How To Exit BIOS When It’s Stuck: 6 Easy Tricks

Learn to fix this issue and repair your PC

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Updated onSeptember 19, 2024

updated onSeptember 19, 2024

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To exit BIOS, press theF10key to save changes and boot your PC. If your model uses a different key, it should appear on the screen. However, if you can’t exit BIOS, follow the troubleshooting steps below:

What can I do if I can’t get out of BIOS?

1. Set BIOS settings to default

2. Make sure other components are not damaged

First, check your hard drive, as it’s often the culprit. See if it’s listed as a boot source in the BIOS. If it’s not, ensure the drive is properly connected to themotherboardand power supply.

Next, check your RAM. We suggest you remove and reset the memory modules to make sure they’re properly connected.

Also, try booting with one module at a time to identify the faulty one. If all components seem intact bu the problem persists, try the solutions below.

3. Reset BIOS

You can also reset yourBIOSby removing your motherboard battery. Simply locate the battery on your motherboard and gently remove it. Once you remove the battery, try to start yourPCwithout it.

Without the battery, yourPCwon’t be able to store yourBIOS settingsand it will revert to default.

4. Disconnect external drives

If you have an external drive connected, yourPCmight try to boot from it. Since your external drive doesn’t have any bootable files on it, that will automatically startBIOS.

To fix this problem, simply disconnect all external storage, including hard drives and flash drives, and try to boot yourPCwithout them. After doing that, check if the problem still appears.

5. Change BIOS settings

After doing that, yourPCshould recognize your hard drive and the issue should be completely resolved.

6. Use UEFI boot and check your Boot order

To fix this problem, users are suggesting to switch to UEFI boot. To do that, just enterBIOS, navigate toBootsection, and enableUEFI boot.

In addition, be sure to check the boot order. Set your hard drive or SSD as the first boot device and try to start yourPC.

Issues like hardware damage and system failure can prevent your system from booting. However, if you address the issue as explained above you should be able to exit BIOS successfully.

But if you have any more questions, don’t hesitate to ask us in the comment section below.

How To Exit BIOS When It’s Stuck: 6 Easy Tricks#

What can I do if I can’t get out of BIOS?#

1. Set BIOS settings to default#

2. Make sure other components are not damaged#

3. Reset BIOS#

4. Disconnect external drives#

5. Change BIOS settings#

6. Use UEFI boot and check your Boot order#