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How to Determine Windows Startup Mode

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Option Explicit

Public Declare Function GetSystemMetrics Lib "user32" (ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
Public Const SM_CLEANBOOT = 67

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Select Case GetSystemMetrics(SM_CLEANBOOT)
    Case 1
        MsgBox "Safe Mode."
    Case 2
        MsgBox "Safe Mode with Network support."
    Case Else
        MsgBox "Windows is running normally."
    End Select
End Sub

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