BIOS Access Hot Keys
Hot key is pressed during the boot-up sequence to access the BIOS/EFI:
| Manufacturer | Model(s) | Boot Menu Key(s) |
| Acer | Generic | Esc, F12, F9 |
| Acer | Aspire One zg5, zg8, Aspire Timeline, Aspire v3, v5, v7 | F12 |
| Asus | VivoBook f200ca, f202e, q200e, s200e, s400ca, s500ca, u38n, v500ca, v550ca, v551, x200ca, x202e, x550ca, z202e | Esc |
| Asus | Generic | F8 |
| Asus | N550JV, N750JV, N550LF, Rog g750jh, Rog g750jw, Rog g750jx, Zenbook Infinity ux301, Infinity ux301la, Prime ux31a, Prime ux32vd, R509C, Taichi 21, Touch u500vz, Transformer Book TX300, Eee PC 1015, 1025c | Esc |
| Asus | k25f, k35e, k34u, k35u, k43u, k46cb, k52f, k53e, k55a, k60ij, k70ab, k72f, k73e, k73s, k84l, k93sm, k93sv, k95vb, k501, k601, R503C, x32a, x35u, x54c, x61g, x64c, x64v, x75a, x83v, x83vb, x90, x93sv, x95gl, x101ch, x102ba, x200ca, x202e, x301a, x401a, x401u, x501a, x502c, x750ja | F8 |
| Compaq | Presario | Esc |
| Dell | Dimension, Inspiron, Latitude, Optiplex, Precision, Vostro, XPS | F12 |
| Dell | PowerEdge Servers | F11 |
| eMachines | Generic | F12 |
| Fujitsu | Generic | F12 |
| HP | Generic | Esc, F9 |
| Intel | Generic | F10 |
| Lenovo | Generic | F18, F10, F12 |
| NEC | Generic | F5 |
| Packard Bell | Generic | F8 |
| Samsung | Generic | Esc, F12 |
| Samsung | NC10, np300e5c, np300e5e, np350v5c, np355v5c, np365e5c, np550p5c, Series 5 Ultra, Series 7 Chronos, Series 9 Ultrabook | Escape |
| Sony | VAIO Duo, Pro, Flip, Tap, Fit | Assist Button |
| Sony | VAIO, PCG, VGN | Esc, F10, F11 |
| Toshiba | Kira, Kirabook 13, Ultrabook, Qosmio g30, g35, g40, g50, Qosmio x70, x75, x500, x505, x870, x875, x880 | F12 |
| Toshiba | Protege, Satellite, Tecra | F12 |
| Toshiba | Equium | F12 |
| VMware | Workstation | Esc |
Source: WinFE, Colin Ramsden, Windows Forensic Environment (WinFE) www.winfe.net (accessed 4 June 2020).
This not an exhaustive list. Independent research with manufactures website should be conducted.