Plug in a secondary keyboard in the USB port. Answer from eclark5483 on reddit.com
HP Support Community
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Solved: Re: bios access, f10 doesn't work - HP Support Community - 6073886
July 1, 2019 - According to the Maintenance And Service Manual , repeated pressing of F10/ holding F10 and powering on should let you into the BIOS. You can find all manual and other documents/downloads for your HP 820 G2 here.
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r/techsupport on Reddit: Can't open BIOS with f10 no Startup menu on HP laptop
March 31, 2020 -
I formatted my hp envy m4 laptop and when I try to install windows with my usb I can't because f10 wont respond. I can only use f2 or esc. Pressing ESC opens the startup menu but only f2 System diagnostics, Enter and B key work, neither F9 Boot Device Options or F10 BIOS Setup Works. What can i do?
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Plug in a secondary keyboard in the USB port.
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Also, not sure about this as I have only done it on Acer laptops, but I think if you HOLD DOWN THE F10 then press the power button while holding down, it SHOULD work. Here's a video I made on that for ACER, for you it's the F10, not F2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7o5a5v5HX4 I'm thinking fast boot is probably enabled and that's why it isn't working.
Cant get to BIOS using F10 key on HP Pavillion laptop running Windows 10 - Windows 10 Discussion
Cant get to BIOS using F10 key on HP Pavillion laptop running Windows 10 - posted in Windows 10 Discussion: hi guys, this is slightly an overlap between O/S and hardware. Sorry about that but you guys have been so helpful in the past im sure someone will help me sort this out. More on bleepingcomputer.com
F10 is ignored. How do i get into the boot menu of hp desktop?
Go into BIOS and select 'Enable' for F10 boot options. ... Thanks for the suggestion of the delete key, but that did not work either. More on forums.tomshardware.com
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November 13, 2013Trying to enter the BIOS setup with the F10 key hangs my HP Spectre x360 13
This may not help your issue at all since it seems your F10 actually attempts to access the BIOS menu, but sometimes using the arrow and enter keys can work different results in weird cases. You may have already tried this, but I understand how frustrating it is to work with system BIOS on this computers, so this is the least I could try to contribute. Best of luck! More on reddit.com
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October 27, 2020I am unable to access bios setup in my laptop hp 250g3
Start your laptop, then on the HP logo screen, repeatedly press the Esc key or Fn + the Esc key · On the resulting menu, you should be able to access BIOS on that laptop by pressing F10 or Fn + F10. More on answers.microsoft.com
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Quora
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How to open the BIOS in my HP laptop with Windows 7 if my F10 key is not working - Quora
Answer (1 of 2): Thanks for A2A. If your F10 key is not working then F2 and F12 is the key for bios setting and also the Del key. But i prefer for F2 or F12 because some motherbords didn't recognise Del key for bios setup.
BleepingComputer
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Cant get to BIOS using F10 key on HP Pavillion laptop running Windows 10 - Windows 10 Discussion
January 1, 2026 - https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/access-bios-windows-10 · I got similar issue, somehow the ESC F8 F10 F12 keys doesnt do anything at start up. Some support says, you need to disable fastboot, but cant get into BIOS to disable that.
HP Support Community
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F10 Accept button not working in BIOS System Security - HP Support Community - 6637466
March 28, 2018 - According to the Maintenance And Service Manual , repeated pressing of F10/ holding F10 and powering on should let you into the BIOS. You can find all manual and other documents/downloads for your unit in Hp support site.
Super User
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laptop - Trying to enter the BIOS setup with the F10 key hangs my HP Spectre x360 13 - Super User
When I hit the F10 key, this picture disappears and then the machine is stuck forever. The fan goes to high-speed, the machine gets much hotter but nothing more happen. The BIOS setup screen should appear instantly, which is not the case anymore (I waited up until 10 minutes, just in case).
HP Support Community
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F10 Key is not working - HP Support Community - 5219820
August 28, 2015 - I have looked into your issue about your HP 1000 Notebook and needing to access the BIOS. Here is a link that might help. Are you trying this right at the begining as you press power? Please let me know. ... Click the “Kudos, Thumbs Up" on the bottom left to say “Thanks” for helping.:smileyhappy: I work on behalf of HP ... Thank you for this, as i said the f10 is not working at all that is why i cant access the bios.
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Not pressing F10 key - HP Support Community - 8995646
February 19, 2024 - Here are some troubleshooting steps you can try. Ensure Proper Timing: Make sure you're pressing F10 at the right time. Sometimes pressing it too early or too late might not trigger the BIOS menu.
Tecnobits
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How to enter the BIOS on an HP laptop if the F10 key is not working
February 28, 2026 - On many computers, the boot screen itself displays text such as "Press ESC for Startup Menu" or "Press F10 for BIOS Setup". Pay attention to that messagebecause it tells you the exact pulse for your specific model. If you find that F10 doesn't work but your manual mentions another key (for example, F2 or F6 on certain HP desktops), Try those variations tooAlthough ESC/F10 is the standard key combination for HP laptops, there is some variation depending on the model range and year of manufacture.
Tom's Hardware Forum
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F10 is ignored. How do i get into the boot menu of hp desktop? | Tom's Hardware Forum
November 13, 2013 - Go into BIOS and select 'Enable' for F10 boot options. ... Thanks for the suggestion of the delete key, but that did not work either.
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Solved: I can not use the f10 in BIOS mode - HP Support Community - 6809785
August 30, 2018 - ... If Fn + F10 works once, then ... to press F10. Instead, use the "arrow" keys (left, right, up, down) to navigate through the menu items, and use the ENTER key to "accept" the highlighted option....
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Solved: f10=accept doesn't work in bios menu - HP Support Community - 7913788
February 6, 2021 - I just saw that my keyboard got a fn key like a laptop... for a reason I don't know, when booting I don't have to push the fn button, but in the BIOS I need tu push that button to use my f keys ... I feel so stupid and I lost so many time with the RAM bracket and trying to changing the VT options · I lost few hours to search in forums ... ... With the computer powered-off, have you tried holding-down any alphabetic keyboard key, and then powering-on your computer?
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Solved: F10 key seems stuck - HP Support Community - 6025098
March 13, 2017 - Solved: When starting the notebook it goes straight to the bios. And then flashing "exit discarding Changes Yes/No". Because F10 is used - 6025098
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r/spectrex360 on Reddit: Trying to enter the BIOS setup with the F10 key hangs my HP Spectre x360 13
October 27, 2020 -
This question is not about how to get into the BIOS but a slightly different problem:
TL;DR) when I hit the F10 key in the initial BIOS menu to enter the BIOS setup, the machine does not go to BIOS setup but it hangs.
Long version: on my HP Spectre x360 laptop (mid-2018), with a F41 bios (updated from F40, updated from F34), I can get the to initial menu, after a surprisingly long time (than it was before). From this menu, hitting F10 should take me to the BIOS setup and under the menu there is a picture of a small keyboard. When I hit the F10 key, this picture disappears and then the machine is stuck forever. The fan goes to high-speed, the machine gets much hotter but nothing more happen. The BIOS setup screen should appear instantly, which is not the case anymore (I waited up until 10 minutes, just in case).
In the end, I cannot get into the BIOS setup anymore. The problem is the same with BIOS F40 and F41.
I tried:
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to update the BIOS. It didn't work with F40. It doesn't work with F41 either
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to reset the CMOS. It didn't' work
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to access using Esc+F10 just a power on time (tapping many times Esc or F10). In fact, this didn't do anything at all. My computer was stuck on a black screen.
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to remove the SSD disk to see if it was blocking anything
None of this had any effect and I cannot pass the BIOS menu selection. Again, when trying to go into BIOS setup, it hangs.
I'm not sure it has any impact but my machine has a dual-boot (Ubuntu 20.10) and therefore a GRUB bootloader. Getting to the main BIOS menu (not the BIOS setup) seems only possible from the GRUB menu. The ESC or F10 tapping at boot time doesn't work anymore. Strange indeed...
Any idea?
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This may not help your issue at all since it seems your F10 actually attempts to access the BIOS menu, but sometimes using the arrow and enter keys can work different results in weird cases. You may have already tried this, but I understand how frustrating it is to work with system BIOS on this computers, so this is the least I could try to contribute. Best of luck!
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Same problem on My custom built pc using hp mobo. Stuck at boot, trying to get 3rd monitor to run off vga from mobo
HP Support Community
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f10 key is not working - HP Support Community - 8871461
September 29, 2023 - The unit has to be turned off, Press Win+ V while holding these two keys then Press the Power button, continue to hold all three keys for 30 seconds and then release the Power button first and then release these two keys Please attempt it thrice ...
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How To Enter Bios Mode When F10 Key is not responding - HP Support Community - 7670104
July 2, 2020 - The only alternate method is to press the Esc key repeatedly while rebooting and when the HP Startup Menu appears, select the Settings option. If that does not work, you are out of luck.
iFixit
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Laptop wont boot past "press f10 for bios" screen - HP 250 G3 - iFixit
Laptop wont go past the very initial screen which is just mentions the key yo go ijnto.bios setup. It gets to that screen, shutsoff and starts again and does this in an infinite loop. If i go into bios setup, or diagnostics the screen does not shut off. Seems to only happen in the boot. - HP 250 G3
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My function key F10 won't help me to enter BIOS Settings - HP Support Community - 8407873
June 21, 2022 - shut down the computer completely Press the power button, and immediately hit f10 several times You can try this too · https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Boot-and-Lockup/How-to-access-BIOS-at-startup/m-p/8308458#M711...
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Boot F9 and F10 Not Working - HP Support Community - 9228465
November 8, 2024 - Power on your laptop, press ESC, then try F10 to access the BIOS if possible, and choose the option to load Default Settings. ... Disconnect any peripherals (except for the USB drive you want to boot from) before starting up, as external devices ...
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Hi Himanshu
I am Dave, an Independent Advisor, I will help you with this.
Start your laptop, then on the HP logo screen, repeatedly press the Esc key or Fn + the Esc key
On the resulting menu, you should be able to access BIOS on that laptop by pressing F10 or Fn + F10.
If you still cannot access BIOS, what error (if any) are you seeing?
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Hi Himanshu,
Boot into Windows 10, then click the Power Button on your Start Menu, then press Shift and click Restart
From the resulting Recovery Environment can you go into BIOS/UEFI?