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<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="how-can-i-get-into-the-bios-or-uefi-setup-on-my-computer"><strong><em>How can I get into the BIOS or UEFI setup on my computer?</em></strong></h2><h2 data-id="what-is-bios">What is BIOS?</h2><p>The term BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System. The BIOS is software program or firmware that provides the computer with the instructions that it needs to initialize your computer when it is first powered on. You may need to enter the BIOS screen to modify the boot order, enable or disable hardware components, or change the system time and date. You can enter the BIOS using one of the methods below.</p><h2 data-id="method-1%3A-how-to-enter-the-bios-using-hotkeys">Method 1: How to Enter the BIOS using hotkeys</h2><h3 data-id="notebooks">Notebooks</h3><ol><li>Completely power off your computer by pressing and holding the <strong>Power</strong> key until the computer completely shuts off, which is generally about five seconds.</li><li> Press the <strong>Power</strong> key to power on the system. </li><li>As soon as the first logo screen appears, immediately press the <strong>F2</strong> key to enter the BIOS.</li></ol><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"height":113,"width":200,"photoUrl":"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hdIUopMltE8\/hqdefault.jpg","videoID":"hdIUopMltE8","showRelated":false,"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hdIUopMltE8","embedType":"youtube","name":"Notebooks - How to Enter the BIOS UEFI","frameSrc":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hdIUopMltE8?feature=oembed&autoplay=1"}"> <a href="https://youtu.be/hdIUopMltE8" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://youtu.be/hdIUopMltE8 </a> </div><p><br></p><h3 data-id="desktops">Desktops</h3><ol><li>Completely power off your computer by pressing and holding the <strong>Power</strong> key until the computer completely shuts off, which is generally about five seconds.</li><li> Press the <strong>Power </strong>key to power on the system. </li><li>As soon as the first logo screen appears, immediately press the <strong>Del </strong>key to enter the BIOS.</li></ol><p><br></p><h2 data-id="method-2%3A-how-to-enter-the-bios-from-windows-start-menu">Method 2: How to Enter the BIOS from Windows Start Menu</h2><ol><li>Click the <strong>Start</strong> menu and select <strong>Settings</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Update & security</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Update and recovery</strong>.</li><li>Select <strong>Recovery from the left column, </strong>then<strong> </strong>click <strong>Restart now.</strong></li><li>Once the boot menu appears, select <strong>Troubleshoot</strong>.</li><li>In the Troubleshoot menu, select <strong>Advanced options</strong>.</li><li>In the Advanced options menu, click <strong>UEFI Firmware Settings</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Restart</strong>. The system will restart and enter UEFI (BIOS).</li></ol><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"height":270,"width":480,"photoUrl":"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vY28IG4JZr4\/hqdefault.jpg","videoID":"vY28IG4JZr4","showRelated":false,"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vY28IG4JZr4","embedType":"youtube","name":"Windows 10 - Accessing the UEFI BIOS Setup","frameSrc":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vY28IG4JZr4?feature=oembed&autoplay=1"}"> <a href="https://youtu.be/vY28IG4JZr4" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://youtu.be/vY28IG4JZr4 </a> </div><p><br></p><h2 data-id="how-to-reset-the-bios-to-factory-default-settings">How to reset the BIOS to factory default settings</h2><ol><li>Enter the BIOS using one of the methods above.</li><li>Press the <strong>F9 </strong>key to reset BIOS defaults.</li><li>Press the <strong>F10 </strong>key to save your changes and exit.</li></ol><p><br></p> </article> </main>
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