Hi Daan,

Among the many changes coming with Windows 8, no longer you need to press a certain key during the boot process to reveal the BIOS. Instead, an option to access the BIOS is located in Windows 8’s boot options menu.

Traditionally, computers displayed a message like “Press F2 to enter setup” at the beginning of the boot process. Pressing this key entered the computer’s BIOS. However, Windows 8 hardware uses the UEFI replacement for the traditional BIOS, like Macs do.

There are several ways to access Windows 8’s boot options menu.

Method 1:

1. The easiest one to find is in the PC Settings application – press Win Key+C to reveal the Charms bar, click Settings, and select Change PC settings to access it.
2. In the PC Settings application, select the General category and click the Restart now button under Advanced startup. 
3. Your computer will restart and you’ll enter the Windows 8s boot options menu, where you can access the UEFI BIOS and change other settings.

Method 2: Holding Shift Key
You can also hold Shift while clicking Restart in the Shut Down menu to restart your computer into the boot options menu. This is a quick way to restart into the boot options menu, as you can access the Shut Down button from the Charms anywhere on your system.

 These methods only applies if you purchased a new computer with Windows 8 pre-installed.
However, if you’ve installed Windows 8 on an existing computer that uses the legacy BIOS system, you’ll access the BIOS in the same way as always by pressing the key that appears during your boot process.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Lokesh

Hi Daan,

Thanks for posting your concerns here.

I am sorry to hear about the problem you are experiencing.

I would love to help you further about this one. However, I would need a little more information to be able to help you. Could you please let me know the full specifications of your computer?

Also, could you please confirm if you are trying to access your BIOS menu?

Screenshots of the problem would also be helpful for further investigation.

Sincerely,

Christian