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Using Tweaking.com - Windows Repair in Safe Mode
DonZ1960:
In Re: Re Windows Repair-AIO Program unregisters itself Safe Mode « Reply #3 on: February 02, 2018, 02:36:33 PM » it states "In Safe Mode with Networking while on the desktop press CTRL+ALT+DELETE then click on the WiFi icon then on your SSID and Connect. Left click away to close that pane then click on Cancel where you should see a full WiFi icon and wireless connectivity." Has anyone verified the above? I cannot use an ethernet connection on my PC. On my PC, I use Windows 10 Home OS and Tweaking.com - Windows Repair 2018 v4.3.0.
Boggin:
On one of my Win 10 Home laptops, the Ethernet adapter gets uninstalled after a first restart but is reinstated following a subsequent restart, so I have to connect to wireless as you have in that mode.
I also have the Pro version but haven't had any problems with the program not being able to phone home to check the licence key.
Did you use the program to boot into Safe Mode with Networking or do it manually by pressing and holding SHIFT throughout a restart to get to the advanced boot options ?
I'm not sure if reinstalling the program would resolve this - you don't need to uninstall first before reinstalling.
DonZ1960:
I am planning in the near future to try to get my Tweaking.com - Windows Repair working in Safe Mode using Wi-Fi on my Windows 10 PC as it currently does not work in non-Safe Mode using Wi-Fi on my Windows 10 PC as something might be blocking it. I cannot use an Ethernet Connection as it went haywire when I upgraded my Comcast/Xfinity service to 50 MB. Also, it would be a nightmare to debug Tweaking.com - Windows Repair in non-Safe Mode on my Windows 10 PC and anyway it is better to run Tweaking.com - Windows Repair in Safe Mode on my Windows 10 PC. Jim has contacted me and has been helpful and will help me with remote diagnosis if I need help on getting my Tweaking.com - Windows Repair working in Safe Mode using Wi-Fi on my Windows 10 PC.
Boggin:
Win 10 auto disables wireless in Safe Mode but you can physically reinstate it.
You should be able to reinstate wireless in Safe Mode with Networking by the method you have described as I have to on one of my Win 10 laptops.
Jim told me he had been in phone contact with you and that you had Ethernet problems.
Have you tried checking to see if there's an update for the driver from the adapter manufacturer's site or by reinstalling the driver through Device Manager ?
Right click on the Windows button and select Device Manager then click on View/Show hidden devices and expand Network adapters.
Right click on the Ethernet one and select Update driver - Browse my computer - Let me pick and then see what drivers are available.
As you can see from my pic I have two Microsoft and four Realtek - I use the Realtek but have both Realtek Ethernet and Wireless drivers saved in my Downloads folder should I need to reinstall either.
If you have any Microsoft ones listed, then I'd leave them and if you have more than one of the adapter manufacturer's as I have then try each in turn to see if either works.
DonZ1960:
Restarted Router.
No updates for NIC.
I tried Ctrl+Alt+Delete as specified in the Using Tweaking.com - Windows Repair in Safe Mode post and some other techniques, however,
Win 10 64 Bit Home does not work on a PC in Safe Mode with Networking Support with Wi-Fi per Microsoft Support Knowledgebase.
According to other forums, Wi-Fi does appear to work on a laptop that is only wireless with Win 10 in Safe Mode with Networking Support.
I got my NIC to work with some intermittent loss of connection on my Win 10 64 Bit Home version PC in Safe Mode with Networking Support and several times both entered my Name and Key in Tweaking.com - Windows Repair and restarted the program but they still did not take.
I will ask Jim to help me remote diagnose this issue in the near future and will keep both posts updated: No Response from Support [Jim] for Houston we have a problem since 10/12/2018 and Using Tweaking.com - Windows Repair in Safe Mode.
Thanks for all of the replies so far.
The last time Tweaking.com - Windows Repair did work on my Win 10 64 Bit Home PC in Safe Mode with Networking Support [NIC] was at about six [6] months and I suspect it is related to a conflict with Microsoft Win 10 64 Bit Home OS Version 1803 (OS Build 17134.228) which was installed on 05/17/2018 which I am using.
If I do not get Tweaking.com - Windows Repair working on my Win 10 64 Bit Home version PC in Safe Mode with Networking Support [NIC or Wi-Fi], I will consider loading the portable version of Tweaking.com - Windows Repair on a USB stick and using it that way.
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