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How to enable audio in safe mode

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Mar 15, 2026136466 views
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Problem

I would like to listen to music while in safe mode. I have tried to start the audio service manually, but it returns error code . I would also accept a solution in C or C++ if programming is necessary to do this. (The easiest way would be to start Windows in normal mode, but I like challenges)

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1068

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This is how to do it in Windows XP: Run (⊞Win+R) Press Ctrl+F Make sure , , and are all selected Type in Click Take note of the branch address in the status bar at the bottom (it will be something like ) Copy the device-driver GUID (the long numeric…

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