HP Envy X2, How do you boot into the BIOS ?

[paulnue56]

It must be a different keyboard, because there are no f keys on the onscreen keyboard I'm using right now.

[davidjwnam]

What's your model number? The late 2014 13 and 15 Envy X2 have the proper on screen keyboard if you follow the steps.

[paulnue56]

It's only three weeks since I bought it, so I assume later model envy 13 x2. I just tried what you suggested and it didn't work. I tried touching the windows button under the screen both right after the power button and holding it while hitting the power button. It still powers on normally. No bios.I assume you leve the physical keyboard detached forthis?

HP tech support spent over an hour with me yesterday. Nothing we try gets me into the bios. The machone otherwise seems to function great.

[davidjwnam]

Yeah for me when I press Windows, I get the menu asking me which menu I wanna go into with a touch keyboard. Did you update your machine through the support assistant?

[LarsDennert]

If f10 doesn't work with the built in keyboard you may have action keys enabled. In that case use fn-f10 repeatedly at boot or ESC.

I also wrote up a detailed way to update the bios to f.14 if you are having trouble using the bios boot loader.
http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/threads/hp-envy-x2-owners-discussion.54437/page-39

.14 helps a little with the battery dock drain issue.

[davidjwnam]

This does not apply to the new x2

[paulnue56]

Having to use fn with the functions keys is WHY I want to get into the bios. I have to add fn to shortcut keys. For example: on all other previous computers when I hit f5 in Powerpoint it starts the slideshow. Currently, with this computer, I have to add fn to the f5 keystroke to get the same results. I want to change that setting in the bios. Because of that, I've also tried hitting fn with f10 on start-up. Still no bios. I've tried more than a dozen ways of trying to access the bios. No luck.

[amber21]

I bought hp envy x2 deatchable pc 13 two months back. i am not able to enter bios page . please help me. I have tried pressing esc, f10,f11 after booting up but nothing helped.

[amber21]

were you able to enter the BIOS page .kindly help.

[miguel_zx]

I wasn´t able to access bios until i plug an external usb keyboard. Then pressing f10 at start, got me in to the bios.