How to enter bios with fast boot

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1. Open your Windows Settings.
2. Click Update & Security.
3. Click Recovery.
4. Click Restart Now.
5. Click Troubleshoot.
6. Click UEFI Firmware Settings.
7. Click Restart.

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Yep, I got caught out with that a coupla weeks ago. Clear the cmos or take the battery out for few seconds. That'll take the bios back to default and you can access it again

24 Jun 2019 at 11:08

Darren_uk

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Restart the PC from windows & keep pressing Del Key fast, otherwise you just clear the CMOS usually by touching the CMOS 2 pins with a small screwdriver for few secs.

24 Jun 2019 at 13:02

Alan1969

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Have you tried the F2 key instead of Del?

24 Jun 2019 at 13:26

Darren_uk

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With Fast boot enabled , its hard to enter bios on boot, I found keep pressing del key fast will do it or keep pressing F key fast depending motherboard

24 Jun 2019 at 20:34

ShiWarrior

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I normally press DEL, but ive tried doing to fast as soon as i click "reset" to no avail

25 Jun 2019 at 00:52

an0nym0us

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ShiWarrior said:
I normally press DEL, but ive tried doing to fast as soon as i click "reset" to no avail
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Have tried doing this from in Windows 10 (posted previously by ChocoViennese)?:
"Go to Settings (Windows + I) > Update & Security > Recovery and under Advanced startup click Restart now. Note that this will actually restart your computer.

When you restart using advanced startup, you’ll first get to choose your boot options. On the screen that comes up, go to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > UEFI Firmware Settings and click Restart, which will boot straight into your UEFI BIOS from Windows 10."

25 Jun 2019 at 06:58

MaXxBoulton

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Go to the board makers site and download the app for booting to bios. I have this problem with a msi z77 board.

25 Jun 2019 at 08:43

ShiWarrior

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an0nym0us said:
Have tried doing this from in Windows 10 (posted previously by ChocoViennese)?:
"Go to Settings (Windows + I) > Update & Security > Recovery and under Advanced startup click Restart now. Note that this will actually restart your computer.

When you restart using advanced startup, you’ll first get to choose your boot options. On the screen that comes up, go to Troubleshoot > Advanced options > UEFI Firmware Settings and click Restart, which will boot straight into your UEFI BIOS from Windows 10."
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Cheers

Haven't tried that yet. Does this wipe anything ?

25 Jun 2019 at 08:43

ShiWarrior

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MaXxBoulton said:
Go to the board makers site and download the app for booting to bios. I have this problem with a msi z77 board.
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I'll take a look , thanks

25 Jun 2019 at 09:12

an0nym0us

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ShiWarrior said:
Cheers

Haven't tried that yet. Does this wipe anything ?
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Doesn't wipe anything if you follow those above mentioned steps exactly to the letter.

There's also an option to reset the PC and wipe all data, so DON'T select that.

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25 Jun 2019 at 09:13

JRS

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Holding down the shift key when you press Restart in Windows gets you to the advanced startup menu as well. Shift+restart -> Troubleshooting -> Advanced startup options -> UEFI settings. Going off memory but that should be close.

25 Jun 2019 at 09:21

Steampunk

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ShiWarrior said:
DELETE isnt working now as it skips straight to windows

How do i get back into the bios now?

thanks
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If it's the motherboard in your signature, go here and download "Fast Boot". It allows you to turn the fastboot on or off in Windows so you can then enter the BIOS as normal.