
(Image credit: Tom's Hardware) Method 3: Use a Linux Command The easiest way to get there is by searching for "advanced startup" in Windows search and clicking the top result. Navigate to the Advanced Startup section of Settings.

Note that the screen shots below are from Windows 11, but the same steps apply to Windows 10.ġ. If you can't use a BIOS key and you have Windows 11 or 10, you can use the "Advanced startup" feature to get there. Some desktops won't even recognize input from a USB keyboard until after POST is completed (though they will see input from an old PS2-style keyboard). Unfortunately, some computers go through POST so quickly that there's no time to hit a key. Method 2: Use Windows 11 or 10's Advanced Start Menu

Here's a list of common BIOS keys by brand. In our research, DEL and F2 were, by far, the most common. You may have to try a few times to determine which one it is. If you don't know the hotkey for your computer, you can look and see if a message comes up during POST, telling you what key to press or you can try hitting one of the 12 function keys, the DEL key, the Enter key or the ESC key since it is always one of those.
