You may not encounter this issue when doing a normal restart, but only during a cold boot. Besides, it also wipes off all the saved BIOS changes. To know more about what is BIOS and how to use it, you can follow our detailed guide.

What causes the please enter setup recovery BIOS settings error?

Some of the primary reasons why you may see the BNIOS settings error are as below:

The CMOS battery is dead – When the motherboard model and the coin-cell battery are old. BIOS version is outdated – Sometimes, the BIOS needs to be updated to the latest version for proper functioning. System files – Chances are, that you see the error due to corrupted Windows files.

However, it’s not as frightening as it looks. Below are a few solutions that can help you fix the Please enter setup to recover BIOS settings error.

How do I fix the please enter setup recovery BIOS settings error?

Before you proceed with the main troubleshooting methods, you may want to apply the steps below:

Restart your PC. Update the BIOS to the latest version. Enter the BIOS, hit Save all changes, and restart. Change the boot order in Windows 11. Ignore this error message completely if you don’t need any non-default settings.

But, if you still keep receiving the same error, Please enter setup to recover BIOS settings and press F1 to run the setup, you can follow the below workarounds.

1. Replace the CMOS battery and change the F1 settings

Now, shut down your PC, wait for a while and as you turn on your PC, you should not see the error anymore. You can also refer to our detailed guide on how to fix corrupt CMOS for more solutions.

2. Change BIOS settings

2.1 Enable CSM

You can now cold boot your PC and check if the issue is fixed or, if you still see the error, please enter setup to recover BIOS settings and press F1 to run setup. SPONSORED This method can also help you with an issue such as when the PC won’t exit BIOS and we have some more solutions for the same.

2.2 Change SATA Mode to AHCI

Now, reboot your PC, and check if setting the SATA mode to AHCI helped fix the BIOS settings issue.

3. Ignore CPU Core Voltage

Now, restart your PC and you should not encounter the BIOS error message anymore, Please enter setup recovery BIOS settings.

How do I restore my BIOS?

Once the BIOS reset is complete, reboot your PC and you can now enter BIOS again to change any settings. Alternatively, you can press the CTRL + ESC shortcut keys together to initiate BIOS recovery on your PC with an external keyboard as a primary input. But if none of the above methods help, you can follow either of the two easy methods to flash the BIOS. For any other queries on BIOS errors or if the computer won’t boot, do let us know in the comments box below.

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