How to enter the BIOS in Windows 8 (8.1)

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In this tutorial: 3 alternatives to enter bios when using windows 8 u 8.1. In reality, is a form that can be used in different ways. Unfortunately, I have not had the possibility to try all the ways described in the normal BIOS (despite this, old keys should work there: Del for desktop and F2 for laptop), but only on a PC with a new motherboard and UEFI despite this, most users of the latest versions of the system are interested in this configuration.

On a Windows computer or laptop 8, you may have trouble entering BIOS settings, since with the newest motherboards, as well as with the fast boot technologies implemented in the operating system, it is feasible that you simply do not see any signs of “press f2 or del” or you don't have time to press these buttons. The developers have taken this point into account and there is a solution.

Enter BIOS with special Windows boot options 8.1

To enter the UEFI BIOS on newer Windows computers 8, you can use special system boot options. By the way, they will also be useful for booting from a flash drive or disk, even without entering the BIOS.

La primera forma de iniciar las alternativas especiales de arranque es abrir el panel right, choose “Choices”, after “Change computer settings” – “Update and restore”. From there, abra “Recovery” and in “Special boot options”, click on “Restart now”.

After reboot, you will see a menu like the one in the image above. There you can choose “Use device” if you need to boot from a USB mass storage device or disk and enter the BIOS only for this purpose. Si aún tiene que iniciar we can apply transformations once for the whole cluster and not for different partitions separately para cambiar la configuración de su computadora, click on “Diagnosis”.

On the next screen, select Advanced Settings.

And that's it, click on “UEFI firmware options”, then confirm the restart to change the BIOS settings and after restarting you will see the UEFI BIOS interface of your computer without having to press any additional keys.

More alternatives to enter the BIOS

Here are two more ways to access the same Windows start menu 8 to enter BIOS, which can also be useful, in particular, the first option may work if you do not have the desktop and system startup screen.

Using the command line.

You can enter the command line

shutdown.exe / r / O

And the computer will restart, showing various boot options, including one to enter the BIOS and one to change the boot drive. By the way, you can also make a shortcut for this start if you want.

Shift + Restart.

Another way is to click the computer's power button in the sidebar or on the home screen. (starting with Windows 8.1 Update 1) and then, while holding down the Shift key, click on “Restart”. this will also display specific system boot options.

For more information.

Some laptop manufacturers, as well as desktop motherboards, offer the option to enter the BIOS in addition with the quick boot alternatives enabled (which is applicable to Windows 8), regardless of the operating system installed. you can try to find this information in the manual of the specific device or on the internet. As usual, one key is held down when you turn on the device.

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