{"id":6401,"date":"2026-01-13T12:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfsolutions.com\/knowledge\/my-collection-key-cky-is-not-recognized-as-a-boot-device\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:58:18","password":"","slug":"my-collection-key-cky-is-not-recognized-as-a-boot-device","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/adfsolutions.com\/knowledge\/my-collection-key-cky-is-not-recognized-as-a-boot-device\/","title":{"rendered":"My Collection Key (CKY) is not recognized as a boot device."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>USB-C \/Thunderbolt boot connections are turned off in the default settings and you have to select &#8220;Enable Thunderbolt Boot Support&#8221; in the BIOS setup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example &#8211; for Dell computers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At boot, Press the F2 key (or alternately press the F12 key then select the option to enter the BIOS setup).<\/li>\n<li>In System Configuration -Select USB\/Thunderbolt Configuration -Enable Thunderbolt Boot Support&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ka02R000000ktVQQAY_en_US_2\" class=\"hs-image-align-none\" height=\"235\" style=\"height: auto; width: 688px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adfsolutions.com\/hubfs\/ka02R000000ktVQQAY_en_US_2.jpg\" width=\"688\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USB-C \/Thunderbolt boot connections are turned off in the default settings and you have to select &#8220;Enable Thunderbolt Boot Support&#8221; in the BIOS setup. 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