Windows UEFI, BIOS, and chipset questions

As far as:

i really hate the Look of the Legacy bios also i hate the Layout and those few options i got in there so i wanted to get some kind of UEFI interface on it, so thats my first question is it even possible to get another interface for my bios ?

One doesn't normally boot into the BIOS but maybe a setting was changed and not saved. The BIOS is stored in the CMOS/Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconducter [chip] on the motherboard, usually not physically changeable. The Settings in the BIOS are for what the User can change or Enable/Disable as desired. I'm only familiar with American Megatrends, Award and Phoenix brands of the BIOS. Computer/motherboard manufacturers purchase the BIOS which is created for their needs.

Rewriting some parts of the BIOS is possible if provided by the motherboard company, known as Flashing the BIOS, It can be dangerous to the point of having to replace the motherboard if it doesn't finish due to a power failure, I have only done it with the computer connected to a UPS. Notebooks have 2 power sources. I've never seen third-party modifications work properly.

As for finding and changing a specific setting is questionable, would have to see all the choices. The BIOS for different brands of motherboards or OEM computers don't all look the same even though from the same publisher. If a manual isn't furnished with the machine might look online at the brand's Website or for a file or program on the computer.

Some older boards have UEFI and yet don't have a separate bios setup from legacy.
Acer used to do this to prevent folks from modify the options.
The workaround was a homebrew bios setup. Very chancy since each has to
be made per motherboard, the wrong one will brick it and tossing it is the only
option. Using homebrew is an expensive gamble with no good chance of success
even with an exact match that worked on the same model elsewhere.

Q1 - BIOS:
No, you can't get another interface for your BIOS.
The BIOS, and the graphical interface to access it's settings, is 'built in'. It is either a UEFI capable BIOS or it is not. You can't switch modes to change the BIOS capabilities. (You might, in some UEFI-BIOS settings have the option to install the OS in legacy or UEFI mode, but that is a different animal.)
Laptop BIOS interfaces are notoriously sparse. Very few options are offered because very few changes can be made to the system. Desktop BIOS interfaces are much more robust/complex. (And nicer to look at).

Q2: Find system info
You can use a tool like Speccy, or similar, to get that info:
Download Speccy | Find your computer specs, free!
Other people here might have other options they like better.

Q3: Hidden settings
No. Pretty much, you get what you get.
You can upgrade the BIOS to a newer version , but that doesn't change it to something else. This is what is called 'flashing the BIOS', and it uses the upgrade file provided by the motherboard manufacturer.

There is the other thing mentioned, which is installing a 'hacked' or customized bios. You do this procedure the same way as flashing the manufacturer's BIOS, but the BIOS code here has been deconstructed and re-written by an individual to add certain features. And as mentioned it is as risky as it sounds.

zbook said:

1) Update the specs in the "My Computer" section:

System Specs - Fill in at Ten Forums
In the left corner below in your post you find 'My System Specs'.
After clicking it you can find a link a little below that says 'Update your System Spec', click on this link to get to the page where you can fill in your system specs.
System Info - See Your System Specs - Windows 7 Help Forums

Include PSU. cooler, case, peripherals and anything attached to the computer by wired or wireless (mouse, keyboard, headset, printer, xbox, USB wireless network card, etc.)

2) Select the model > post a hyperlink and / or URL:
Download

Here you go :Model

Disk Management:


Partition Wizard:

zbook said:

5) Run:


DiskParInfo.bat - Click here to go to the BSOD batch repository to download and run this batch file.

Tuneup.bat - Click here to go to the BSOD batch repository to download and run this batch file.




https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html
Change Display Language in Windows 10

DiskParInfo.bat:

Code:

    Disk 0 is an SSD. It has 3 partition(s). Model: CT500MX500SSD4    
    Disk 1 is an HDD. It has 2 partition(s). Model: TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100   

    This computer has the above 2 fixed storage device(s) in total.
=======================================================================

Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.19041.610

Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
On computer: DESKTOP-S3B1LQ3

  Disk ###  Status         Size     Free     Dyn  Gpt
  --------  -------------  -------  -------  ---  ---
  Disk 0    Online          465 GB      0 B        *
  Disk 1    Online          931 GB  1024 KB        *

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 0     C   SSD          NTFS   Partition    465 GB  Healthy    Boot    
  Volume 1                      FAT32  Partition    100 MB  Healthy    System  
  Volume 2     D   HDD          NTFS   Partition    931 GB  Healthy            

Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

CT500MX500SSD4
Disk ID: {E96635B9-58E2-4887-9553-45E6B1E48698}
Type   : RAID
Status : Online
Path   : 0
Target : 1
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1700)#RAID(P00T01L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only  : No
Boot Disk  : Yes
Pagefile Disk  : Yes
Hibernation File Disk  : No
Crashdump Disk  : Yes
Clustered Disk  : No

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 0     C   SSD          NTFS   Partition    465 GB  Healthy    Boot    
  Volume 1                      FAT32  Partition    100 MB  Healthy    System  

  Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
  -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
  Partition 1    System             100 MB  1024 KB
  Partition 2    Reserved            16 MB   101 MB
  Partition 3    Primary            465 GB   117 MB

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

Partition 1
Type    : c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
Hidden  : Yes
Required: No
Attrib  : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 1                      FAT32  Partition    100 MB  Healthy    System  

Partition 2 is now the selected partition.

Partition 2
Type    : e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae
Hidden  : Yes
Required: No
Attrib  : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 105906176

There is no volume associated with this partition.

Partition 3 is now the selected partition.

Partition 3
Type    : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
Hidden  : No
Required: No
Attrib  : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 122683392

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 0     C   SSD          NTFS   Partition    465 GB  Healthy    Boot    

Disk 1 is now the selected disk.

TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
Disk ID: {E4E36F52-47D3-4DEC-9B91-5C8C2176FA40}
Type   : RAID
Status : Online
Path   : 0
Target : 4
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1700)#RAID(P00T04L00)
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only  : No
Boot Disk  : No
Pagefile Disk  : No
Hibernation File Disk  : No
Crashdump Disk  : No
Clustered Disk  : No

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 2     D   HDD          NTFS   Partition    931 GB  Healthy            

  Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
  -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
  Partition 1    Reserved            16 MB  1024 KB
  Partition 2    Primary            931 GB    17 MB

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

Partition 1
Type    : e3c9e316-0b5c-4db8-817d-f92df00215ae
Hidden  : Yes
Required: No
Attrib  : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 1048576

There is no volume associated with this partition.

Partition 2 is now the selected partition.

Partition 2
Type    : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
Hidden  : No
Required: No
Attrib  : 0000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 17825792

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 2     D   HDD          NTFS   Partition    931 GB  Healthy            

===============================================================================

Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
Information:

    Windows RE status:         Enabled
    Windows RE location:       \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition3\Recovery\WindowsRE
    Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: e7a32904-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3
    Recovery image location:   
    Recovery image index:      0
    Custom image location:     
    Custom image index:        0

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.
    
===============================================================================

Firmware Boot Manager
---------------------
identifier              {fwbootmgr}
displayorder            {bootmgr}
                        {e7a32900-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
                        {e7a32901-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
timeout                 1

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier              {bootmgr}
device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
path                    \EFI\MICROSOFT\BOOT\BOOTMGFW.EFI
description             Windows Boot Manager
locale                  de-DE
inherit                 {globalsettings}
default                 {current}
resumeobject            {e7a32902-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
displayorder            {current}
toolsdisplayorder       {memdiag}
timeout                 30

Firmware Application (101fffff)
-------------------------------
identifier              {e7a32900-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
description             UEFI: PXE IP4 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

Firmware Application (101fffff)
-------------------------------
identifier              {e7a32901-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
description             UEFI: PXE IP6 Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {current}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \Windows\system32\winload.efi
description             Windows 10
locale                  de-DE
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence        {e7a32904-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
volumebandid            1
displaymessageoverride  Recovery
recoveryenabled         Yes
isolatedcontext         Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
osdevice                partition=C:
systemroot              \Windows
resumeobject            {e7a32902-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
nx                      OptIn
bootmenupolicy          Standard

Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier              {e7a32904-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
device                  ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{e7a32905-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
path                    \windows\system32\winload.efi
description             Windows Recovery Environment
locale                  de-de
inherit                 {bootloadersettings}
displaymessage          Recovery
osdevice                ramdisk=[C:]\Recovery\WindowsRE\Winre.wim,{e7a32905-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
systemroot              \windows
nx                      OptIn
bootmenupolicy          Standard
winpe                   Yes

Resume from Hibernate
---------------------
identifier              {e7a32902-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
device                  partition=C:
path                    \Windows\system32\winresume.efi
description             Windows Resume Application
locale                  de-DE
inherit                 {resumeloadersettings}
recoverysequence        {e7a32904-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
recoveryenabled         Yes
isolatedcontext         Yes
allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075
filedevice              partition=C:
filepath                \hiberfil.sys
bootmenupolicy          Standard
debugoptionenabled      No

Windows Memory Tester
---------------------
identifier              {memdiag}
device                  partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
path                    \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\memtest.efi
description             Windows-Speicherdiagnose
locale                  de-DE
inherit                 {globalsettings}
badmemoryaccess         Yes

EMS Settings
------------
identifier              {emssettings}
bootems                 No

Debugger Settings
-----------------
identifier              {dbgsettings}
debugtype               Local

RAM Defects
-----------
identifier              {badmemory}

Global Settings
---------------
identifier              {globalsettings}
inherit                 {dbgsettings}
                        {emssettings}
                        {badmemory}
integrityservices       Enable

Boot Loader Settings
--------------------
identifier              {bootloadersettings}
inherit                 {globalsettings}
                        {hypervisorsettings}

Hypervisor Settings
-------------------
identifier              {hypervisorsettings}
hypervisordebugtype     Serial
hypervisordebugport     1
hypervisorbaudrate      115200

Resume Loader Settings
----------------------
identifier              {resumeloadersettings}
inherit                 {globalsettings}

Device options
--------------
identifier              {e7a32905-2cfc-11eb-9fc1-999d299a12b3}
description             Windows Recovery
ramdisksdidevice        partition=C:
ramdisksdipath          \Recovery\WindowsRE\boot.sdi

Tuneup.bat:

Code:

###########################################################
# The following commands will be run in sequence.         #
# The first 5 will take quite a while to run, be patient. #
###########################################################

sfc /scannow
dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
sfc /scannow

chkdsk /scan

wmic recoveros get autoreboot
wmic recoveros set autoreboot = false
wmic recoveros get autoreboot
wmic recoveros get DebugInfoType
wmic recoveros set DebugInfoType = 7
wmic recoveros get DebugInfoType

wmic pagefile list /format:list
wmic Computersystem where name="DESKTOP-S3B1LQ3" get AutomaticManagedPagefile
wmic Computersystem where name="DESKTOP-S3B1LQ3" set AutomaticManagedPagefile=True
wmic Computersystem where name="DESKTOP-S3B1LQ3" get AutomaticManagedPagefile

bcdedit /enum {badmemory}


C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

C:\Windows\system32>dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.19041.572

Image Version: 10.0.19042.630

[==========================100.0%==========================] No component store corruption detected.
The operation completed successfully.

C:\Windows\system32>dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.19041.572

Image Version: 10.0.19042.630

[==========================100.0%==========================] The restore operation completed successfully.
The operation completed successfully.

C:\Windows\system32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

C:\Windows\system32>chkdsk /scan
The type of the file system is NTFS.
Volume label is SSD.

Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...
  229888 file records processed.
File verification completed.
 Phase duration (File record verification): 3.07 seconds.
  4905 large file records processed.
 Phase duration (Orphan file record recovery): 0.00 milliseconds.
  0 bad file records processed.
 Phase duration (Bad file record checking): 0.19 milliseconds.

Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...
  146 reparse records processed.
  331408 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
 Phase duration (Index verification): 11.01 seconds.
  0 unindexed files scanned.
 Phase duration (Orphan reconnection): 137.98 milliseconds.
  0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found.
 Phase duration (Orphan recovery to lost and found): 0.73 milliseconds.
  146 reparse records processed.
 Phase duration (Reparse point and Object ID verification): 5.56 milliseconds.

Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...
Security descriptor verification completed.
 Phase duration (Security descriptor verification): 104.08 milliseconds.
  50761 data files processed.
 Phase duration (Data attribute verification): 1.44 milliseconds.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
  41822120 USN bytes processed.
Usn Journal verification completed.
 Phase duration (USN journal verification): 393.31 milliseconds.

Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.
No further action is required.

 488266751 KB total disk space.
  38268120 KB in 166946 files.
    112076 KB in 50762 indexes.
         0 KB in bad sectors.
    354927 KB in use by the system.
     65536 KB occupied by the log file.
 449531628 KB available on disk.

      4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
 122066687 total allocation units on disk.
 112382907 allocation units available on disk.
Total duration: 14.73 seconds (14735 ms).

C:\Windows\system32>wmic recoveros get autoreboot
AutoReboot
FALSE


C:\Windows\system32>wmic recoveros set autoreboot = false
Updating property(s) of '\\DESKTOP-S3B1LQ3\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_OSRecoveryConfiguration.Name="Microsoft Windows 10 Pro|C:\\Windows|\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition3"'
Property(s) update successful.

C:\Windows\system32>wmic recoveros get autoreboot
AutoReboot
FALSE


C:\Windows\system32>wmic recoveros get DebugInfoType
DebugInfoType
7


C:\Windows\system32>wmic recoveros set DebugInfoType = 7
Updating property(s) of '\\DESKTOP-S3B1LQ3\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_OSRecoveryConfiguration.Name="Microsoft Windows 10 Pro|C:\\Windows|\\Device\\Harddisk0\\Partition3"'
Property(s) update successful.

C:\Windows\system32>wmic recoveros get DebugInfoType
DebugInfoType
7


C:\Windows\system32>wmic pagefile list /format:list


AllocatedBaseSize=2944
CurrentUsage=10
Description=C:\pagefile.sys
InstallDate=20201122205856.221251+060
Name=C:\pagefile.sys
PeakUsage=10
Status=
TempPageFile=FALSE




C:\Windows\system32>wmic Computersystem where name="DESKTOP-S3B1LQ3" get AutomaticManagedPagefile
AutomaticManagedPagefile
TRUE


C:\Windows\system32>wmic Computersystem where name="DESKTOP-S3B1LQ3" set AutomaticManagedPagefile=True
Updating property(s) of '\\DESKTOP-S3B1LQ3\ROOT\CIMV2:Win32_ComputerSystem.Name="DESKTOP-S3B1LQ3"'
Property(s) update successful.

C:\Windows\system32>wmic Computersystem where name="DESKTOP-S3B1LQ3" get AutomaticManagedPagefile
AutomaticManagedPagefile
TRUE


C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit /enum {badmemory}

RAM Defects
-----------
identifier              {badmemory}
Press any key to continue . . .