Click or tap the Notification icon in the lower-right corner of the Windows 10 Desktop.

There are a number of ways to get there, but I generally do it this way:

The first step is to navigate your way to the Recovery screen. SEE: Windows 10 spotlight: Prepare, repair, and recover (Tech Pro Research) Advanced settings Here is how you access the BIOS settings screen if you are not given the opportunity to do so before Windows 10 starts loading. With Microsoft Windows 10, the advent of UEFI Firmware, and the fast boot setting now common on many PCs, getting to the BIOS settings these days often requires a far different approach and, as you will see, it can hardly be called intuitive. In years past, getting to the BIOS configuration software involved pressing a specific key on the keyboard just before the operating system started to load. In general, the default factory settings as determined by the manufacturer will suffice, but if you add new peripheral hardware, you may have to access these settings and make appropriate changes. Depending on the firmware, you may also make adjustments to how fast RAM memory will be accessed, what voltage will be sent to the CPU, and whether certain peripheral controllers will be available. They allow you to configure the underlying hardware settings of your computer, including which device will be used to boot the PC and in what order they will be polled. The basic input/output system (BIOS) settings, located in the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware, exist outside the operating system. SEE: How to access Safe Mode in Windows 10 BIOS and UEFI Unfortunately, getting that access is not as intuitive as you might think it should be. However, under certain circumstances, you may occasionally find yourself needing to access those configuration settings. Here is how you do it.ĭefend your network with Microsoft outside-in security servicesįor most of us, and this is a fortunate happenstance to say the least, the BIOS settings on our personal computers are not something we ever have to see or deal with in a significant way. Getting to the BIOS configuration settings on modern PCs running Microsoft Windows 10 is not an intuitive process. How to use advanced options in Windows 10 to access BIOS settings

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