You may find the need to System Restore your Windows 11/10 computer in Safe Mode, it it has become unstable after an update or installation of an app or program.
This is especially true if you want to completely rule out the possibility of the System Restore process being interrupted by virus or malware or a recently installed app or desktop program on your computer.
System Restore Windows in Safe Mode
Before going ahead with the steps to perform System Restore in Safe Mode, make sure that a valid System Restore Point that was made prior to start of recent problems is available on your computer.
This is possible, only if the System Protection feature has been enabled on your device or if you had created a manual System Restore point on your computer.
Note: If you are unable to login to the computer, you can enter Safe Mode using a bootable USB Drive.
Perform System Restore on a Windows Computer in Safe Mode
If a suitable System Restore Point is available on your computer, you can follow the steps below to System Restore your computer in Safe Mode.
1. Right click on the Start button and click on Run.
2. Type msconfig in the Run Command window and click on OK.
3. On the System Configuration screen, switch to Boot tab, select Safe Boot with Minimal option and click on OK.
4. On the pop-up, click on Restart to start the process of starting your computer in Safe Mode.
5. After the computer starts in Safe Mode, go to Settings > System > About (right-pane) and click on System Protection link, located in “Related Links” section.
Windows 10: Go to Settings > System > About (left-pane) > click on System Protection link in the right-pane.
6. On the System Restore screen, click on the Next button.
7. On next screen, select the Restore Point that you want to use and click on the Next button.
8. Wait for the Restore Process to be completed and make sure you do not close the computer or interrupt the restore process in any way.
Once the Restore Process is completed, your computer will be rolled back to its previous state (when the Restore Point was created), undoing the recent changes, which must have caused the problems on your computer.