Accessing the BIOS is not tricky, but it sometimes might annoy some users. There are so many keys to choose from and key-spamming. Fortunately, an easy way to access it is through your Windows OS environment. All you need to do is run a simple command on the Command Prompt (CMD) of Windows.
In this Quick Tips article, we will learn to master the UEFI/BIOS (CMD BIOS) easily, like pros.
How to
- Choose “Command Prompt” and run it “As Administrator.”
- Type this command:
shutdown /r /fw
- On the dialogue box that appears, choose “OK“.
That’s it! After restarting, you will come across your UEFI/BIOS. It couldn’t get simpler, could it?
Really… wmic would help someone
You’ve got to be joking me. You gave a CMD prompt to restart?!
???
The headline is misleading, and implies you’re somehow loading the bios while still in the operating system. You’re not accessing uefi, you’re rebooting into uefi.
That’s why the commenter is upset. It’s a pretty clickbait title where the payoff is lame compared to the implied capability.
The article itself is fine, though, it is lacking in description/explanation. But idk who your target audience is. Technical folk will read the docs, beginners need to know the explanation, this doesn’t really teach either audience. Maybe a technical user that just wasn’t aware it was an option?
Either way, change access to reboot to, and you will see less internet rage, probably.
I didnt take it as rage. Maybe what u suggest might suit better as a title, but it wasnt intended for clickbait reasons. I thought it was a fit title. Quick tips article are articles that targets to give either solutions to issues or tips that might need or might be handy, mostly. I see them as a way give info, tips or guidance to someone. I try to make them “quick” in order to be that. But I have to reconsider the explanation section, as u suggest. Anyway, thanx for your on spot comment. Much appreciated.
Not just restart, restart into UEFI. Actually you Not simply reboot – reboot into UEFI. You can do NOT simply reboot — reboot into UEFI. You can the same thing in Linux:
systemctl reboot –firmware-setup
As the author stated, this keeps you from having to guess/spam the key to enter UEFI in case your PC is too fast/monitor is too slow to see what it is. It just works (on anything using systemd).
NOT simply reboot — reboot into UEFI. You can the same thing in Linux:
systemctl reboot –firmware-setup
As the author stated, this keeps you from having to guess/spam the key to enter UEFI in case your PC is too fast/monitor is too slow to see what it is. It just works (on anything using systemd).
This. 🙂