How to exit BIOS

[garybear]

Hi All the good guys are here to help you and hopefully not confuse you. We'll "Get -er Done"

 

[John Simpson]

I really appreciate all the offers and solutions you guys are giving me, but it seems to be locked into this BIOUS thingand it needs a real jolt, problem is I am not smart enough to know how to jolt it. I'll try and add a couple of pics of a couple of screens it is throwing at me, and maybe it might give a clue.

 

[davehc]

John. Reading through the posts here. I urge you not, at this stage, to attempt a reinstall of your Windows. The files could well be lost - that is what we are worki
Any Asus guys here who can direct John as to how to disable the secure boot or any other useful help.
With regard to the Linux boot suggestion, perhaps John could be guided to changing the boot priority to the Optical drive. - Probably in the advanced options.

 

[garybear]

Hi @John Simpson With all due respect if you don't post what you have tried, it's very hard to help you. I think you stated that you could not get into the advanced startup mode with the off-on 3 times, but that's all you have posted.
You can create a Linux live CD and try to boot with that. You can create a media creation tool and boot with that. Please read all the replies and post back what all you have tried so we can offer more suggestions.

 

[garybear]

John. Reading through the posts here. I urge you not, at this stage, to attempt a reinstall of your Windows. The files could well be lost - that is what we are worki
Any Asus guys here who can direct John as to how to disable the secure boot or any other useful help.

Hi! No one here wants John to lose any of his data. I'm thinking we all need to take a deep breath and wait for John to respond. You have given John a way to save his files with Linux. The media creation tool is a way to boot into Windows and can be used to repair or install windows and save the data. I have had my say and I'm bowing out now and will watch and learn!

 

[John Simpson]

Well Gary, I have tried the turn on and off thing about 4 or 5 times, and apart from that I have been through the 20 or 30 different pages and small window messages within the pages in BIOUS, and exited a million times with no joy. I will add one more screen photo just in case somebody can get a clue from it. Today (Fri) is a public holiday here and the local computer shop will have their experts back on Monday, so it looks like I will have to bite the bullet and take it into them.

 

[garybear]

Hi Friend! I'm afraid the screen shot doesn't help me. There are two ways I know to save your files when your hard drive won't boot into windows. One way is with a live Linux CD. The other way is with a docking station or a docking cable. There are several ways to recover W10. I have posted them here on this thread.W10 has a advanced startup mode to help you recover windows. There are several ways to get there. I have posted that also. The on-off 3 times should get you there. I don't know why that's not working for you. I have suggested that you create a media creation tool that will let you repair or reinstall windows. It would also get you to the advanced startup mode.You have never responded about that. I'm going to give you the link for that one more time. I'm thinking that the local repair shop will be the best bet for you my friend. Here's link again for the media creation tool. Let me know how things go.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
Here's my best shot. i copied and pasted this from Microsoft!
If your PC won't start and you haven't created a recovery drive, download installation media and use it to restore from a system restore point or reset your PC.

1. On a working PC, go to the Microsoft software download website.
2. Download the media creation tool and then run it.
3. Select Create installation media for another PC.
4. Choose a language, edition, and architecture (64-bit or 32-bit).
5. Follow the steps to create installation media, and then select Finish.
6. Connect the installation media you created to your nonfunctional PC, and then turn it on.
7. On the initial setup screen, enter your language and other preferences, and then select Next. If you're not seeing the setup screen, your PC might not be set up to boot from a drive. Check your PC manufacturer's website for info on how to change your PC's boot order, and then try again.
8. Select Repair your computer.
9. On the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot. From there, you can:
   • Restore from a system restore point by selecting Advanced options > System Restore. This will remove recently installed apps, drivers, and updates that might be causing your PC problems. Restoring from a restore point won’t affect your personal files.
   • Select Reset this PC to reinstall Windows 10. This will remove apps and drivers you installed and changes you made to settings, but lets you choose to keep or remove your personal files.

 

[garybear]

Here's article by HTG about the advanced startup mode.
https://www.howtogeek.com/131916/ho...artup-options-to-fix-your-windows-8-computer/
I really don't know what more I can add to this thread? I have given it my best shot. This ain't easy.

 

[garybear]

Hi If you all would learn how to create back up images with a 3rd party program like Macrium Reflect, you wouldn't have to worry about these kind of problems. Macrium Reflect makes me a fearless window user, knowing I can restore my PC back exactly like is was when I created the image in 20 minutes or less. No more preaching. Good night!

 

[John Simpson]

Thanks Gary for all the effort you have put into my problem, but it has all become miles too complicated and technical for this old brain box. I really don't understand a lot of the instructions and program descriptions that have been offered. Probably not smart on my behalf but, I was hoping for a click, click, click sort of solution. Thanks again to all the contributors but, I'll just wait until Monday and take it to the experts.

 

[Rich-M]

Everyone needs to take a deep breath and chill here. The proper suggestion has already been made.
Press the "F10" key, choose "save changes and exit" and the pc should then reboot into Windows and I suggest no one esle say a word until the user says "yay" or "nay" to doing this.
Discussions of saving files are not possible nor is reinstalling windows while bios is in this state.
We also do not know where user has a desktop or laptop but it would be a good idea to find out because the only other step would be remove the cmos battery for a minimum 2 hours and let the bios reset itself if F10 save didn't do it.

 

[davehc]

See post #5. He has an Asus desktop.
Possibly the post #4 sent him off on another track (reinstalling and/or refreshing).
He has probably sought, as he says, other help now. Hopefully, worst case, he can get his personal files back, which was his main consideration.

 

[Rich-M]

OK I missed that but he can always get his files back by removing the hard drive and attaching it to whatever he is using to post here i.e. usb to sata connector or take it to a shop and they can remove the hard drive and take off the files but no need for any of that, simply finish closing the bios is all that is needed.

 

[garybear]

See post #5. He has an Asus desktop.
Possibly the post #4 sent him off on another track (reinstalling and/or refreshing).
He has probably sought, as he says, other help now. Hopefully, worst case, he can get his personal files back, which was his main consideration.

How did my post send the OP off on another tract.I explained how to get into the advanced startup mode. There are several things to try in the startup mode. Please find someone else to blame. A refresh would save the OP,s files. I have also agreed with you about a Linux CD or a docking cable like @Rich-M has suggested. We all have tried our best to help John. Very early you suggested a Linux CD. That can be very confusing for someone that has very little PC knowledge. I suggested advanced startup mode by using the on-off 3 times.
Lets not blame each other. We all tried our best.
PS You also suggested the advanced startup mode!

 

[John Simpson]

Yes Rich I have done Press the "F10" key, choose "save changes and exit" 20 or 50 times along with all the other instructions that I comprehended but, it seems nothing is going to turn off the BIOUS thing. With the on / off method, I have tried that many times doing a crash stop at the wall plug, and by turning off the switch on top of the box. By the way my problem is with a standard desk top computer, and I am communicating with my 19 inch ASUS lap top.

 

[Ben Myers]

Press the "ESC" key, then use the down arrow key to select "Discard changes and exit" and press "Enter".

Ben

 

[Rich-M]

OK take the side off the desktop and find a small watch battery on the motherboard and carefully pull it out. Leave it out for 5 hours or so to be sure then place it back and restart it. If that doesn't do it you will need to find a shop that can reset the cmos jumper on the motherboard.

 

[garybear]

Hi @John Simpson Give this a look friend. I've never been there!
https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-clear-cmos-2624545
I'm very surprised that @Rich-M didn't attach this link by Tim Fisher!
PS Google is my friend!

 

[Rich-M]

Excellent article Gary I never saw while cmos jumper is a bit difficult for average user but the rest is similar to what I worte though probably more eloquently stated.

 

[John Simpson]

UPDATE to my hassel. Sory for the delay but, I had redirect my consentration for a while.
I had what I thought was a bright idea and went out to the garden shed and got my 10 year old (about 10) and took it out of the cardbaoard box. I removed the Hard Drive from my current computor and put it into the old one. I turned it on and just got a black page of nothing, no matter what I clicked or pushed or touched. So I dismantled every thing and put everything back together in the original set up. When I turned on my current problem computer it only took 2 clicks and I was free of that BIOUS MONSTER, WHOOPPEE-DOO. But no it can not be that easy, as I was back to my original problem. It is trying to start up but, only gets about 20 or 30 seconds in and the spinning circle of dots, and a message that only lasts about 1 or 2 seconds that says,"RESTORING YOUR PREVIOUS VERSION". That proccess is just repeating over and over and over. I will wait a couple of hours optomisticly, and if no possible solutions pop up in here, I am off down the road to the specialists.