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Anonymouse · Yesterday, 10:44

For once, I've won!

I discovered the problem: the UEFI wasn't saving my changes. I was going to Boot Manager instead of Setup Utility, using the arrow keys to move down to Windows Boot, but when I pressed Enter it just went straight to Windows without pausing. So of course it did the same again on reboot. Computers are very literal - they do exactly what you tell them AND NO MORE. Essentially I wasn't saying 'save the changes', so it wasn't saving them.

Instead I accessed Boot from Setup, accessed EFI - and disabled IPv4 and IPv6. More importantly, this LET ME SAVE THE CHANGES. Once I rebooted it went straight to Windows.

As a test I powered down and then up. Booted as normal, no messages about failing to boot from IPv4 and IPv6. I set it to Hibernate, it went to sleep, I woke it up, it booted as normal. Being thorough, I did it again, and again it booted up normally.

Phew! I thought it was something weird!

Yesterday, 10:44	#7
Anonymouse RIP Tigger - 13 years?! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bolton Age: 60 Services: BT Superfast Broadband Posts: 1,818	Re: Odd, minor issue For once, I've won! I discovered the problem: the UEFI wasn't saving my changes. I was going to Boot Manager instead of Setup Utility, using the arrow keys to move down to Windows Boot, but when I pressed Enter it just went straight to Windows without pausing. So of course it did the same again on reboot. Computers are very literal - they do exactly what you tell them AND NO MORE. Essentially I wasn't saying 'save the changes', so it wasn't saving them. Instead I accessed Boot from Setup, accessed EFI - and disabled IPv4 and IPv6. More importantly, this LET ME SAVE THE CHANGES. Once I rebooted it went straight to Windows. As a test I powered down and then up. Booted as normal, no messages about failing to boot from IPv4 and IPv6. I set it to Hibernate, it went to sleep, I woke it up, it booted as normal. Being thorough, I did it again, and again it booted up normally. Phew! I thought it was something weird! __________________ "People tend to confuse the words 'new' and 'improved'." - Agent Phil Coulson, S.H.I.E.L.D. WINDOWS 11, ANYONE?!