Windows 10: Unable to boot Win11 to safe mode, USB drives also not working

My PC is in a continuous reboot loop after attempting the 24H2 update, the BSOD pops up, and the system will not enter the recovery environment after attempting to trigger it with the multiple rounds of restarts. The specific BSOD error is Driver_PNP_watchdog.It's a very well equipped HP Envy that's probably 2 years old. Initially when I tried the update it let me access the system but showed the update ran into an issue, I selected the option that said to repair/reinstall. At that point the PC worked, except none of the USB drives worked after attempting the update. So attempting to boot fr

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unable to boot into safe mode

i have been hijacked, virus, everything. so i was told to boot into safe mode then run all of my virus and spyware scans. well i cant boot into safe mode, i turn off the computer using the power button, wait 30 seconds, press power again, as soon as i press that i press F8 and hold it down, i continue to hold it down and it just continues to go into normal windows boot....then i tried the same again, did the same. tried doing the same but this time "tapping" the F8 key, does the same...is there another way to boot into safe mode?

 

Win11 safe mode boot problem

Windows 11 Pro - ver 21H2

X570 Asus Motherboard with Ryzen 5950X, 128Gb, M2 Raid boot + SATA storage, virtualization, UEFI + safe boot.

After enabling memory integrity and removing some old drivers preventing memory integrity protection, fall into strange problems with booting: boot took long time never ending or got some BSOD's. After hard work finally got my system up and running. While working on solving problems, I never was able to switch into safe mode, neither without networking, not even safe mode with command prompt. Even tried clean boot what ended with total disaster - couldn't load at all. Automatic repairs also stack or not able to repair. Downloaded Win11 usb installation refuse to install, because incompatible PC (Win11 installed on this PC). USB Win11 installation doesn't recognize, neither see installed system - I know it is RAID, but it doesn't ask for driver, neither gives option for.

However I tried to test safe mode, having windows operating good in normal mode and what surprise Windows couldn't boot into safe mode. First boot wheel was spinning for long time never ending, after reboot suddenly got into safe mode. Next reboot again couldn't boot, next PNP driver watchdog BSOD, next again never ending boot. Finally got into safe boot and have enough, switched back to normal mode.

Checked all drivers - all digitally signed.

Run Chksk, dism, sfc - all good.

I'm 99.99% sure problem is in Windows boot files, likely some driver which doesn't load and prevent start of login window. Why from time to time windows boot normally.

Does anyone has idea how to troubleshoot this problem?

Clean boot ended with total disaster and hardly recovered from. Suspect it can be something with virtualization - I'm using hyper-v but occasionally after loading into windows.

 

PC stuck in Safe mode, unable to boot to Normal mode.

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. I understand the inconvenience you are facing. I will certainly help you with this.

I appreciate if you could answer few questions to narrow down the issue and to provide you better assistance.

• What error do you get when you try to boot in normal mode?
• Did you entered Safe mode through Windows Recovery Environment or through System Config?

I suggest you to try the below given steps and check if it works:

• Press Windows key + R and type msconfig and hit enter.
  
• On the General tab, tap or click the Normal Startup option.
• On the Boot tab, uncheck all the option under Safe mode.
• Tap or click OK, when you are prompted to restart the computer, tap or click Restart.

Please post back with the results and the information asked, we will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.