What Is Uefi/Bios Setup Utility; Open The Uefi/Bios Setup Utility; Select Boot Devices; Change Hotkey Mode - Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 6 User Manual

What is UEFI/BIOS setup utility

UEFI/BIOS is the first program that runs when a computer starts. UEFI/BIOS initializes hardware components
and loads the operating system and other programs. Your computer may include a setup program (setup
utility) with which you can change certain UEFI/BIOS settings.

Open the UEFI/BIOS setup utility

Step 1. Turn on or restart the computer.
Step 2. When the Lenovo logo appears on the screen, press F1 repeatedly. Or enter Novo Button menu.
Step 3. Select BIOS/UEFI Setup.

Select boot devices

Normally, the computer starts to a boot manager loaded from the secondary storage device of the computer.
Occasionally, you may need to start the computer to a program or boot manager loaded from another device
or a network location. After the system firmware initializes all devices, you can press an interruption key to
display the boot menu and select a desired boot device.
Step 1. Turn on or restart the computer.
Step 2. Press F12.
Step 3. From the boot device menu, select a boot device to start the computer.
You can make a permanent change on boot devices in the UEFI/BIOS setup utility. Select the Boot menu; in
the EFI section, select the desired boot device and move it to the top of the device list. Save changes and
exit the setup utility for the change to take effect.

Change hotkey mode

Step 1. Open the UEFI/BIOS setup utility.
Select Configuration ➙ Hotkey Mode and press Enter.
Step 2.
Step 3. Change the setting to Disabled or Enabled.
Select Exit ➙ Exit Saving Changes.
Step 4.

Enable or disable always-on

For some Lenovo computers with always-on connectors, the always-on function can be enabled or disabled
in the UEFI/BIOS setup utility.
Step 1. Open the UEFI/BIOS setup utility.
Step 2. Select Configuration ➙ Always On USB and press Enter.
Step 3. Change the setting to Disabled or Enabled.
Step 4. Select Exit ➙ Exit Saving Changes.

Set passwords in UEFI/BIOS setup utility

This section introduces the types of passwords that you can set in the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface) or BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) setup utility.

Password types

You can set various types of passwords in the UEFI/BIOS setup utility.
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