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Before my family's laptop was upgraded to Windows 10, upon each power-up following a shutdown, it would briefly display Press ESCAPE to enter BIOS, now, following the upgrade it simply turns on, then shows the Windows logo with a . . . . . beneath it. How do I circumvent this so I can change the boot order? I've tried pressing Esc before the Windows logo appears, but to no success. Surely there is an option to avoid this, no?
JimBobOH
Posted 2015-12-21T13:20:28.650
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Hold the shift key down when selecting shutdown from the start menu, you should be able to enter the bios upon power up.
Moab
Posted 2015-12-21T13:20:28.650
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For me, I have a Dell touchscreen USB monitor, which I needed to unplug and use a non-usb monitor instead. Also, I need to press F2 (alternative key is DEL) continuously while power up, which took me straight to the BIOS. – kiatng – 2018-10-03T01:07:29.480
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Windows 10 won't affect how to get to the BIOS. Typically, depending on the machine variant, the keys to enter BIOS could be Esc, F1, F2, Del, or really any other key but they're the most common.
Try those keys, literally tapping them every 0.5 secs from the moment the machine is powered on. If not, and your machine uses the newer UEFI style, you can try and restart straight into it from Windows 10. Do this by:
These steps only work with the newer UEFI instead of a traditional BIOS.
Jonno
Posted 2015-12-21T13:20:28.650
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I've tested and confirmed that the following instructions from Laptop Magazine worked on my Windows 10 Laptop.
- Navigate to settings by clicking the gear icon in the Start Menu or with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+I
- Select Update & security.
- Select Recovery from the left menu.
- Click Restart Now under Advanced startup. The computer will reboot to a special menu.
- Click Troubleshoot.
- Click Advanced options.
- Select UEFI Firmware Settings.
- Click Restart.
Stevoisiak
Posted 2015-12-21T13:20:28.650
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Entering the BIOS Setup program is typically done by pressing a keystroke (or a keystroke combination) during the early part of the bootup sequence, before the operating system loads.
I would try pressing one of the other common combinations, like Delete, F1, F2, F8, F10, F12, or maybe Alt-F1, Alt-F2, Shift-F1, etc. (Note that if you press F8 too late, you might send F8 to the operating system, which may show a different boot menu). Sometimes F8 is used to select a boot device, but read the options carefully, because somethings there is an option, or other directions, which may provide you with a way to get into the BIOS setup program.
The manual for your motherboard should also enable the correct sequence, which could help to eliminate the guesswork. (If you can't figure it out, figure out what motherboard you have, because that information can be useful for anyone else who tries to provide specific instructions.)
Once you successfully get into the BIOS setup menu, look for some options to enable bootup messages, or disable fast booting (which often eliminates such messages).
TOOGAM
Posted 2015-12-21T13:20:28.650
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1What you describe does not typically work on machines running Windows 8 and above and which also have UEFI firmware. – Ramhound – 2015-12-21T13:38:05.053
2@Ramhound: What I describe is completely unrelated to what operating system a person is using. And if they have UEFI firmware, then they may be able to get to some sort of UEFI setup screen, but my understanding is that getting to BIOS setup would be impossible (because it isn't using BIOS). Since the question indicated that BIOS was working before, UEFI is assumed to not be the case on the computer being asked about. – TOOGAM – 2015-12-21T13:44:13.493
I understand its vendor neutral except it won't work on machines I just described. I can safely say that any machine running Windows 10 does not have a BIOS but UEFI – Ramhound – 2015-12-21T13:57:53.387
@Ramhound Say the machine has UEFI. Why wouldn't the right function key bring up the UEFI screen? – barlop – 2015-12-21T18:27:32.640
1@TOOGAM I guess maybe it's possible that his machine was calling it a BIOS when it's a UEFI(like some computer technicians, I think incorrectly, think UEFI is a type of BIOS and that BIOS is a general term.. and maybe his UEFI was using the term BIOS as if it was a general term). but as you say, it makes no difference whether it's a UEFI or BIOS. You hit(repeatedly tap or even hold) the key and the screen comes up. But why do you think he is seeing any difference after installing Windows 10? – barlop – 2015-12-21T18:28:43.323
@barlop - Because of feature known as Hybrid Shutdown allow the system to quickly boot (Fast Startup). UEFI is not a type of BIOS. – Ramhound – 2015-12-21T19:16:18.913
@barlop I was leaning towards coincidence (or other unexplained change, like if a person tinkered with BIOS settings when trying to boot an installer... related, and uncoincidental, but not explained by the details given in the question). However, your comment about moab's comment suggests a compelling answer/cause. – TOOGAM – 2015-12-21T19:17:39.977
AT Ramhound I didn't say UEFI was a type of BIOS. I said UEFI was not BIOS. And also, I have recently heard that Windows 10 installs fine on BIOS And that hybrid shutdown works without UEFI(though UEFI might be able to support it better). So, if that's correct then you bringing up about UEFI seems like a red herring – barlop – 2015-12-21T19:40:36.250
1AT Ramhound. And for a hybrid shutdown maybe the system isn't booting. It already booted and doesn't need to boot again. Id hazard a guess that you're wrong to use the word "boot" in the context of starting after windows 10 does a "hybrid shutdown" – barlop – 2015-12-21T22:13:58.063
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I suffered the same problem when switching between Windows and a live USB stick. To solve this I found a setting in Windows 10 (Home) settings called Change advanced startup options (can be found through searching).
However this setting has disappeared from my version of Windows for some reason.
This setting governs whether the computer shuts down completely, or shuts down in a state where Windows is still loaded as the current OS. The latter is called Fast Boot. Disabling this means you have access to the BIOS setup menu, but boot times are slower.
If you have this setting, great! If you don't, try switching off from the user select screen after Windows boots by holding down the physical power button on your computer rather than the virtual one with your mouse.
08robertsj
Posted 2015-12-21T13:20:28.650
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2Hold the shift key down when you select shutdown, this will cause it to do a full shutdown and allow you to enter the bios when you power up again. – Moab – 2015-12-21T18:17:11.563
1Moab, you should post that as an answer. I see loads of questions on forums claiming that they can't get into the BIOS or UEFI after installing Windows 10. Others point out that that's impossible, though that never explained what they're seeing. What you are saying, makes sense. – barlop – 2015-12-21T18:32:41.030
@Moab Yes, that makes a lot of sense. If the Windows 10 "shutdown" process is really doing something else, more like hibernation, then people might not be doing a full reboot when they click on shutdown. Then, when they resume, the BIOS message doesn't show up because the system isn't doing a full reboot; it is waking from hibernation. That would cause a lot of confusion as barlop says. Please copy your comment as an answer so we can give you some deserved upvotes on an "answer" instead of just a comment. – TOOGAM – 2015-12-21T19:06:44.127
@Moab Thanks, it was going to Sleep instead of a full power-off. You should add that as an answer as that fixed my problem. – JimBobOH – 2015-12-22T07:32:20.447