “make boot settings permanent”… but I must have because now I’m stuck in a boot that attempts safe mode, fails, and restarts.

I’ve tried basically every option in the Advanced Boot Options. I even went back to an auto restore point from the 4th, days before I changed my boot settings. No matter what I do, the computer still attempts to boot into safe mode, which is not working right now.

Any and all help would be crazy welcome!!

[Sra33]

I was complaining to a friend who suggested the cmd prompt
[ICODE]bcdedit /deletevalue {default} safeboot[/ICODE]
which worked! Now to figure out why safe mode on my computer is bunked since there aren’t any registry errors or corrupted windows files that I know about

[jmarket]

Hi @Sra33 and welcome to PCHF

I’m glad it worked for you. Do you still require assistance or did you resolve it yourself?

[Sra33]

Yup! My initial problem is resolved. Still not sure why safe mode doesn’t work, but at least I can use my computer now

[veeg]

@Evan Omo @Bruce @phillpower2

[Rustys]

I found a malware on my computer which wasn’t being scrubbed while the computer was still on and boot normally, so I attempted to reboot in safe mode by pressing F8 at startup. I kept getting an error saying the computer cannot boot and kept kicking me back to startup. It even ran recovery a few times.

Was the Malware ever taken care of? That may be the reason that the system is not responding properly.
Have you posted in our [COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Malware Removal section to make sure that it has been fully removed and there is no left overs?

After that first two things I would suggest is run and admin command prompt and do a check disk checking for bad sectors then a system file checker. A few times on each to make sure nothing is missed.[/COLOR]

[phillpower2]

Any update Sra33?

[phillpower2]

Any update for us Sra33? This thread will be closed if not replied to within 48hrs.