This tutorial was made on a virtual machine, so that we could take screenshots. We mention in this article, that you will see different options on Windows tablets just because the hardware is different and it offers some other options alongside those shown in our screenshots.
this asshole doesn’t know what he is talking about. he’s just copying this answer from other websites and doesn’t have enough brain to at least steal the right screenshoots. “Missing from this screenshot” is the stupidest clause ever!
Whether he just copied it or not, the fact is he just wanted to help. I don’t think he deserves that kind of treatment from an unknown person from an unknown planet in this universe. It seems that you are the one being an asshole here.
Adrian
9 years ago
Paul:
“If you do not have this option, then your PC doesn’t support UEFI, and is a BIOS PC instead.”
Hope this explains your problem.
Adrian
9 years ago
So to start up the Bios normally, you need to disable the Hybrid Hibernation (Fast Startup) from the Power Options:
1. Go to the metro Start menu
2. Search for “power options”
3. Select “Modify the action when closing the lid”
4. Select “Modify the settings which are currently unavailable”
5. Uncheck “Activate Fast Start-up (recommended)”
6. Restart the laptop/PC
7. When you see the logo of your laptop/PC, press Esc.
8. Select “Enter setup”
9. Now you`re in the normal BIOS.
10. Enjoy!
🙂
Another excellent tutorial, Adrian. For what it’s worth, holding F10 on an HP 15 laptop during power up, before the HP flash screen appears, will take one into its UEFI BIOS.
My problem is that I can’t get it to boot Linux distros on CD or DVD. I’ve tried Linux Mint, Linux Zorin, and Linux Elementary OS. These distros boot normally on my non-UEFI desktop and laptop.
When one gets into the BIOS in this UEFI HP 15 laptop it shows the default boot media as the hard drive, with an arrowhead next to it in the leftmost column. To change the boot order one has to press F5 or F6 to move the selection to the top of the list. So I moved “Boot from internal DVD drive” to the top, saved and exited. However, on re-boot it ignores the CD/DVD and goes straight into Win 8.
On re-checking the boot order in the BIOS, the “Boot from internal DVD drive” is still at the top of the list, but the “Boot from hard drive”, which is in second place, still has the arrowhead on its left side. Does the arrowhead indicate that it’s still the default boot option despite its second position on the list? Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks.
lsattle
9 years ago
Can get into bios setup without an operating system with a windows 8.1 preinstalled laptop.
Got a toshiba L55-B laptop with windows 8.1 preinstalled. Finally figured out how to get to the bios screen during power up. I figured this out through trial and error, so it is not the “official” way. While it is powered down, hold down the f2 button, hold for a bit, and while holding down the f2 button, select the power button. Voila, into bios setup.
Of course you can do the “official” windows 8.1 instructions to use the windows menu screens, but this newly found way allows you to know you can get to the bios setup screen at any time, even without an operating system.
lsattle
9 years ago
Update to the 12/30/2014 post about a toshiba laptop.
Getting into the bios appears to be a lot more complicated than I mentioned in the 12/30 post.
I tried to confirm this would work repeatedly and it does not.
What I learned (and this not conclusive) is that if I shutdown windows with the shift key also depressed (that is go to the menu item and select shutdown along with the shift key depressed) I can freely get into the bios on the next power up. That is, I can do the “old fashioned” select power and click repeatedly on the f2 function key to get the bios screen up.
However, if I start windows and select normal shutdown (w/o the shift key) I cannot get into the bios on the next boot.
Bill and the boys got something going on here.
This “Shift + Power off” method works on my Acer Aspire 3820TZ Laptop…. THANK YOU so much. My F2 key stop working after installing Win 10 Technical Preview on my Acer Win7 Laptop. I have been trying about 30 keys and keys combinations before to access the BIOS without any success and was getting desperate for a solution when I saw your post. Why the hell did they change that procedure !!
lsattle
9 years ago
More understanding of the “get into the bios” with windows 8.1 pre-installed subject matter.
With windows 8.1 preinstalled on a L55-B Toshiba laptop, to get into bios when the pc is powered off, need to shift+shutdown so does not use fast boot during the next boot.
(can likely accomplish this also by making the permanent changes mentioned earlier regarding fast boot)
This allows the standard function keys to be active during the boot. That is the old routine of selecting the power button then repeatedley selecting a function key.
Apparently fast boot causes the bios to ignore f2 (get into bios change screens) or f12 (get into boot order screens) during power up.
(or you can shift+restart instead of shift+shutdown to deactivate fast boot to get the function keys to work)
On this Toshiba, to make bios changes to allow a non uefi boot to work (for instance to boot ubuntu off a usb stick, (non uefi) need to make 2 changes in the bios
(must do in this order on this Toshiba)
1, disable secure boot on one screen.
2, then must change from uefi boot to csm boot on another screen (to use old bios boot)
Then you can boot off a ubuntu usb stick if you change the boot order in the bios permanently or catching the boot using f12 to change the boot order for this 1 time.
I am still not sure how to get into the bios with a broken hard drive if the last shutdown was using fast boot, removing hard drive would likely work?
Maybe booting off something else would allow bios changes on next power up.
Isattle, I finally found someone that offers a different start up method besides going to advanced settings when already logged in. Thank you for explaining in detail. I was wondering though, you said to press shift while pressing the shut down button… My problem is that my laptop (windows 8) doesn’t even get to the login screen and just keeps endlessly restarting. Is there a way to access BIOS without having to press the shut down while pressing shift?
Dainis
9 years ago
I have Linx7 tab. and his booting to efi shell and do not react to keyboard…. Maybe somebody know what i can do?
Dane
9 years ago
My unbranded Best Buy 10.1 Windows tablet will boot to to the “Choose an option” screen by holding +volume button and start button for a couple seconds and then waiting to release +volume until the screen says “wait” with UB logo and goes dark. Then you get the screen that lets you use all the options
mojca posavec
9 years ago
my Fujitsu only loads up as far as he login.Once I logged in there is only a black screen.I can only shut it down using the button.there are no icons of any kind.I have an IOBIT repair disc but as the screen is black no idea how to open it.The only thing I can get to start up is taskmaster ,first is says no apps are running.then pushing details it ay’s apps1,background processes s.when pointing to one to open the file Microsoft message”file not found?”
Then I ask open new task,chrome opens and i can get online.All my offline files seem empty,corrupted or lying,antivirus,firewall all seem ok but are actually not working.I am a single mum this pc is my lifeline,As a isabled person it is my window on the world,please ,please can you help me fix it?
Sorry about any bad spelling but I have been t this for 48 hours.
rspect
Mojca
Mahmoud
9 years ago
what about dell venue 8 pro , how to access , bois with button way .
tanveer raza khan
9 years ago
“” windows could not complete the installation. to install windows on this computer, Restart the installation…
1st Problem –
THIS MASSAGE DISPLAYED AFTER MOTHER BOARD and WINDOWS LOGO EVERY TIME WHEN I TRY TO BOOT MY I BALL WQ32 WINDOWS 8.1 TABLET.. IF YOU PRESS OK KEY THEN RESTART THE TABLET AND ONCE AGAIN SHOWS ABOVE MASSAGE.
2nd problem is I can’t access BIOS due to press SHIFT+F12 OR UNKNOWN REASON.
SYSTEM CONFUGRATION –
2GB DDR3 RAM , 1GB GRAPHIC CARD, 16GB INTERNEL STORAGE, INTEL ATOM Z3735Z PROSESSER, 5MP REAR AND 2MP FRONT CAMERA, 8″ multi touch display,
PRE INSTALLED WINDOWS8.1 BUT ACTIVATED WITH MY PERSNOL MICROSOT ACCOUNT.
COMPANY NOT GIVEN ME ANY MEDA LIKE CD ROM OR USB FLASH DRIVE.. I AM NOT CREATED ANY RECORY DRIVE ALSO.
I expect all of my friend help me to solve my problem.
tanveer raza khan
9 years ago
can publisher fix this problem by remote computer ? but I can’t connect my tablet to network.
if it’s not possible so I preface tell me solution step by step .
I have the same problem. Did you ever figure it out.
Bev
9 years ago
Can anyone help please??! I have a Surface and today when I turned it on it says ‘Your PC has ran into a problem, checking for errors and will restart..etc’ it then says ‘preparing automatic repair’ but nothing ever happens and it just goes back in a loop and back to the original message.
I have tried the Volume + while pressing power button but it still doesn’t access any menus. Any idea how I can get into some kind of menu to try to sort the problem??
Daniel
8 years ago
I also own a Toshiba Encore tablet and from my experience, UEFI can be accessed by pressing vol.+ and I/O both in the same time, while the tablet is off.This rule is available for Encore : WT-7 102, WT-10 32,WT-10 102,Encore
2: WT-7 B, WT-8 A/B(both variants 102,32) same goes for WT-10 A.
I hope I brought usefull information!
Evangelos
8 years ago
I haveencore wt 8 toshiba bios 1.60 ec version 1.1
i had delete all disk and partition. i tried install from usb bootstick , but doesnt recognized by toshiba with error message “no boot device.Oress any key”. What can I do?
Mario
8 years ago
Yes, but how to let appear Access Advanced Startup Options if I can’t login in my local account? I did only once by chance and now I can’t anymore.
Denis Vieira
8 years ago
If anyone could help.
I have an ASUS Vivo Tab with Windows 8.1. When I turn it on it goes to the Bios Setup screen and does not leave no matter what I do.
Any idea on what to do?
Henry ly
8 years ago
Anyone know a way to let me send an enter keypress using a laptop to send that command to a windows tablet stuck in resume loader?
mark_k
8 years ago
Is there any way to boot a Toshiba Encore A32 that got mis-configured in Win10? I tried all the Restore/Refresh/UEFI/Advanced tabs. I tried calibrating the Touch and the crosshairs weren’t showing up and I saved as far as it went but when it reboots, at the password/PIN screen, when you try it get a cursor in the box you enter your code, it shows a “pressing/print” off the edge of the screen! WHERE YOU PRESS AND WHERE IT SHOWS UP DOES NOT COINCIDE! I CAN’T GET THE KB TO POP UP, and when it did, the keys activated were not the keys pressed! For example, I press the spacebar and the DEL key lights up! Or the CAPS LOCK lights up!
Can this be corrected with an OTG adapter & a USB mouse? I think Bluetooth is turned off.
Any Ideas?
Sean
8 years ago
Unbranded best buy win 8.1 tablet…Ok, can get to the uefi options and secure boot is off, but cannot get the usb to load anything. Boot override in uefi sees the usb stick but when clicked on flashes and then stay on uefi screen. How do I boot this thing. Any help here?
Glazer, I’m assuming your asking how to get to the bios with your unbranded tablet. See Dane’s comment above. You must do it several times and you will know you’ve done it once you see “please wait” instead of the spinning balls of nonsense. As for Linux booting that’s a work in progress. These will boot from USB but only windows or some involved steps you can find on the web to boot specific Linux distro’s. Though there are multiple issues in doing so. Look up Linux on bay trail tablet in web search for instructions
Nhat Linh
8 years ago
Any recommendation for Tablet Lenovo Thinkpad 2. The manual shows that i must press and hold Power and Volume + at the same time. However, nothing happened.
Sean
8 years ago
Or f7 using a keyboard on start up (USB otg adapter)
Ashrafullah
8 years ago
I have touch windows 8.1 tablet. Asking Hotmail password but touch not working. So I want to do hard restore how to do please advice to me.
THANKS
Roscoe Arbuckle
6 years ago
Simple up to the boot part near then end. But I’m a pc dummy so I’ll try again. Excellent step by step actions. Every a monkey can understand. (hey Bonzo, come over here & help me with this).? Thank you.
RJ
5 years ago
I have a HP Pavilion m7 Laptop and when I get to the screen that shows the “Advanced Options”, the option for Start-Up Settings does not show the EUFI listing. It only shows ‘change Windows Start-up Behavior’. I need to see if the Virtual Technology part is ‘enabled’. I can’t get to the screen I need. HELP!!! PLEASE!!
Nana Yaw
5 years ago
Please I have Alcatel plus 10 8085…when I pressed and hold the + volume bottom and the power bottom… but it always send me into the BIOS setup…
AdamAndEvil
5 years ago
The volume up and power worked perfect. Thanks for the article! Saved my bacon!
Stuart Whitworth
4 years ago
I have a Viglen Connect 8.9″ tablet with windows 10. it went unresponsive at times and as I had not filled it with data I decided to recover it. At 48% it stuck for 24 hours without moving.The message came up “the computer restarted unexpectedly or uncounted an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed. Click ok to restart the computer then restart the installation..I did and it stood then came back to the same message. I tried to get into bios but all methods failed as there is no keypad. start and hold volume button either way does not work. ideas please. Stuart
LAJim
3 years ago
It’s easier for me to remember cmd switches by name instead of just the letter. I can’t find the /o switch in the Microsoft documentation of the shutdown command. What does it do?
Ng
3 years ago
I have a WMP convertible 2 in 1 AVR116T 11.6 inch laptop which displays “Enter Password” upon boot up but I do not have the correct password. I tried the vol+ and power button method as well as del, esc F1 to F12 combinations to get into BIOS/UEFI but unsucessful. This is the laptop.https://youtu.be/f7sxEvvkF5o
Please help.
‘Missing from this screenshot’ is the exact screen I’m seeing… Care to explain how to not have it missing?
This tutorial was made on a virtual machine, so that we could take screenshots. We mention in this article, that you will see different options on Windows tablets just because the hardware is different and it offers some other options alongside those shown in our screenshots.
What exactly is not clear to you?
Well my PC does support EUFI but I have not option of such in my advanced menu. This is probably what he meant.
this asshole doesn’t know what he is talking about. he’s just copying this answer from other websites and doesn’t have enough brain to at least steal the right screenshoots. “Missing from this screenshot” is the stupidest clause ever!
Whether he just copied it or not, the fact is he just wanted to help. I don’t think he deserves that kind of treatment from an unknown person from an unknown planet in this universe. It seems that you are the one being an asshole here.
Paul:
“If you do not have this option, then your PC doesn’t support UEFI, and is a BIOS PC instead.”
Hope this explains your problem.
So to start up the Bios normally, you need to disable the Hybrid Hibernation (Fast Startup) from the Power Options:
1. Go to the metro Start menu
2. Search for “power options”
3. Select “Modify the action when closing the lid”
4. Select “Modify the settings which are currently unavailable”
5. Uncheck “Activate Fast Start-up (recommended)”
6. Restart the laptop/PC
7. When you see the logo of your laptop/PC, press Esc.
8. Select “Enter setup”
9. Now you`re in the normal BIOS.
10. Enjoy!
🙂
Another excellent tutorial, Adrian. For what it’s worth, holding F10 on an HP 15 laptop during power up, before the HP flash screen appears, will take one into its UEFI BIOS.
My problem is that I can’t get it to boot Linux distros on CD or DVD. I’ve tried Linux Mint, Linux Zorin, and Linux Elementary OS. These distros boot normally on my non-UEFI desktop and laptop.
When one gets into the BIOS in this UEFI HP 15 laptop it shows the default boot media as the hard drive, with an arrowhead next to it in the leftmost column. To change the boot order one has to press F5 or F6 to move the selection to the top of the list. So I moved “Boot from internal DVD drive” to the top, saved and exited. However, on re-boot it ignores the CD/DVD and goes straight into Win 8.
On re-checking the boot order in the BIOS, the “Boot from internal DVD drive” is still at the top of the list, but the “Boot from hard drive”, which is in second place, still has the arrowhead on its left side. Does the arrowhead indicate that it’s still the default boot option despite its second position on the list? Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks.
Can get into bios setup without an operating system with a windows 8.1 preinstalled laptop.
Got a toshiba L55-B laptop with windows 8.1 preinstalled. Finally figured out how to get to the bios screen during power up. I figured this out through trial and error, so it is not the “official” way. While it is powered down, hold down the f2 button, hold for a bit, and while holding down the f2 button, select the power button. Voila, into bios setup.
Of course you can do the “official” windows 8.1 instructions to use the windows menu screens, but this newly found way allows you to know you can get to the bios setup screen at any time, even without an operating system.
Update to the 12/30/2014 post about a toshiba laptop.
Getting into the bios appears to be a lot more complicated than I mentioned in the 12/30 post.
I tried to confirm this would work repeatedly and it does not.
What I learned (and this not conclusive) is that if I shutdown windows with the shift key also depressed (that is go to the menu item and select shutdown along with the shift key depressed) I can freely get into the bios on the next power up. That is, I can do the “old fashioned” select power and click repeatedly on the f2 function key to get the bios screen up.
However, if I start windows and select normal shutdown (w/o the shift key) I cannot get into the bios on the next boot.
Bill and the boys got something going on here.
This “Shift + Power off” method works on my Acer Aspire 3820TZ Laptop…. THANK YOU so much. My F2 key stop working after installing Win 10 Technical Preview on my Acer Win7 Laptop. I have been trying about 30 keys and keys combinations before to access the BIOS without any success and was getting desperate for a solution when I saw your post. Why the hell did they change that procedure !!
More understanding of the “get into the bios” with windows 8.1 pre-installed subject matter.
With windows 8.1 preinstalled on a L55-B Toshiba laptop, to get into bios when the pc is powered off, need to shift+shutdown so does not use fast boot during the next boot.
(can likely accomplish this also by making the permanent changes mentioned earlier regarding fast boot)
This allows the standard function keys to be active during the boot. That is the old routine of selecting the power button then repeatedley selecting a function key.
Apparently fast boot causes the bios to ignore f2 (get into bios change screens) or f12 (get into boot order screens) during power up.
(or you can shift+restart instead of shift+shutdown to deactivate fast boot to get the function keys to work)
On this Toshiba, to make bios changes to allow a non uefi boot to work (for instance to boot ubuntu off a usb stick, (non uefi) need to make 2 changes in the bios
(must do in this order on this Toshiba)
1, disable secure boot on one screen.
2, then must change from uefi boot to csm boot on another screen (to use old bios boot)
Then you can boot off a ubuntu usb stick if you change the boot order in the bios permanently or catching the boot using f12 to change the boot order for this 1 time.
I am still not sure how to get into the bios with a broken hard drive if the last shutdown was using fast boot, removing hard drive would likely work?
Maybe booting off something else would allow bios changes on next power up.
Isattle, I finally found someone that offers a different start up method besides going to advanced settings when already logged in. Thank you for explaining in detail. I was wondering though, you said to press shift while pressing the shut down button… My problem is that my laptop (windows 8) doesn’t even get to the login screen and just keeps endlessly restarting. Is there a way to access BIOS without having to press the shut down while pressing shift?
I have Linx7 tab. and his booting to efi shell and do not react to keyboard…. Maybe somebody know what i can do?
My unbranded Best Buy 10.1 Windows tablet will boot to to the “Choose an option” screen by holding +volume button and start button for a couple seconds and then waiting to release +volume until the screen says “wait” with UB logo and goes dark. Then you get the screen that lets you use all the options
my Fujitsu only loads up as far as he login.Once I logged in there is only a black screen.I can only shut it down using the button.there are no icons of any kind.I have an IOBIT repair disc but as the screen is black no idea how to open it.The only thing I can get to start up is taskmaster ,first is says no apps are running.then pushing details it ay’s apps1,background processes s.when pointing to one to open the file Microsoft message”file not found?”
Then I ask open new task,chrome opens and i can get online.All my offline files seem empty,corrupted or lying,antivirus,firewall all seem ok but are actually not working.I am a single mum this pc is my lifeline,As a isabled person it is my window on the world,please ,please can you help me fix it?
Sorry about any bad spelling but I have been t this for 48 hours.
rspect
Mojca
what about dell venue 8 pro , how to access , bois with button way .
“” windows could not complete the installation. to install windows on this computer, Restart the installation…
1st Problem –
THIS MASSAGE DISPLAYED AFTER MOTHER BOARD and WINDOWS LOGO EVERY TIME WHEN I TRY TO BOOT MY I BALL WQ32 WINDOWS 8.1 TABLET.. IF YOU PRESS OK KEY THEN RESTART THE TABLET AND ONCE AGAIN SHOWS ABOVE MASSAGE.
2nd problem is I can’t access BIOS due to press SHIFT+F12 OR UNKNOWN REASON.
SYSTEM CONFUGRATION –
2GB DDR3 RAM , 1GB GRAPHIC CARD, 16GB INTERNEL STORAGE, INTEL ATOM Z3735Z PROSESSER, 5MP REAR AND 2MP FRONT CAMERA, 8″ multi touch display,
PRE INSTALLED WINDOWS8.1 BUT ACTIVATED WITH MY PERSNOL MICROSOT ACCOUNT.
COMPANY NOT GIVEN ME ANY MEDA LIKE CD ROM OR USB FLASH DRIVE.. I AM NOT CREATED ANY RECORY DRIVE ALSO.
I expect all of my friend help me to solve my problem.
can publisher fix this problem by remote computer ? but I can’t connect my tablet to network.
if it’s not possible so I preface tell me solution step by step .
I have the same problem. Did you ever figure it out.
Can anyone help please??! I have a Surface and today when I turned it on it says ‘Your PC has ran into a problem, checking for errors and will restart..etc’ it then says ‘preparing automatic repair’ but nothing ever happens and it just goes back in a loop and back to the original message.
I have tried the Volume + while pressing power button but it still doesn’t access any menus. Any idea how I can get into some kind of menu to try to sort the problem??
I also own a Toshiba Encore tablet and from my experience, UEFI can be accessed by pressing vol.+ and I/O both in the same time, while the tablet is off.This rule is available for Encore : WT-7 102, WT-10 32,WT-10 102,Encore
2: WT-7 B, WT-8 A/B(both variants 102,32) same goes for WT-10 A.
I hope I brought usefull information!
I haveencore wt 8 toshiba bios 1.60 ec version 1.1
i had delete all disk and partition. i tried install from usb bootstick , but doesnt recognized by toshiba with error message “no boot device.Oress any key”. What can I do?
Yes, but how to let appear Access Advanced Startup Options if I can’t login in my local account? I did only once by chance and now I can’t anymore.
If anyone could help.
I have an ASUS Vivo Tab with Windows 8.1. When I turn it on it goes to the Bios Setup screen and does not leave no matter what I do.
Any idea on what to do?
Anyone know a way to let me send an enter keypress using a laptop to send that command to a windows tablet stuck in resume loader?
Is there any way to boot a Toshiba Encore A32 that got mis-configured in Win10? I tried all the Restore/Refresh/UEFI/Advanced tabs. I tried calibrating the Touch and the crosshairs weren’t showing up and I saved as far as it went but when it reboots, at the password/PIN screen, when you try it get a cursor in the box you enter your code, it shows a “pressing/print” off the edge of the screen! WHERE YOU PRESS AND WHERE IT SHOWS UP DOES NOT COINCIDE! I CAN’T GET THE KB TO POP UP, and when it did, the keys activated were not the keys pressed! For example, I press the spacebar and the DEL key lights up! Or the CAPS LOCK lights up!
Can this be corrected with an OTG adapter & a USB mouse? I think Bluetooth is turned off.
Any Ideas?
Unbranded best buy win 8.1 tablet…Ok, can get to the uefi options and secure boot is off, but cannot get the usb to load anything. Boot override in uefi sees the usb stick but when clicked on flashes and then stay on uefi screen. How do I boot this thing. Any help here?
How did you get in on this Best Buy tablet?
Glazer, I’m assuming your asking how to get to the bios with your unbranded tablet. See Dane’s comment above. You must do it several times and you will know you’ve done it once you see “please wait” instead of the spinning balls of nonsense. As for Linux booting that’s a work in progress. These will boot from USB but only windows or some involved steps you can find on the web to boot specific Linux distro’s. Though there are multiple issues in doing so. Look up Linux on bay trail tablet in web search for instructions
Any recommendation for Tablet Lenovo Thinkpad 2. The manual shows that i must press and hold Power and Volume + at the same time. However, nothing happened.
Or f7 using a keyboard on start up (USB otg adapter)
I have touch windows 8.1 tablet. Asking Hotmail password but touch not working. So I want to do hard restore how to do please advice to me.
THANKS
Simple up to the boot part near then end. But I’m a pc dummy so I’ll try again. Excellent step by step actions. Every a monkey can understand. (hey Bonzo, come over here & help me with this).? Thank you.
I have a HP Pavilion m7 Laptop and when I get to the screen that shows the “Advanced Options”, the option for Start-Up Settings does not show the EUFI listing. It only shows ‘change Windows Start-up Behavior’. I need to see if the Virtual Technology part is ‘enabled’. I can’t get to the screen I need. HELP!!! PLEASE!!
Please I have Alcatel plus 10 8085…when I pressed and hold the + volume bottom and the power bottom… but it always send me into the BIOS setup…
The volume up and power worked perfect. Thanks for the article! Saved my bacon!
I have a Viglen Connect 8.9″ tablet with windows 10. it went unresponsive at times and as I had not filled it with data I decided to recover it. At 48% it stuck for 24 hours without moving.The message came up “the computer restarted unexpectedly or uncounted an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed. Click ok to restart the computer then restart the installation..I did and it stood then came back to the same message. I tried to get into bios but all methods failed as there is no keypad. start and hold volume button either way does not work. ideas please. Stuart
It’s easier for me to remember cmd switches by name instead of just the letter. I can’t find the /o switch in the Microsoft documentation of the shutdown command. What does it do?
I have a WMP convertible 2 in 1 AVR116T 11.6 inch laptop which displays “Enter Password” upon boot up but I do not have the correct password. I tried the vol+ and power button method as well as del, esc F1 to F12 combinations to get into BIOS/UEFI but unsucessful. This is the laptop.https://youtu.be/f7sxEvvkF5o
Please help.