Can't start up my PC with Windows if I changed the BIOS settings?
Can't start up my PC with Windows if I changed the BIOS settings?
HP Pavilion 15-dk0068wm gaming laptop was running really slow. It has a 9th gen i5 processor and a dedicated graphics card (I know, right?). It is using Windows 11. I checked the HP website and tried to update the BIOS from version F20 to F63. After installing that new BIOS, the computer won't start normally. Instead, it goes straight to an automatic repair screen with no good options. The choices listed are: Continue (Exit and go back to Windows 10), Use a device, Troubleshoot, or Turn off PC. I tried every single option from there, like Startup Repair, but nothing works after just one minute. It keeps saying it can't fix the PC. System Restore also fails with an error message that doesn't help. I reset some BIOS settings but they didn't change anything. I'm really stuck here. There are important files on this computer that need to be recovered. My only idea is maybe use a USB drive to reinstall Windows while keeping my personal files safe, but I don't know if that will work or what the process looks like. The "Reset PC" button in automatic repair doesn't work, so how can I even tell it would work on a USB stick? I'm also unsure if it's possible to overwrite the old BIOS file, and if that would solve the problem. I tried looking up the exact BIOS version but couldn't find any download link for it either, and there is no setting in the BIOS menu to manually update the BIOS anyway. I don't know what else to do and feel very confused. Any help or advice is really needed here.
When you update your BIOS, the computer forgets its saved settings and goes back to the factory default. The Windows 11 install needs the BIOS in UEFI mode (not Legacy/CSM) and TPM enabled. If you try repairing Windows from a bootable USB without losing anything, it only works if you have an already working but broken copy of Windows installed, which is known as doing an "in place upgrade."
I'm confused too. Do you mean I need to run a virus fix on my computer from a stick of USB, and if so, why does it not work? What actually works then?
Hi, after the update, all BIOS settings changed. It depends on how Windows was installed: UEFI or Legacy. Normally, it's set to UEFI. You can go into BIOS and check that. If you want, you can disable Secure Boot and also turn off TPM if enabled. Then restart your computer and see if it boots right. Or just take a screenshot from the BIOS while it's on, then I'll look at it and help fix things better. It feels like old boot settings don't match up with the new ones anymore.