How to Enter BIOS on Windows 10 Laptop

Entering BIOS on Windows 10 Laptop

Scenario: Hitting the F2 key to enter BIOS during laptop power/ start up on does not work. It continues to boot up into Windows 10 login screen.

Solution: 

Windows 10 keeps the Fast Startup feature same as Windows 8. In Fast Startup mode, it only saves the system booting information. When the you press the power button of the system, it will boot the system to the user's default setting. 

Fast Startup could have some issues such as:

1) Press F2 will not enter BIOS configuration when booting the system

2) Press F9 will not restore the system to factory default setting when booting the system

The two actions will work only when the system shut down completely. Since the concept of Fast Startup is similar to Sleep Mode, it means the system will not shut down completely. This the reason that the two actions can't work.

To disable Fast Startup upon next shut down, perform the following,

1. Hold and press [Shift] then turn off the system. 

How to Upload H.265/ HEVC MP4 Video to YouTube

H.265/ HEVC MP4 Video Unsupported by YouTube

Scenario: After finished uploading your video to YouTube, you get the following error "The video has failed to process. Please make sure you are uploading a supported file type."

Solution: You'll need to use a 3rd party H.265/ HEVC video converter and convert your video to H.264 format which is supported by YouTube.

1. I'm using PAVtube Video Converter. Download it from www.pavtube.com. This is a paid software but comes with free trial. However the trial version comes with their watermark in video after conversion.

2. Install and run the program.

Click add file or add folder for multiple files

Select the check box for video(s) you wish to convert

Select the output video file format you wish to have

Conversion of video begins

Conversion of video completed

Note: You'll need a fast PC processor for video encoding. If your using a slower processor, your PC might be lagging during conversion period. If you like the software, do purchase a full version of it to support it's further development.