These steps will also largely work on Windows 10, too.

Be careful when accessing your BIOS.

Usually, this key is F2, but not always.

POST screen example showing a BIOS version number

Hold down theShiftkey when you click theRestartbutton in theStartMenu.

your box won’t restart as normal when you click Restart.

Instead, a new screen will appear.

The Restart option under the Windows 11 Start menu

your machine will restart and load you into your BIOS.

Alternatively, open your Windows 11Settingsapp, go toSystem>Recovery>Restartnow, and pick up fromStep 2above.

However, working directly from theStartmenu is generally the easiest method.

Windows Terminal menu options

From there, go toTroubleshoot>Advanced Options>UEFI Firmware prefs>Restart.

Your PC will restart into the BIOS.

Here are a couple of things to keep in mind.

You don’t have to do anything differently during startup.