OK. I have never seen a screen like the ones you are showing with the Ruler displayed and no Ribbon. I note that the one with the Ribbon has no Ruler. I don't see your second round of photos.
You can enter Safe mode by Ctrl-Double-Clicking on a document icon and answering "Yes."
Another way, is to go to the search screen in the Windows Start screen and type "winword.exe /safe" then Enter (no quotation marks typed).
When I start Word 2013 in safe mode, I also have to create a new document using Ctrl+N.
Note, starting in safe mode is not a way to use Word, it is a diagnostic.
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