I'm having a serious issue with my PC after upgrading to Windows 11. I thought everything was running smoothly after swapping my Ryzen 5 1600 with a Ryzen 7 5700x and flashing my motherboard's BIOS to the beta version (7A38v1N6). However, now my PC goes straight to Windows 11 without allowing me to access the BIOS setup. I've tried clearing the CMOS, booting without the SSD (which has Windows 11 on it), and reseating all of my hardware, but nothing seems to work. I can't even use my PIN to log into Windows; I need an internet connection to reset it, but I can't access Wi-Fi. I've read that Windows 11 might enable fast boot settings that could be interfering, but I can't get into the BIOS to check. There's also a new orange light on the motherboard near the GPU slots that wasn't there before. Has anyone faced a similar issue, and can anyone suggest a fix?
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Try holding the Shift key while clicking the Restart option from the power menu at the login screen. This should boot you into a menu where you can access the BIOS options.
Exactly! After you restart with Shift, navigate to Troubleshoot then Advanced, and you should see the BIOS/UEFI settings there. But if that doesn’t work, your BIOS might be corrupted. If you don’t have a BIOS flashback option, you may need a technician to help fix it.
Did you try disconnecting your boot drive completely? Sometimes that can reset the boot sequence and get you back into BIOS.
Yeah, I disconnected all my storage drives, but it didn’t help. Still nothing on the monitor.
Have you considered booting from a separate drive with a fresh Windows installation? It might help you get around the boot problem.
I don’t have a spare drive handy, but it sounds like a good idea. I'm going to look into borrowing one to try it out.
I attempted this, but my monitor just stays blank like it’s not getting any input. It seems like the system may be in some kind of safe mode because pressing the power button again shuts the PC down immediately.