How to Fix UEFI Interactive Shell V2.2 When Booting the PC

Some users got stuck in the UEFI Shell after rebooting their PC. For some, the error was preceded by a sudden shutdown while others haven’t experienced anything unusual prior to the EFI Shell error.

Boot loops and BSODs are something every PC user will run into eventually. Below, we’ll explain how to get rid of the UEFI shell error in just a few steps.

How to fix UEFI Shell errors when booting up the PC

1. Plug HDD into a different port

Seemingly, by switching SATA ports some users managed to get out the UEFI. This, of course, points towards some hardware-based issues, so even though your PC might boot into the system, there’s always a fear of HDD or, less likely, motherboard issues.

Try booting again and look for changes. If you’re able to access the Boot settings, make sure that the HDD is at the top of the list. If you can’t see your HDD in the list of bootable drives, we’re most likely looking at a hardware issue.

2. Disable MSI Fast Boot or UEFI Boot in BIOS

Every motherboard OEM has a few specific settings. Albeit, some of them are gimmicks, features like MSI Fast Boot are frequently used to speed up booting into the system.

However, it seems that this feature doesn’t work as intended with Windows 10. Some users were able to get out of the UEFI Shell when it’s stuck by disabling this feature.

Alternatively, if you have UEFI boot somewhere within the UEFI settings, do disable it. This is another possible reason for the issue at hand. In addition, try resetting UEFI settings to factory defaults. That way you’ll be sure no changes were made.

3. Remove the CMOS battery

If the BIOS/UEFI configuration is corrupt, you have to remove the CMOS battery.

That way, all cached configurations will be reset and you should be able to boot into the system

Just power off your PC and remove all cables. Access the inside of the case and, somewhere in the middle of the motherboard, you should see a hand watch battery. Remove it and re-insert it.

Plug in everything and give it another go.

If the HDD is recognized and set as the first boot option, consider reinstalling the system. Just don’t forget to back up your files.

In case you have alternative solutions when your UEFI Shell is stuck on boot, we forgot to mention, make sure to tell us in the comments section below.