How to boot into Safe Mode from a black screen?
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1. Turn off your PC by holding down the
power button
for 10 seconds.
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2. Press the
power button
to turn the PC on.
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3. Once you see a manufacturer's logo or any sign of activity from your PC, press the
power button
for 10 seconds to force your PC to shut down.
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4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 again.
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5. Press the power button one more time to turn on the laptop. It should now boot into Automatic Repair.
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6. Click
Advanced options
to go into the Windows Recovery Environment.
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7. Click
Troubleshoot
, then
Advanced options
.
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8. Choose
Startup Settings
and click
Restart
.
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9. Enter your BitLocker encryption key, if needed (read below)
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10. Press
4
,
5
, or
6
on your keyboard to boot into the corresponding version of Safe Mode.
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