Which key opens the BIOS?
Pick your PC or laptop brand. Get the BIOS key and the boot menu key.
All brands
| Brand | BIOS | Boot menu |
|---|---|---|
| HP | F10 | F9 |
| Dell | F2 | F12 |
| Lenovo (IdeaPad, Legion, Yoga) | F2 (or Fn+F2) | F12 (or Fn+F12) |
| Lenovo ThinkPad and ThinkCentre | F1 | F12 |
| Acer | F2 | F12 |
| ASUS laptops | F2 | Esc |
| ASUS desktop motherboards | Del (or F2) | F8 |
| MSI | Del | F11 |
| Gigabyte and AORUS | Del | F12 |
| ASRock | F2 or Del | F11 |
| Samsung laptops | F2 | F10 |
| Toshiba and Dynabook | F2 | F12 |
| Fujitsu | F2 | F12 |
| Huawei MateBook | F2 | F12 |
| Microsoft Surface | Hold Volume Up, then press and release Power | Hold Volume Down, then press and release Power (with the USB stick inserted) |
| Intel NUC | F2 | F10 |
| Sony VAIO | F2 (or the ASSIST button) | F11 (or the ASSIST button) |
Works on every Windows PC: start the BIOS from Windows
- In Windows, open Settings > System > Recovery.
- Next to Advanced startup, click Restart now.
- Choose Troubleshoot > Advanced options > UEFI Firmware Settings > Restart.
- The PC restarts straight into the BIOS.
Use this when the key does not work. Fast Startup often makes Windows boot too quickly to catch the key.