1. Instead of rebooting, take a look in these two places: Open Start - Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Information. Here you will find System Summary on the left and its contents on the right. Find the BIOS Version option and your BIOS flash version displayed. You can also scan the registry for this information.
2. When you reboot your pc press the esc delete or F1 key when the lights first flash when the pc is booting, to access the bios. Updating the bios consists of a boot disk 3.5 floppy. And rebooting the pc with the disk in. (be sure to read the exact instructions for the upgrade you are preforming).

1. Go To Bios Without Restarting
2. Enter Bios Without Restart
3. View Bios Settings Without Reboot

Well as soon as I got my question typed in I figured it out, at least for this Intel motherboard.I found another computer with the same motherboard and browsed the BIOS settings. Under Boot/Fast Boot/USB Optimization I found this descriptive text (nowhere in the manual by the way):'If Enabled, USB devices (keyboards and drives) will not be available until after OS boot, but BIOS will boot faster. If Disabled, USB devices will be available before OS boot, but BIOS will boot slower.

Go To Bios Without Restarting

Here is how you can access the UEFI BIOS Setup from Windows 10/8 login screen: From the login screen, click the Power icon in the lower right corner of the screen. The system will not actually restart but go into the boot options. Click Troubleshoot. Afterwards, click Advanced options - UEFI.

Enter Bios Without Restart

View Bios Settings Without Reboot

This question does not affect USB capabilities after OS boot. This question cannot be enabled while a User Password or Hard Drive Password is installed. In order to disable Fast Boot without entering BIOS Setup: Power down the system, then hold down the power button until the system beeps.' I tried it, heard 3 beeps, then it booted to a screen saying that the Fast-boot trigger had been detected, would I like to enable fast-boot on the next boot. Noticed that my keyboard light was on and hit 'N'. It rebooted again and I was able to hit F2 to get into the BIOS.