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Title: HEFI Diagnostics At Startup- How To Turn Off?
Post by: terrpn on Fri, 24 October 2014, 18:32:13
does anybody know how to turn off or disable the UEFI diagnostics at windows startup?

i don't know what i did, but on startup now i have to go through that on my HP Envy Windows 8 machine.........driving me crazy and i cannot find how to turn off?
Title: Re: HEFI Diagnostics At Startup- How To Turn Off?
Post by: Novus on Fri, 24 October 2014, 18:46:48
It's likely you either triggered it from some kind of HP software (assistance, recovery something like that) that's bundled with your computer and you should just turn it off through that OR you have a UEFI bootable device that you forgot about and is still plugged in.

It might also be a setting in your BIOS if it's been heavily customized by HP.
Title: Re: HEFI Diagnostics At Startup- How To Turn Off?
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 24 October 2014, 20:33:09
were you in the bios playing around ?
Title: Re: HEFI Diagnostics At Startup- How To Turn Off?
Post by: terrpn on Fri, 24 October 2014, 21:13:36
were you in the bios playing around ?

i went into the bios afterwards, but still no dice getting rid of it.

something about it is some kind of default for windows 8?

it is about to drive me nuts.........i know there is some way to get rid of it, but i have not figured out yet :-\
Title: Re: HEFI Diagnostics At Startup- How To Turn Off?
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 24 October 2014, 23:27:18
were you in the bios playing around ?

i went into the bios afterwards, but still no dice getting rid of it.

something about it is some kind of default for windows 8?

it is about to drive me nuts.........i know there is some way to get rid of it, but i have not figured out yet :-\

if you didn't go into the bios to CAUSE IT..  then it must be a windows 8 thing.. I've never seen it on Win 7
Title: Re: HEFI Diagnostics At Startup- How To Turn Off?
Post by: Novus on Sat, 25 October 2014, 02:25:30
It's likely not a windows thing.
Title: Re: HEFI Diagnostics At Startup- How To Turn Off?
Post by: trizkut on Sat, 25 October 2014, 03:38:32
Maybe it's an HP thing?  HP website says to press f2 to go enter UEFI diagnostics..  If you haven't touched the BIOS, maybe your f2 key is stuck?  :blank:
Title: Re: HEFI Diagnostics At Startup- How To Turn Off?
Post by: terrpn on Sat, 25 October 2014, 10:40:47
yea............i'm thinking it is a HP thing.

that's is why i hate buying computers vs building my own, so much bundled garbage on them :-\

will get my IT guy at the office to fix
Title: Re: HEFI Diagnostics At Startup- How To Turn Off?
Post by: dorkvader on Sun, 26 October 2014, 17:52:25
yea............i'm thinking it is a HP thing.

that's is why i hate buying computers vs building my own, so much bundled garbage on them :-\

will get my IT guy at the office to fix

reload any computer with a fresh copy of windows as soon as you get it.
Title: Re: HEFI Diagnostics At Startup- How To Turn Off?
Post by: tp4tissue on Mon, 27 October 2014, 15:21:31
yea............i'm thinking it is a HP thing.

that's is why i hate buying computers vs building my own, so much bundled garbage on them :-\

will get my IT guy at the office to fix

reload any computer with a fresh copy of windows as soon as you get it.

Fresh copy of Windoz 7 ***