You can try the standard hard reset trick

More details in:

• Dell:
  • How to recover from booting issues using the BIOS Recovery Tool video
  • No POST, No Power, No Video on a Dell Desktop Computer
  • How to Troubleshoot a No POST Issue on a Dell Notebook PC
• HP:
  • HP PCs - Computer Does Not Start (Windows 10, 8)
• Intel:
  • Troubleshooting - Why Won't My Computer Turn On?

The BIOS version is usually displayed quickly when a computer is booting, and when you are in the BIOS options screen

You can also get the BIOS version when your operating system is running!

Use the msinfo32 command and check the BIOS version line in the system summary screen

Use the dmidecode command: dmidecode -s bios-version

$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version
[sudo] Password for your_login:
1.10.0

Power off the machine, then power it on again and press repeatedly the appropriate key several times while the computer is starting, until you see the BIOS options screen. This should take place before you have to type the Windows bitlocker password, or the Linux (de)crypting password

Settings ⇒ General ⇒ Boot Sequence: USB Storage Device must be selected, and in the first place of the Boot Order

• Dell:
  • Healthy Windows computer: check the support page
  • Crashed Windows, or healthy (or crashed) Linux computer: use a USB key to update the BIOS, following the steps in the How to recover from booting issues using the BIOS Recovery Tool video
• HP:

• HP Consumer Desktop PCs - Updating the BIOS (Basic Input Output System)
• HP Consumer Notebook PCs - Updating the BIOS (Basic Input Output System)

There are lots of HP BIOS details in HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup - Administration Guide (pdf document)

Read the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and the Safe Mode notes

Power off the machine, then power it and press the appropriate key at the same time

See also Performing a safe clean boot

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