The complete manual on how to access BIOS on Windows 7, 8, 8,1 and 10

The BIOS section of your computer is one of the most important parts of your digital experience. The abbreviation BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. In layman terms, it is a ROM chip that contains instructions. It is used to perform hardware initialization when the user is booting up the computer. In other words, the BIOS section is where you can customize the way your device boots up and tweak the settings for security and power.

You will need to open BIOS if your computer has been under malware attack. To prevent future possible attacks by malicious programs, employ Auslogics Anti-Malware, a tool created especially for this purpose.

If you ever found yourself in a situation when you would rather that hardware settings were on default, you can also configure them in BIOS. It is imperative for users to know how to access BIOS. So for that reason, we are presenting this article. Here you can find out how to get into BIOS in Windows 10, how to open BIOS in Windows 7.

If you can’t enter BIOS on Windows, read this guide to see what you might be doing wrong. The main issue with getting into BIOS on Windows 7 is timing. You need to take action precisely in the window of time before Windows loads completely in order to access BIOS. If you miss the time, you will have to reboot. It’s important to mention that different devices have different hotkeys for accessing BIOS. Below you will find detailed instructions on how to access BIOS on various brands of devices, such as HP, Dell, Asus, Acer.

On an HP device:

• Step 1. Make sure your device has Windows 7 installed on it and was manufactured in 2006 or later.
• Step 2. Turn off your device and then restart it. Start pressing F10 repeatedly until you see the BIOS screen after the first screen comes on.

For PCs made before 2006, press F1 instead of F10.

For a Dell device:

• Step 1. Turn off your PC and restart it in a few seconds.
• Step 2. When the id screen is displayed, start pressing F2 repeatedly. The BIOS screen will then be displayed.

NB: do not press and hold the F2 button down, you need to repeatedly press it: otherwise, the system will consider it to be invalid command.

For an Asus device:

• Step 1. Turn off the PC, wait a couple of seconds.
• Step 2. Press and hold the F2 button and then click the power button once.
• Step 3. Continue to hold the power button until the BIOS screen is displayed.

For Windows 10:

Because of the fact that Windows 10 loads faster than the previous versions, it’s impossible to get into the time window fast enough to press the F1 or F2 keys. That’s why there is another method of getting into BIOS on Windows 10. Follow these instructions:

• Step 1. Restart your computer.
• Step 2. Go to Settings>Update&Security.
• Step 3. Select Recovery from the list of options.
• Step 4. Select Restart Now under Advanced start-up.
• Step 5. This will reboot the PC, and you will get a list of menu options to choose from.
• Step 6. Open Troubleshoot>Advanced options.
• Step 7. Select UEFI Firmware Settings.
• Step 8. Click the Restart button here.
• Step 9. The PC will restart and BIOS will launch.

Hopefully, this guide helped you to understand how to get into BIOS in Windows 10, how to open BIOS in Windows 7.