Black Screen After Entering Safe Mode – 4 Community Tips

Safe mode helps solve computer problems, but many users encounter black screen problems after entering Safe mode. If you also experience this issue, this article by MiniTool will help you. Here are four possible solutions that are available.

Method 1: Check the cable connection

When a black screen appears in safe mode, first check the connection of all computer cables, which is easier than handling complex operations. You can unplug these cables and reconnect them. Sometimes, a black screen of a computer is caused by a loose connection of a cable.

After making sure all cables are connected well, continue to try the following solutions.

Method 2: Force restart

If the computer has a black screen after entering safe mode, you can restart the computer to exit safe mode and return to normal mode. Given the black screen, you can perform a forced restart instead of a normal exit method. The operation steps are as follows:

Step 1. Press and hold the power button for approximately 10 seconds to completely shut down the computer operating system.

Step 2. Wait for a few seconds and press the power button to restart the computer.

If your computer can boot into normal mode normally, you can use the following methods to fix the black screen of the safe mode.

Method 3: Upgrade the graphics card driver

Due to graphics card incompatibility issues, the black screen may also appear after entering safe mode. In this case, simply update the graphics card driver to solve the problem. Please note that this method only works after your computer successfully boots into normal mode.

Step 1. Right-click on the Windows icon and select Device Manager from the context menu.

Step 2. Expand Show Adapter Options, locate your graphics card driver and right-click it.

Step 3. Select Update Driver from the context menu and select Automatically search drivers in the next window.

Wait for the computer to automatically find and install the latest graphics card driver.

Method 4: Reset the BIOS

If your computer boots into normal mode or still has a black screen, there are two situations. You can read the corresponding chapters according to your situation.

We recommend that you back up files or recover data from a black screen computer before proceeding to the following steps, as improper operations may accidentally cause secondary corruption of your data. MiniTool Power Data Recovery is an ideal choice to recover data from computers that cannot be started, crashed, virus infection, and more.

Situation 1: The computer starts to normal mode

If the computer black screen when restarting to safe mode is caused by improper BIOS settings, resetting the BIOS to the default settings can help resolve this issue.

Step 1. Press Win I to open Windows Settings.

Step 2. Go to Update & Security > Recover . In the Advanced Startup section, click Reboot Now to enter the Windows Recovery environment. For Windows 11 users, go to Windows Settings > System > Recover > Advanced Boot and click Reboot Now .

Step 3. Navigate to Troubleshooting > Advanced Options > UEFI Firmware Settings . In the following interface, you should find the Set Default Value option or similar option.

Step 4. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select the BIOS Set Defaults option. The names of options may vary from computer manufacturer to computer.

Step 5. Press Enter to confirm your selection and press F10 to exit the BIOS.

Situation 2: The computer still has black screen

If your computer is still black, you can hold the power button for a few seconds to turn off the computer. Then, press the power button to turn on the computer, while holding down the Shift key to start the computer and enter the BIOS settings. Then, complete the BIOS reset task in Step 3-5 in Usage 1 .

Conclusion

This article provides four solutions to help you deal with the problem of a black screen after entering safe mode. Please try these methods one by one and be careful to protect your data. If data is lost during the repair process, use MiniTool Power Data Recovery to quickly recover these files.

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