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AquaHeartGirl
Copper Contributor
Mar 13, 2026

Constant "Boot device not found" and "ran into a problem and needs to restart"

I have a 2017 HP Spectre laptop running Windows 10 Pro. Up until now it has been functioning near perfectly despite its age, and it's the only computer I want to use for the rest of my life if at all...
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AquaHeartGirl
Copper Contributor
Mar 14, 2026

Hi Charlie, thanks for the suggestion! I tried looking for the Fast Boot option in the BIOS under BIOS Setup > System Configuration > Boot Options, but it doesn't seem to exist. Am I looking in the right place?

(There was also a separate menu for "Boot Device Options" but that doesn't have it either.)

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    Charlie34000
    MCT
    Mar 18, 2026

    Thanks for the screenshot — that confirms it: on this HP Spectre generation, there is no Fast Boot / Quick Boot option in the BIOS. Your Boot Options page is exactly as expected for this model.

    The only relevant setting here is:

    • POST HotKey Delay → this controls how long the firmware waits before booting, but it doesn’t affect SSD initialization.

    Since the BIOS doesn’t expose any fast‑boot‑related toggle, the behaviour you’re seeing (first cold boot failing, second boot working) is more likely due to:

    • the SSD taking longer to initialize when cold, or
    • a firmware/UEFI timing issue that only appears on the first boot.

    If you can also share the System Configuration → Device Configurations page, I can check whether your model exposes any storage‑related timing options there.