Usually, repeated clicking of the Delete Key or F2/F12 (or whatever the key is to access your BIOS) after switching your machine on gives you access. One of the more popular issues is users unable to access the BIOS or UEFI as the boot process is so fast. So, there are lots of things that can become an issue with fast Startup/Fast Boot enabled. It is worth noting that the Fast Startup option will not make much noticeable difference to high powered machine, or even older machine with good Solid State Hard Drive installed Next, click the Change Settings That Are Currently Unavailable link and check/uncheck the Turn On Fast Startup (Recommended) option. To enable/disable in Windows 8+ simply search for PO BU and select the Change What The Power Buttons Do option. This process is also known as Fast Start and was introduced by Microsoft on the Windows 8 platform. your machine is brought out of hibernation and logs you back in again, giving the impression of a quicker boot time. When you next switch on your machine, it loads this file, i.e. It works by logging you off as a user and saving the system related files and drivers to a hibernation file. Fast boot is a BIOS setting that speeds up the boot process of your computer. It is certainly an interesting conundrum you present here. Thank you, Julius, for taking the time to write to me.
Question: How to disable fast boot (no USB functionality) if the MOBO only has USB ports and no PS2?Īnswer: By disabling USB, then USB keyboard is not recognized by the BIOS and thus no way to get into it.