Locked out of BIOS, any way to get in?

[Xandak Rune]

So i'm wanting to check out a Linux OS, which of course means needing to boot from a different drive.

However, I can't get into my freaking BIOS?? I read it may be a Win10 thing but literally, no buttons on start up work, when I go into advanced start up where UEFI settings is supposed to be, it is also not there, no matter where I attempted to get there. I just straight up can't find any way into my BIOS, any other way I can boot from a different drive or a way to sneak into my BIOS?

I very much remember having access to my BIOS long before Win10, so yeah, kinda annoyed

 

[getochkn]

what motherboard. it can be a variety of buttons.

 

[thx1138v2]

If all else fails you could power down, disconnect the boot drive, and power up again. That might take you to the BIOS.

If not, power down, remove the BIOS backup battery, wait about a minute, re-install the battery, and power up again. There may also be a reset jumper you need to change depending on what mobo you have. You can find that in the manual. You can usually get a manual from the mobo manufacturer's web site under support for the specific model you have.