Accessing startup boot options with Windows 8

With previous versions of Windows, the F8 key could be used during boot to access a list of startup options such as Safe Mode.  To access similar options with Windows 8, hold down the Shift key when clicking on the Restart option.

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Another method is to use the shutdown.exe command with a new switch of /o.

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