Windows 10: Can't change BIOS mode

Discus and support Can't change BIOS mode in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; Hi,My laptop's SMBIOS version is 2.7, so it should support UEFI and Secure boot. However, there is no option to change the BIOS mode in the BIOS setup.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by TechnoNerd_Kepler22b, Jul 13, 2021.

  1. TECHNONERD_KEPLER22B
    TechnoNerd_Kepler22b Win User

    Can't change BIOS mode


    Hi,My laptop's SMBIOS version is 2.7, so it should support UEFI and Secure boot. However, there is no option to change the BIOS mode in the BIOS setup. So I'm stuck with Legacy boot and a MBR disk. Does anyone know how to change the BIOS mode?Thank you in advance,TechnoNerd_Kepler22b

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    TechnoNerd_Kepler22b, Jul 13, 2021
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  2. DAN NELLES
    dan nelles Win User

    BIOS VIDEO MODES Question *

    Hello folks !


    I would like to ask if the LIST of VIDEO MODES supported by any VGA/SVGA BIOS is an **arbitrary choice** . . . or if the list of modes can be changed/added at will and if so, how.


    Also, given today's high powered vga hardware, suppose I desired something called VESA MODE 104h to be available in the vga bios. Would that stress the internal hardware unnecessarily, do you think ??

    thanks,
    Dan
     
    dan nelles, Jul 13, 2021
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  3. CENTRAL473
    central473 Win User
    bios

    Hi all i am new in this forum, i need meanings step by step of each item listed in the bios Phoenix-Award
     
    central473, Jul 13, 2021
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  4. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR Win User

    Can't change BIOS mode

    Should I change BIOS Mode to UEFI?

    You boot into UEFI mode by disabling CSM mode (or possibly called legacy mode) in your UEFI settings. But, until you prepare your hard drive (or SSD) to boot in UEFI, you likely will fail to boot. To convert your HDD or SSD to boot in UEFI mode you could try this:
    Convert Windows 10 from Legacy BIOS to UEFI without Data Loss

    But, if you succeed in converting the HDD/SSD to GPT, and you can't change you BIOS to boot in UEFI mode, then again you will fail to boot. So, I would suggest that you really know what you are doing before you undertake changing legacy BIOS (CSM mode) booting to UEFI.

    I would suggest running Ubuntu in a Virtual Machine rather than dual booting.
     
    NavyLCDR, Jul 13, 2021
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