Tip: boot from a Windows 8/10 machine

[ToddAndMargo]

Hi All,

By default, Windows 8 (Frankenstein the Elder) and Windows
10  (Frankenstein the Younger) do not actually
shutdown or power off.  They go into suspend.  This
is to make Windows look like it boots quickly.  This
makes it a hassle to get to bios to boot off a flash drive.

The do an actual shutdown
    -->  <Win><R> shutdown /s /f /t 00
      --> pull the power cord out for 30 seconds
         --> power back up and guess what the f keys bios is

I have see a lot of computer where F12 is the boot option.
One where Esc give a list of things to choose from.

HTH someone else,
-T

You can configure the suspend thing off.  It is called
"Fast Boot".  Ping me in the subject line if you want
instructions.