Windows 10: Can't access bios or advanced startup on windows 11

I don't know if its a bug or this is how windows 11 is, I just can't access my bios nor the advanced startup, if I boot the computer and spam the BIOS MODE delete key it just goes into a black screen and nothing happens it just stays black as long as I keep it running same thing happens with trying to go into advanced startup after it restarts same thing happens black screen and nothing else no cursor nothing even the monitor goes into power saving mode. I checked everything from cables to bios updates and nothing plus it was completely working on windows 10 I can go to advanced startup no

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access BIOS settings in Win 10

I have an 8-year old computer running Win 10. I need to access the BIOS settings. It used to be the holding down the F2 key during startup would bring up the BIOS screen in Windows computers. But this no longer works. A web article listed a complicated
series of steps leading to a reboot . . . but still no access to BIOS. Any suggestions?

 

Unable to access BIOS at startup

I am converting from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro, using a clean new disk and a new licence. I am having problems with a recent W 10 update, that introduced a problem with a 'PCI Data Acquisition and Signal Processing Controller - Driver'. (See another thread). In Windows 7 this device does not exist and the error did not appear at every startup of W 10 as it does now.

I have downloaded Panasonic's .CAB file for Windows 10, but can't get it installed.

I guess that as it's updating Windows files, it needs the laptop to re-boot and install the changes before returning to run Windows - just like a Windows update. I've found information suggesting accessing the BIOS and selecting an option, however I am unable to access BIOS at startup, using the normal <F2> key. I found this:-

However the Run dialog did not work. Also following the tutorials link has a problem as the 'Advanced Options' UEFI option is not provided. I have tried a few other suggestions found on-line but all fail.

One reported, "A number of users have complained that for some reason they can’t access BIOS on Windows 7 and Windows 10 operating systems. This seems to be a problem that arises on dual GPU PCs."

My laptop, a Panasonic Toughbook CF-31Mk3, has dual GPUs, an AMD Radeon HD7750M and an Intel HD Graphics 4000. Incidentally, the Panasonic application to select a GPU for every program is missing from the standard Windows installation. I am hopping that the .CAB file will address this and other similar problems.

Running Version 1909 build 18363.535.

So are there any other ways of accessing the BIOS/UEFI?

 

Can't get GPU-Z to start with Windows 8.1 startup

I'm not sure how to do that. Could you list the steps for a noob?