Question Unable to Access BIOS After Potential Activation of Fast Boot on Windows 11

[TbShoGen]

I recently made adjustments to BIOS settings on my MSI H610M motherboard, which resulted in an inability to access the BIOS. The system now boots directly into Windows 11 without offering any opportunity to enter the BIOS setup or access the Advanced Startup options.

Despite attempting a BIOS reset, the issue persists, as the computer powers on but shows no display when trying to access the BIOS or advanced settings.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Settings/System/Recovery/Advanced Startup
And after restart you'll get booted right into BIOS.

 

[TbShoGen]

Settings/System/Recovery/Advanced Startup
And after restart you'll get booted right into BIOS.

Thank you, but when I press this button, the computer actually restarts, but the screen remains off and the PC is on (fans and lightsRGB).

 

[SkyNetRising]

Try a different video output.
If you have multiple screens connected, then BIOS can be shown on your other screen.

 

[Misgar]

The system now boots directly into Windows 11 without offering any opportunity to enter the BIOS setup or access the Advanced Startup options.

I'm guessing you've held your finger down on the 'Del' key and kept it there before starting the computer from a completely powered off state (no mains)?

As a last resort, unplug the Windows drive, make your BIOS changes, then shut down and reconnect the Windows drive. It's not an elegant solution and doesn't disable Fast Start, but might be sufficient.

I disable Fast Start and remove hiberfil.sys from all my computer builds and even on my laptops. It messes up multi-boot systems containing more than one OS. I don't care if Windows takes longer to start up.