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1. model along with key words such as boot menu bios set up UEFI set up boot priority 4 Once inside the BIOS UEFI settings area look for menu items such as Boot UEFI Advanced Security Authentication Menus will vary between makes Remember to write down each affected setting and original value before making changes or take a photo of the screen First a Disable secure boot or security check at boot b Change the boot priority to place the USB device first See guide Wa for more help on this item Now tryout the settings by going to step 5 go to step 5 4 1 One or more of the following BIOS UEFI settings may also be required e Enable external boot devices i e USBs e Enable the boot menu one time boot key e Enable switch to legacy boot or disable UEFI boot or set launch CSM to enabled If you find options greyed out unable to be changed you may need to turn off a security setting or allow changes or use a BIOS UEFI administrator password 5 Save the updated settings and Exit the BIOS UEFI You should now be able to boot using the e Exam USB e Insert the e Exam USB then turn on the power If the e Exam System fails start see 4 1 above and the notes below Notes Some computers will still require use of the one time boot key See guide Wm Be sure to check you can still boot to windows i2. W8 Configuring Intel Windows 8 Hardware How to configure a Windows 8 computer to enable the use of the e Exam System USB stick Do this well before the exam Before you begin e These instructions apply to computers with Windows 8 pre installed that have an Intel processor and a USB port e If you performed an upgraded to Win 8 from Windows 7 these procedures are probably unnecessary so try guide Wa or Wm first e Be sure to write down menu item and setting before making a change in BIOS This will allow you to easily reverse things e You need to know the BIOS set up key for your computer See the list of these in guide Wk before starting at Step 1 below Why Laptops sold with Windows 8 pre installed will prevent you from booting to the e Exam USB stick via the one time boot menu or via changed boot priority due to secure boot settings This may also apply if you installed Windows 8 yourself using UEFI You need to disable secure boot You may also need to revert to Legacy BIOS mode and perhaps unlock the boot menu or enable external devices in order to enable the booting of alternative operating systems the e Exam System is Ubuntu 1 Boot into Windows 8 Now to gain access to the UEFI BIOS settings Option A Ata Power button found in the Charms bar gt Settings or login screen bottom right e Hold down a Shift key while clicking Restart go to step 2 W O
3. f not try switching back to UEFI boot but keep secure boot disabled A possible side effect of disabling secure boot on non updated Windows 8 1 installs is that it may cause a watermark to appear in bottom right corner of the screen stating SecureBoot isn t configured correctly Microsoft released a hotfix on 17 Oct 2013 to remove the notice see http support microsoft com kb 2902864 In any case this will not affect the normal operation of Windows 8 1
4. ption B Inside Windows 8 tiles Metro e Go to Charms Win C e Select Settings gear icon e Select Change PC settings next o If in Win 8 0 Select Update and recovery then Recovery or o If in Win 8 1 Select General e Then Select Advanced startup e Select Restart now go to step 2 Ww Option C Command line e Shutdown exe r o goto step 2 W 2 At the Boot Choose an option screen e Select Troubleshoot then e Select Advanced Options then e Select UEFI Firmware Settings or Start up Settings if UEFI isn t present then e Click Restart 3 The computer should now restart Depending upon the manufacturer it will do one of e If UEFI Firmware Settings was available then the computer may automatically boot directly to the UEFI firmware settings screen go to step 4 e Or you may be presented with a choice to enter the BIOS UEFI set up area if so choose it go to step 4 e Otherwise the computer will restart somewhat normally you will need to press the BIOS set up key early in this process tap repeatedly if you are unsure of the timing The specific key varies by manufacturer see list in guide Wk A message such as Press F2 for setup may be displayed briefly after the power is cycles on go to step 4 q lt Having trouble Try a web search for the user manual for your computer make and model Search for your computer brand
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