{"id":1276,"date":"2025-10-09T14:14:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/peter\/?p=1276"},"modified":"2026-05-24T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:28:10","slug":"common-boot-menu-keys-and-bios-uefi-setup-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodcentral.com\/-\/peter\/common-boot-menu-keys-and-bios-uefi-setup-keys\/","title":{"rendered":"Common boot menu keys and BIOS\/UEFI setup keys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a list of <strong>common boot menu keys<\/strong> and <strong>BIOS\/UEFI setup keys<\/strong> for major computer brands and motherboard makers. These let you choose a USB drive to boot from or change boot order settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcbb <strong>Boot Menu &amp; BIOS Keys by Manufacturer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Brand \/ Manufacturer<\/th><th>Boot Menu Key<\/th><th>BIOS\/UEFI Setup Key<\/th><th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Acer<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F12<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Del<\/strong> or <strong>F2<\/strong><\/td><td>Must be enabled in BIOS first (\u201cF12 Boot Menu\u201d).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>ASUS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Esc<\/strong> or <strong>F8<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Del<\/strong> or <strong>F2<\/strong><\/td><td>Laptops often use <em>Esc<\/em>; desktops often <em>F8<\/em>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dell<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F12<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F2<\/strong><\/td><td>Works for Inspiron, XPS, Latitude, Precision.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>HP<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Esc<\/strong>, then <strong>F9<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Esc<\/strong>, then <strong>F10<\/strong><\/td><td>Tap <strong>Esc<\/strong> to get the startup menu.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lenovo (ThinkPad)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F12<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Enter<\/strong>, then <strong>F1<\/strong><\/td><td>On newer ThinkPads, press <strong>Enter<\/strong> when prompted, then <strong>F12<\/strong> for boot menu.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lenovo (IdeaPad \/ Yoga)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F12<\/strong> or <strong>Novo button<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F2<\/strong><\/td><td>The Novo button is a small pinhole near the power port.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MSI<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F11<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Del<\/strong><\/td><td>Common on gaming and workstation boards.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Gigabyte \/ AORUS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F12<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Del<\/strong><\/td><td>Watch for \u201cPress DEL to enter BIOS\u201d on startup.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>ASRock<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F11<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F2<\/strong> or <strong>Del<\/strong><\/td><td>Works for most desktop boards.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Toshiba<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F12<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F2<\/strong> or <strong>Esc<\/strong><\/td><td>Some older models use <strong>Esc<\/strong>, then <strong>F1<\/strong>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Samsung<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Esc<\/strong> or <strong>F12<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F2<\/strong><\/td><td>Some use <strong>F10<\/strong> for boot menu.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sony VAIO<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F11<\/strong> or <strong>Assist button<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F2<\/strong> or <strong>Assist button<\/strong><\/td><td>Press \u201cAssist\u201d while the computer is off.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fujitsu<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F12<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F2<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Intel NUC<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F10<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>F10<\/strong> brings up boot menu directly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Apple (Mac)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Option (\u2325)<\/strong><\/td><td>N\/A<\/td><td>Hold <strong>Option<\/strong> while powering on for boot device list.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2699\ufe0f <strong>Tips<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plug in the USB <strong>before<\/strong> powering on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the key <strong>repeatedly<\/strong> right after pressing the power button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On <strong>UEFI-only systems<\/strong>, ensure the USB is formatted for UEFI (FAT32 with EFI boot files).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On 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