To exit Safe Mode, you’ll usually just need to restart your device, but the exact steps depend on whether you’re on Windows, Android, or iPhone.

Below are clear steps for the most common devices.

Windows 10 / Windows 11

Quick way (if you only used Safe Mode once)

  1. Press Windows key + R to open Run.
  1. Type msconfig and press Enter.
  1. In the General tab, select Normal startup.
  1. Go to the Boot tab and make sure Safe boot is unchecked.
  1. Click OK , then Restart when prompted.

Your PC should now boot normally instead of Safe Mode.

If you entered Safe Mode from Startup Settings

  1. Click the Start menu, select Power.
  2. Choose Restart ; do not press Shift or any special key this time.
  3. Let Windows restart; if Safe Mode was not set as permanent, it will return to normal mode.

Android phones (Samsung, Pixel, etc.)

Most Android phones leave Safe Mode as soon as you reboot.

Method 1: Simple restart

  1. Press and hold the Power (or Side) button until the power menu appears.
  1. Tap Restart (or Reboot).
  1. Wait for the phone to turn back on; the “Safe mode” label in the corner should be gone.

Method 2: Power off then on

  1. Long‑press Power , then choose Power off.
  1. After the device is fully off, wait ~10 seconds.
  1. Press and hold Power again to turn it on.

Method 3: Using the Safe Mode notification (if available)

  • On some phones, you can swipe down the notification shade , tap the Safe Mode notification, and confirm to restart out of Safe Mode.

If your phone keeps booting back into Safe Mode, it can mean:

  • A stuck hardware button (often Volume Down).
  • A crashing app or system error.

Try cleaning the buttons and uninstalling recently installed apps.

iPhone (including “Safe Mode” on jailbroken devices)

On normal, non‑jailbroken iPhones, you don’t usually see a labeled “Safe Mode,” but you might be in a reduced or recovery‑style environment. On jailbroken devices, “Safe Mode” is more explicit.

Normal iPhone restart (most common fix)

  1. Press and hold the Side button and either Volume button until the “slide to power off” slider appears.
  1. Slide to power off and wait for the device to shut down.
  1. Press and hold the Side (Power) button until you see the Apple logo.

This restarts the iPhone into normal iOS and typically exits any temporary safe or recovery state.

If your (jailbroken) iPhone explicitly says “Safe Mode”

  • You’ll often see a pop‑up with a Restart button.
  • Tap Restart to relaunch SpringBoard and exit Safe Mode.
  • If that fails, do a force restart for your model (for example, quick press Volume Up, then Volume Down, then hold Side until the Apple logo appears on newer models).

If the phone keeps returning to Safe Mode, a tweak or extension is probably crashing and you may need to remove recently installed jailbreak tweaks.

At‑a‑glance table of steps

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Device How to exit Safe Mode
Windows 10 / 11 Open Run → type msconfig → General tab: select Normal startup → Boot tab: uncheck Safe boot → OK → Restart.
Android phone Hold Power → tap Restart; or Power off, then Power on; on some models, tap the Safe Mode notification to restart normally.
iPhone (stock) Hold Side + Volume until slider appears → slide to power off → hold Side to turn back on into normal mode.
iPhone (jailbroken) Tap Restart on the Safe Mode pop‑up; if needed, perform a force restart to reload iOS.

Little story-style example

Imagine you were troubleshooting a glitchy app on your Android, so you booted into Safe Mode.
You confirm the app is the problem, uninstall it, then press and hold Power, tap Restart, and watch the “Safe mode” text disappear from the corner of your screen as the phone returns to normal.

If you tell me exactly what device you’re on (Windows version, Android brand, or iPhone model), I can walk you through the exact button sequence step by step.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.