{"id":31929,"date":"2012-05-25T15:58:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=31929"},"modified":"2012-05-25T15:58:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T15:58:09","slug":"our-favorite-tips-safe-mode-with-no-f8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/our-favorite-tips-safe-mode-with-no-f8\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Favorite Tips: Safe Mode with No F8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Tip submitted by bob3160 on <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.pcpitstop.com\/index.php?\/topic\/198931-getting-into-safe-mode-if-f8-doesnt-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">May 15, 2012<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Getting into Safe Mode if F8 doesn&#8217;t work<\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xb5n6kTqQ1A?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><font SIZE=\"2\">Each month we select the best of the tips submitted by members of the PC Pitstop community through our <a 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