Drivers & Services which load in safe mode in Windows
When a serious problem occurs or Windows fails to start normally, there is another mode available to log in to Windows for solving issues and fixing errors, known as Safe Mode. Have you ever think why Windows always boots easily in Safe mode whether there is any type of problem persists.
This is because Safe mode starts Windows only with the basic drivers and services, due to this any type of virus or any other problem are not able effect the system and you can easily solve the problems.
The list of drivers and services which loads when Windows boots in Safe mode:
Devices and drivers that start in safe mode
- Floppy disk drives (internal and USB)
- Internal CD-ROM drives (ATA, SCSI)
- External CD-ROM drives (USB)
- Internal DVD-ROM drives (ATA, SCSI)
- External DVD-ROM drives (USB)
- Internal hard disk drives (ATA, SATA, SCSI)
- External hard disk drives (USB)
- Keyboards (USB, PS/2, serial)
- Mice (USB, PS/2, serial)
- VGA display cards (PCI, AGP)
Windows services that start in safe mode
- Windows event log
- Plug and Play
- Remote procedure call (WPC)
- Cryptographic Services
- Windows Defender
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Network-related devices and services that start in safe mode
- Network adapters (wired Ethernet and wireless 802.11x)
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
- DNS
- Network connections
- TCP/IP-NetBIOS Helper
- Windows Firewall
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I would like to listen to music while in safe mode. I have tried to start the audio service manually, but it returns error code 1068.
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This is how to do it in Windows XP:
- Run (⊞Win+R)
regedit
- Press Ctrl+F
- Make sure
Keys, Values, and Data are all selected
- Type in
Sound, video and game controllers
- Click
[Find Next]
- Take note of the branch address in the status bar at the bottom (it will be something like
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMControlSet001ControlClass{4D36E96C-E325-11CE-BFC1-09002BE10318})
- Copy the device-driver GUID (the long numeric part between braces) and paste it somewhere like Notepad
- Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSafeBootNetwork
- Create a new key (right-click, select New → Key)
- Copy the GUID you saved and paste it into the key name
- Edit the
(Default) value and type Sound, video and game controllers
- Create several new keys (under Network) called
AudioEndpointBuilder, MMCSS and Audiosrv
- Edit the
(Default) values of each of the new keys and type Service
- Reboot (you’ll boot into safe-mode)
- Open the Services snap-in (⊞Win+R →
services.msc)
- Start the Multimedia Class Scheduler, Windows Audio Endpoint Builder, and Windows Audio Service services
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