Quickly open UEFI BIOS by running a special shutdown command
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 5:25 am
After pressing the Enter key on your keyboard, your Windows computer will reboot and open UEFI BIOS.
If you like the command above but want to run it even faster, you can create a Windows UEFIBIOS shortcut. When you do this, make sure you specify the same command…
shutdown r fw f t 0
…in the shortcut location field, as shown below.
How to create a shortcut for UEFI BIOS
Download shortcut for UEFI BIOS
Double-click or double-tap the shortcut, select Yes in the UAC prompt uk telegram data that appears, and your Windows computer will immediately reboot to the UEFI BIOS interface.
Select Yes at the UAC prompt.
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How to open the advanced boot menu Windows Recovery Environment using a keyboard shortcut or command
Another useful troubleshooting location is the Recovery Environment , also known as the Advanced Boot Menu . It’s available in both Windows 10 and Windows 11, and to quickly access it, you can open a command prompt as an administrator and run the following command.
If you like the command above but want to run it even faster, you can create a Windows UEFIBIOS shortcut. When you do this, make sure you specify the same command…
shutdown r fw f t 0
…in the shortcut location field, as shown below.
How to create a shortcut for UEFI BIOS
Download shortcut for UEFI BIOS
Double-click or double-tap the shortcut, select Yes in the UAC prompt uk telegram data that appears, and your Windows computer will immediately reboot to the UEFI BIOS interface.
Select Yes at the UAC prompt.
TIP: Did you know that we've also created a huge library of useful keyboard shortcuts for just about everything in Windows? Check out the largest collection of Windows desktop keyboard shortcuts .
How to open the advanced boot menu Windows Recovery Environment using a keyboard shortcut or command
Another useful troubleshooting location is the Recovery Environment , also known as the Advanced Boot Menu . It’s available in both Windows 10 and Windows 11, and to quickly access it, you can open a command prompt as an administrator and run the following command.