Geekers - Some time ago, we discussed a bit about BIOS and also how to find out the BIOS version without entering BIOS.
Maybe the word BIOS is familiar to you, but what about UEFI? UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), in short, is a BIOS replacement. This firmware was first introduced by the Intel Boot Initiative, originally called EFI. Later, it was taken over by the Unified EFI Forum and named as UEFI.
UEFI comes with a Boot Manager so it doesn't require a separate Boot Loader and also provides decent startup and network speeds. Most of the latest laptops use UEFI with the Windows 8 operating system. Then how do you know if your laptop is using BIOS or UEFI? Come on, see the following explanation.
How to find out if your computer / laptop uses BIOS or UEFI
Method # 1 Via System Information
1. Open Windows Run by pressing WinKey+R on the keyboard. Then type msinfo32 in the column provided, then press enter.
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2. So, to see if you are using BIOS or UEFI, look at the BIOS Mode section. Look at the picture below. As you can see, my laptop uses UEFI.
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Method # 2 Via File Explorer
1. Open File Explorer or Windows Explorer, then open the folder with the address C:\Windows\Panther. Once in the Panther folder, you can open a file called setupact.log. Later, it will open automatically in notepad.
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2. Once the setupact.log is open, press Ctrl+F on your keyboard. Then, look for Detected Boot Environment in the column provided. Look at the picture below.
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Well, very easy right? That's how to find out if your laptop is using BIOS or UEFI. If your laptop uses UEFI then you have Secure Boot, you can't install any OS if Secure Boot is active. Now you can try it on your own laptop. So, your laptop uses BIOS or UEFI?
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