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Chapter 2, Problem 5TC
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During the BIOS/UEFI settings, the option to change the existing settings of boot priority is not available.
To find: The reason why the boot priority option is not available.
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When the BIOS/UEFI set up is finished, various options are available to change the existing settings on the boot screen...
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