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How to get into Bios
I am not sure what has happened, I no longer get the notice to enter into Bios when starting my Windows 10 PC.
There has to be a simple way to get into bios, but I don't know what that is.
Does anyone know?
I am not sure what has happened, I no longer get the notice to enter into Bios when starting my Windows 10 PC.
There has to be a simple way to get into bios, but I don't know what that is.
Does anyone know?
Perhaps you've done a Bios update and the new Bios does not provide the "notice" you refer to.
What did the "notice" look like?
Perhaps you have enabled fast boot in Power options, Choose what the power buttons do.
Fast start has the effect of skipping through the maker's logo screen [during which your Bios "notice" probably appears] when you start up from shutdown [but it should still appear when doing a re-start].
Turn On or Off Fast Startup - TenForumsTutorials
What is “Fast” Startup doing [f14tomcat] - TenForums
The Pros and Cons of Windows 10s Fast Start - HTG
How to disable Windows 10 fast startup (and why you'd want to) - Windows Central
Fast boot, is it a good thing or bad - TenForums
Generally-speaking, you enter Bios by starting to repeatedly tap [not single press & hold down] the relevant Bios key for your computer make as soon as the maker's logo screen appears.
If your computer manual does not tell you which key to press then your maker's support site should. Your maker's user forum might well also discuss the matter. And Ghot has posted a list of keys above.
Modern computers can also restart into a special menu, with entering Bios listed as an option, using this command
I have that saved as the target of an elevated shortcut to make it convenient to use.Code:shutdown.exe /r /fw /t 0
I keep using the term Bios like everybody else does. Modern computers have UEFI instead but most references continue to say Bios.
- UEFI can be regarded as a straightforward replacement for a Bios. But Uefi is actually much more sophisticated than that description suggests.
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Last edited by Try3; 16 Aug 2022 at 06:27.
That happened to me recently, and (as I need it so infrequently), I could not recall which key was required. But restarting by powering off then on offered the full option with a prompt for keyboard input, and that seems to have stuck - for a while? Or maybe it was the eventual success, after I had to resort to hitting as many keys as I could. Worth a try?
Make and model of the motherboard would help. "Sometimes" just holding down the any key will get you a keyboard error and an option to enter the BIOS. Try holding down the Del key or Esc key? Some BIOS have a "Fast Boot" option, that can make it harder to get into it when the need arises. It speeds up the boot process, but at a price.
Another option is to reset the BIOS to defaults via a jumper on the motherboard. " !! Done with the power off !! " More often than not that will get you in. Downside is you have to redo any custom setup you had done in the past.
You have created a thread about this in the past What Else Can Go Wrong follow the link in post #18 in how to enter the Bios.
It would be most helpful if you would fill out your computer specs in your user Profile on the forum so we can access it and be able to diagnose your problem faster. Right now your Computer specs profile says Windows 7 only.
If you can boot, then using what spunk proposed, or to have it even shorter, clicking on Start -> Power -> Restart [while holding the SHIFT key].
And if you'll have problems booting or nothing else works, Windows automatically goes into that Recovery Environment (from where you can go to BIOS) if it is unable to boot for 3 times (crash / poweroff / restart while win logo showing at boot). I've actually had to do this in the past where the OEM laptop was totally fine except it would not let me into BIOS any other way. And yes, it's nasty, don't do it if you really don't have to.
I tend to find wireless keyboards are detected too late in bios! especially with fastboot! So use a wired keyboard to make sure you can get in.