Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
☎️ Need to change your boot order or check a startup setting? You'll need to get in to UEFI first. There are three ways to do it, and at least one of them works no matter what situation your computer is in. I'll show you how each one works.
☎️ UEFI: three ways in
UEFI (formerly BIOS) controls how your computer starts up, among other things. You can access it in three ways.
Press a special key when you power on.
Use the Windows Settings app.
Type a short command.
Each one works a little differently, but they all get you there.
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Chapters
0:00 How To Get Into My UEFI Settings?
1:35 The goal
2:11 The obscure keystroke remains
4:17 The Windows way
5:54 The Command Prompt way
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☎️ Need to change your boot order or check a startup setting? You'll need to get in to UEFI first. There are three ways to do it, and at least one of them works no matter what situation your computer is in. I'll show you how each one works.
☎️ UEFI: three ways in
UEFI (formerly BIOS) controls how your computer starts up, among other things. You can access it in three ways.
Press a special key when you power on.
Use the Windows Settings app.
Type a short command.
Each one works a little differently, but they all get you there.
Updates, related links, and more discussion: askleo.com/191715
🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: go.askleo.com/ytsub
✅ Watch next ▶ How Do I Remove a BIOS or UEFI Password? ▶ youtu.be/6xRB3WoAGjg
Chapters
0:00 How To Get Into My UEFI Settings?
1:35 The goal
2:11 The obscure keystroke remains
4:17 The Windows way
5:54 The Command Prompt way
❤️ My best articles: go.askleo.com/best
❤️ My Most Important Article: go.askleo.com/number1
More Ask Leo!
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☑️ askleo.com/patron to help support Ask Leo!
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