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ScottyC wrote:
This seems to be a problem that's turning out to be fairly common. I would suggest that you try holding down the power button to force power off the machine, turn it back on and start tapping on the F2 button WELL before you see the Acer logo. By that time the system is already searching for boot data.
You can also restart your computer from the login screen using the power options button and hitting restart. Hold SHIFT while selecting restart all the way up to the point where you see a blue screen. You can also access this menu by going to the settings menu, clicking on general and clicking "Restart Now" under "Advanced Startup".
From here you can select troubleshooting, then advanced options and finally select UEFI Options (it may be different, but it does mention UEFI). From here click restart now.
This will load you directly where you're looking to be.
I think you're right ScottyC, we see a lot of issues around the fact that Windows 8 doesn't actually shutdown when you tell it to. If you don't hold shift during the normal shutdown sequence, it's just going into a deep sleep, it's one of the ways it's able to wake up so quickly.
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