Access Advanced BIOS Settings HP [Unlock All Features]

You must get into the Advanced settings in BIOS to tweak the boot & power management features, set passwords in BIOS, and monitor your PC health.

However, the Advanced tab is hidden by default, and you need to unlock it first.

In this article, I’ll provide multiple definitive ways to enter the Advanced settings in BIOS from any HP device. Let’s begin!

How to Access Advanced BIOS Features in HP

In HP laptops and notebooks, press the F10 key repeatedly when the computer starts to enter the BIOS mode. But the Advanced tab won’t be available yet. So to access the Advanced settings, press F9 to open Boot Manager while the device is booting up. Then press Ctrl+F1, and tap the F10 key.

This time the BIOS setup Utility will open with the Advanced tab. Now follow the instructions and get your Advanced BIOS setting.

Here are the steps to access advanced BIOS settings in hp:

1. Restart your Computer

Stop whatever you are doing. Take time to save it and then restart your PC. You can also turn off the computer and turn it on after 10 seconds.

2. Enter BIOS Settings

Press the Esc key repeatedly until the Startup menu opens. Meanwhile, when your computer boots up, press F10 to open the BIOS Setup Utility. You will see the Main, Security, System Configuration, and Exit tab but no Advanced tab.

3. Power Off/ Restart your Computer

Power off or restart your computer again, and this time press F9. It’ll take you to the Boot Manager.

4. Press F10 and Get the Advanced Tab

Press CTRL+F1 when the Boot Manager page comes, and then press F10. It’ll take a second or two to open the BIOS Setup Utility. And this time, you’ll get an Advanced tab on the right of the System Configuration.

Thus following this process, you’ll get access to the hidden Advanced tab in your BIOS on your HP ProBook and some other series. You’ll be able to change SATA configuration, USB configuration, Chipset Configuration, Debug settings, and much more.

Apart from this, you must know how to access BIOS because some boot-related issues, such as BIOS keeps changing the boot order, can only be solved from the BIOS alone.

How to Unlock Advanced BIOS Settings in HP Pavilion

If the Advanced BIOS tab is locked on your HP Pavilion device, you can still open it. Simply tap the Esc key continuously until you see the BIOS screen as the device boots up. Then press F10 and hit the A key right after, and you can go to the Advanced tab in the BIOS.

Here’s how to unlock Advanced BIOS settings in HP Pavilion:

• Turn off your computer.
• Wait at least 5 seconds after the computer turns off, plug in the power cable if you are using a laptop or a notebook, and press the Power button.
• Tap on the Esc key repeatedly when the laptop starts to boot up until you see the Startup Menu on the screen.
• Press F10 to select BIOS Setup, and as soon as the screen goes black, hit the A key.

Now you can see the Advanced tab and customize its features.

But sometimes, for some major issues, PC won’t boot to BIOS. If that happens to you, it can be solved with some quick fixes. Give a read to the article if something similar happens.

How to Enter Advanced BIOS Settings in HP from Windows 10

You can access the Advanced BIOS features from any HP device without turning it off. Just restart the device from the Windows Recovery settings and again click on the Restart button in the UEFI Firmware Settings. Then press F10 and hit the A key immediately.

You must access Advanced Startup options to get to the UEFI Firmware Settings.

Here’s the process to enter the Advanced BIOS settings in HP from Windows 10:

• Click on the Windows icon and choose Settings.
• Select Update & Security.
• Navigate to the Recovery tab from the left-side menu.
• Click on the Restart Now button from the Advanced Startup section.
• Select Troubleshoot when you are asked to choose an option.
• Click on Advanced options.
• Choose UEFI Firmware Settings and click on Restart.
• Press F10, and as soon as the screen goes black, hit the A key.

You can also use this process to enter BIOS from Windows 11.

And if you are having trouble entering the BIOS mode, check out the easiest way to fix the PC won’t boot into BIOS.

Now that you know how to get to the Advanced options in the BIOS, go to the next section, where I’ve explained what you can actually do with those features.

What Can You Do in the Advanced BIOS Settings?

You need Advanced BIOS in HP to enable/disable the SATA controller, Onboard LAN, Onboard LAN Boot ROM, and so on. You also might need to change the primary video adapter. And from the Advanced BIOS, you can check whether all the parts in your computer are working correctly.

Below I’ve provided everything that the Advanced BIOS offers.

Here’s what you can do in the Advanced BIOS settings:

• Startup Features: select the boot device, set the boot order, change the BIOS mode, and enable/disable Secure boot.
• Power Management: Choose whether to prioritize battery health or battery duration.
• System Health Monitor: Observe your system’s temperature, chassis heat, fan speed voltage, and other readings automatically.
• BIOS Password: set, modify, and turn on/off BIOS passwords.
• Integrated Peripherals: enable/disable and manage onboard peripherals.
• PnP/PCI Configuration: configure Peripheral Component Interconnects and plug-and-play devices.
• IDE/SATA Configuration: Set and manage drivers for IDE and SATA connections.
• USB Configuration: Manage the USB ports on your device.

All these advanced features can be overwhelming, and you might change something you shouldn’t have. Don’t worry, though. You can always revert the changes by restoring the default BIOS settings, which I’ve described in the following section.

How to Restore Default BIOS Settings in HP?

When you restore the default BIOS settings, all your modifications are undone. To set the default BIOS settings, just select Load Setup Defaults from the BIOS Exit tab and save the changes before leaving the BIOS mode. Now every option will go back to the way it was.

Here are the steps to restore the default BIOS settings in HP:

• Click on the Windows Select Power > Shut down.
• Wait at least 5 seconds after the computer turns off, plug in the power cable if you are using a laptop or a notebook, and press the Power button.
• Press the F10 key repeatedly as the computer boots up, and you will see the BIOS menu screen.
• Move to the Exit tab, select Load Setup Defaults, and click the Yes button on the pop-up window.
• Go to the Exit tab again, choose Save Changes and Exit, and click Yes to apply the changes.

Make sure you apply the changes before exiting the BIOS; otherwise, your BIOS settings won’t save.

After these steps, your computer will boot into the Windows operating system with the BIOS fully restored to the default settings.

FAQs

What is advanced BIOS?

The advanced tab in the BIOS mainly allows the user to configure or modify the system even further. With these advanced BIOS settings, one can check or change the DRAM frequency and tweak the CPU clock speed. Even you can change the memory profile to XMP.

How to get to UEFI advanced mode?

To get to UEFI advanced mode, click on the Windows icon and select Settings > Update & Security > Recovery. Under the Advanced startup section, choose Restart Now. Then select Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > UEFI Firmware Settings, and then click on the Restart button.

Why aren’t your advanced options showing in HP BIOS?

If the Advanced settings tab is missing from HP’s BIOS, press the Fn+Tab three times. Sometimes you won’t find this Advanced tab in HP BIOS because the manufacturers locked it. And they do it to save the computer because the wrong BIOS modification could damage the PC.

Conclusion

Some modded versions of BIOS can unlock the Advanced options, but this can damage your PC completely. So, I won’t recommend using them like many tech guys.

Instead, simply follow the steps provided in this article to safely get into the Advanced BIOS settings from any HP device.

Leave a comment below if you have any other queries regarding the BIOS. See you down there.