Clean Boot Mode - How safe?

NeilF · 28 Jul 2014 at 11:16

Crytek have sent me an email asking me to boot up in "Clean Boot Mode" - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 - to try and diagnose why Warface won't start properly on my Vista PC.

Anyone aware of how safe/reliable it to do this? ie: I don't want to risk borking my machine/config etc.

lucifer-mnm · 28 Jul 2014 at 11:37

The process of booting into clean boot mode is itself completely reversible - its starting windows in a diagnostic mode that doesn't start 3rd party driver software or 3rd party software (antivirus etc) so you can more easily troubleshoot.

However - changes made to the windows configuration could affect how the machine runs just like making changes to Windows with it booting normally.

If you are unsure then take a backup of any important data before following any instructions they may give you so sort your issue out.

NeilF · 28 Jul 2014 at 12:46

I'm not going to risk it... Just wary of booting up afterwards only to find a whole raft of issues with core "non-microsoft" drivers/services that were not running for the previous boot up.

If they can't fix their game without me having to go to such lengths, oh well!

jh30uk · 30 Jul 2014 at 16:46

What risk, do not mess with an y setting or click the apply permanent setting.

Choose Safe boot and next normal boot next time and it ill be back same as before broken if it is now.