No Legacy Mode In HP Laptop BIOS

[LGLDSR71]

I have an HP Laptop, Model 14-fq0110wm, and I am not finding where in the BIOS to disable Legacy Mode. It makes reference to it, but that's about it. I need to create a MS USB Flash Drive that I can Boot from to access the Tools if the system goes South.

Any help greatly appreciated. I've attached some screen captures.

Many thanks!

LGLDSR71

[LGLDSR71]

Can someone please assist me with this?

Many thanks,

LGLDSR71

[Deep_World]

Hi  @LGLDSR71,
 
Welcome to the HP Support Community!

Thanks for reaching out!

I hear your concern about the  BIOS options aren’t clear, especially when you’re trying to prepare recovery tools for peace of mind. 

Kindly confirm the below details : 

• When you say “Legacy Mode,” do you mean you’re looking for the option to enable/disable Legacy Boot support in BIOS, or are you trying to switch between UEFI and Legacy boot modes?
• On many newer HP laptops, especially AMD-based models like yours, the BIOS may not include a “Legacy Mode” option at all because they are designed to boot only in UEFI mode. That means bootable USB drives must be created with UEFI support enabled.

Here are a few  steps you can try:

1.Access BIOS Setup

Enter BIOS to check available boot options.

Restart → Press Esc repeatedly → F10 for BIOS Setup

Ensure you’re pressing the keys right after powering on

Look for tabs like System Configuration or Boot Options

02.Check Boot Mode Options

Verify if Legacy Boot is available.

Navigate to Boot Options

Look for Legacy Support

If not present, your system only supports UEFI

3.Create UEFI-Compatible USB Drive

Ensure your recovery USB is formatted for UEFI boot.

Use Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool

Select UEFI when creating bootable media

Format USB as FAT32

4.Adjust Boot Order

Make sure the USB drive is prioritized.

BIOS → Boot Options → Boot Order

Move USB device to the top of the list

Save changes and exit BIOS

I hope this helps. 

 

[LGLDSR71]

Deep_World,

Outstanding reply, thank you!

I was attempting to create a bootable USB Flash Drive for Recovery purposes and had to disable Legacy Boot as explained below. That is not an option and nowhere to be found in the BIOS.

(1) "Navigate to Boot Options, Look for Legacy Support" - Not Present

(2) "Ensure your recovery USB is formatted for UEFI boot. Use Microsoft’s  Media Creation Tool.

 Select UEFI when creating bootable media"

When using the Media Creation Tool to create the bootable USB media, "Select UEFI when creating bootable media" is not an option. What is created will boot the system into what is shown in the screen capture.

However, when I select "Repair My PC" it keeps looping back to "Install Windows 11". When I bounced that off of Microsoft, they told me to disable Legacy Boot to correct that problem and to re-run the Media Creation Tool.

The Media Installation Tool can be found here under "Create Windows 11 Installation Media".  It is poorly labeled but does download the Media Creation Tool.

I am in a Catch-22 situation here. I was a Network Administrator for 43 years at Lockheed, Raytheon and Qualcomm so I cannot explain why I am having these issues creating a simple bootable USB.  I retired in 2019. I managed thousands of Servers and Clusters, Windows, Linux, Unix, spread out across the USA and Europe. And I am bogged down by this? Go figure, LOL.

Any assistance greatly appreciated!

Best,

LGLDSR71

[LGLDSR71]

Thank you. I have already answered that question. Please see my edited reply on 06-22-2026 06:23 AM- edited.

Best,

LGLDSR71