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Find Last BIOS Boot Time in Windows 10

How to Find Last BIOS Boot Time in Windows 10

BIOS is a special software built into the computer's motherboard. It starts the operating system installed on the PC. It is also referred to as main board firmware. In modern devices, it is superseded by UEFI. The Last BIOS time value shows the amount of time in seconds that the UEFI firmware spent for device initialization, including POST (a power-on self-test) before it delivers boot management to the OS. Continue reading "Find Last BIOS Boot Time in Windows 10"

Delete Boot Menu Entry in Windows 10

How to Delete a Boot Menu Entry in Windows 10

With Windows 8, Microsoft made changes to the boot experience. The simple text-based boot loader is now disabled by default and in its place, there is a touch-friendly graphical user interface with icons and text. Windows 10 has this as well. Users can manage the modern boot loader using the built-in console bcedit tool. Today, we'll see how to use it to delete an entry from the boot menu. Continue reading "Delete Boot Menu Entry in Windows 10"

Change Display Order of Boot Menu Items in Windows 10

How to Change Display Order of Boot Menu Items in Windows 10

With Windows 8, Microsoft made changes to the boot experience. The simple text-based boot loader is now disabled by default and in its place, there is a touch-friendly graphical user interface with icons and text. Windows 10 has this as well. Continue reading "Change Display Order of Boot Menu Items in Windows 10"

How to Boot from USB Drive in Windows 10

The days of burning operating system ISO images to a disc are long gone. Today, most PCs can boot from USB so it's just easier to update and more convenient to install Windows from a USB flash drive. If you do not have an optical drive for reading DVDs or Blu-Rays in your PC but have a bootable USB drive, you may be interested in learning how to start your computer using that drive. There are a number of methods you can use.

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How To Enable Boot Log in Windows 10

It is possible to enable the boot log in Windows 10. The boot log is a special text file which contains a list of loaded and unloaded drivers during the boot process. It can be helpful when you are troubleshooting startup issues. Here is how it can be done.
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How To Change Boot Menu Timeout In Windows 10

Open Advanced Startup Options Automatically in Windows 10

In Windows 10, there is a way to launch the Advanced Startup Options (troubleshooting options) automatically at every boot. This is very useful if you have some issue that you cannot fix in the regular Windows 10 environment, for example, you may need to overwrite or delete some in-use files. It is really a good alternative to a bootable DVD or USB stick. Follow the simple instructions in this article to make Windows 10 show the Advanced Startup Options screen every time you start it.

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