If you have a legacy BIOS, you will need to access the BIOS by pressing the Delete key during startup. If you have a UEFI BIOS, you will need to access the BIOS by pressing the F2 key during startup. ..

To access the BIOS on your computer, you will need to open the computer’s case and locate the motherboard. Once you have located the motherboard, look for a button with a “BIOS” or “UEFI” logo on it. If your computer has a UEFI BIOS, then you will need to press the button to enter the BIOS. If your computer has a traditional BIOS, then you will need to press the button to enter the boot menu. Once you are in the BIOS, look for a menu item labeled “Boot Order.” On most computers, this menu item is located near the bottom of the screen. You can change your computer’s boot order by selecting a different item from this menu and pressing Enter. ..

Access Legacy & UEFI BIOS

BIOS is a system software that controls the startup of your computer. If you’re not sure if your computer is using Legacy or UEFI BIOS, which is a third option actually, then you just have to do some trial and error.

BIOS is a legacy BIOS that most people are familiar with. It’s the one you access by pressing a certain key when your computer first starts up.

  1. Press the F5 key to start the computer.
  2. Keep pressing the F5 key until you see a message at the bottom telling you to press one of the keys on the keyboard for continued booting up.

I customized my motherboard to include an option to press DEL to run BIOS setup or press F11 to run the boot menu. This allows me to change the boot order from the BIOS and save myself some time when I need to change it.

If you don’t see this type of message popup at all when booting up, it could indicate that your BIOS is setup for UEFI only.

Windows cannot be restarted by pressing keys on the keyboard. Instead, you have to restart Windows in a special way and then go through some menu options. To restart Windows, click on Start and then Settings (gear icon).

If you have an active subscription, click on the Update Now button. If you don’t have an active subscription, click on the Get Updates Now button to begin the installation process. Once the installation is complete, click on the Activate Now button to activate your subscription. ..

If you have problems with your computer, you can try to troubleshoot them by following these steps:

  1. In the left-hand menu, click on Recovery.
  2. Click on the Restart now button under Advanced startup. This will restart your computer and load the advanced recovery options screen.
  3. Here you want to click on Troubleshoot.

Advanced Options is a new tab in the Troubleshoot menu. It contains options that are not available under the other tabs, such as checking for updates and troubleshooting system crashes.

If you have a computer with UEFI firmware, you can change some settings here. ..

If your computer doesn’t have an UEFI BIOS, you’ll need to boot using the legacy method. This means pressing the startup keys on your computer. If your BIOS is set to UEFI + Legacy BIOS, you’ll be able to access both BIOSes. ..

Change Boot Order

If your computer is using a UEFI BIOS, you’ll need to access the UEFI firmware settings to change the boot order. ..

“For more information on how to change the boot options on your Dell computer, please see the Dell support website.”

In the top left corner, it tells me my boot mode is set to UEFI + Legacy and then it gives me Legacy Options. If you don’t have any UEFI hard drives or devices on your computer, you’ll just see Windows Boot Manager. Now I can just pick which device I want to boot from.

The Boot Menu This screen provides a variety of options for starting the computer, including choosing to boot from a CD or DVD, to start the computer from a hard drive, or to start the computer automatically. You can also choose to enter a password when starting the computer.

There are a few ways to boot your computer. The most common way is to press the power button and then choose the boot option from the menu that appears. You can also enter setup and then go to the boot section. Sometimes going through setup will give you more options. For example, on my custom PC, I entered BIOS setup, then Settings and then Boot. ..

There are a lot of options when it comes to BIOS boot order. You can choose to have the UEFI boot first, or you can have the legacy boot first. If you have a UEFI hard drive along with a legacy hard drive, you can choose to have both the UEFI and legacy boots on the same computer.

When you are in the BIOS boot order screen, you’ll see instructions for how to change the order. Sometimes you use the up and down arrow keys, sometimes the PgUp and PgDown keys, other times you just select Boot Option #1, like above, and pick which device boots first. The method is dependent on the motherboard manufacturer, so follow the on-screen instructions.

If you don’t have the UEFI Firmware Settings option and you don’t see any Press this key for setup message during startup, then just try restarting and pressing one of the keys mentioned above a couple of times while the PC is booting up. Don’t hold the key down, just keep pressing it. If one key doesn’t get you into the BIOS, then restart again and press a different key. If you have any trouble getting into the BIOS or changing the boot order, post a comment and we’ll try to help.