PC Keeps Booting to BIOS: 3 Easy Ways to Fix it

In most cases, your hardware is the culprit of this issue

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Updated onJuly 17, 2024

updated onJuly 17, 2024

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Many users reported that their PC keeps booting to BIOS thus preventing them from accessing Windows.

This can be a serious issue, but there are a couple of solutions that can help you fix it.

Why does my computer keep booting to UEFI?

Improperly connected hardware can sometimes cause this problem. Settings such as Fast Boot or your CMOS battery can also cause problems.

How do I fix BIOS boot loop?

1. Check the hardware connection

2. Disable Fast Boot and set your system drive as the primary option

3. Run the Windows Repair tool

What’s the difference between UEFI and BIOS?

The Basic Input/Output System, or BIOS, is the firmware discussed in the preceding section on the boot mechanism.

It has a wide variety of utility operations that enable it to read the boot sectors of any associated storage and output information to the screen.

The abbreviation UEFI refers to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. It performs the same functions as a BIOS. Still, there is one fundamental difference between the two: all of the information regarding initialization and starting is stored in a .efi file rather than on the firmware.

This .efi file is kept on the hard drive within a specialized partition called the EFI System Partition (ESP).

To learn more about BIOS, we have a great guide onhow to update BIOSthat you might be interested in.

Regarding BIOS, many reported thatWindows skips BIOS, but we covered that issue in a separate guide.

We hope that our recommendations from this article were helpful for you to solve your PC’s unusual behavior. For more suggestions, please access the comments section below.

PC Keeps Booting to BIOS: 3 Easy Ways to Fix it#

How do I fix BIOS boot loop?#

1. Check the hardware connection#

2. Disable Fast Boot and set your system drive as the primary option#

3. Run the Windows Repair tool#

What’s the difference between UEFI and BIOS?#