Podemos determinar en que modo Windows ha arrancado (modo normal o modo a prueba de fallos). Gracias al siguiente código sabremos como ha arrancado Windows.

 1 'This code checks to see which mode Windows has booted up in.
  2 Select Case System.Windows.Forms.SystemInformation.BootMode
  3 Case BootMode.FailSafe
  4      'The computer was booted using only the basic files and drivers.
  5      'This is the same as Safe Mode
  6 Case BootMode.FailSafeWithNetwork
  7      'The computer was booted using the basic files, drivers, and services necessary to start networking.
  8      'This is the same as Safe Mode with Networking
  9 Case BootMode.Normal
10      'The computer was booted in Normal mode.
11 End Select