Satellite L55-B5357 Can't access BIOS

How can i access/open BIOS on my satellite L55-B5357 laptop??  I've never had an issue opening bios on any conputer i've owned.  I like this laptop, but i need to access bios and just can't figure it out.  I've held F2 while powering up, held FN key plus F2 while powering up, tried ESC and most other F keys to no avail.  I get the Tishiba Black screen first then it goes to the windows screen where i have to log in, no bios option.  Please help????  This is driving me nuts, i've searched all over the internet and you guys are my last hope, what can i possibly be doing wrong, this should not be a problem, it should be as easy as pressing a key during boot.  Thanks.

Since Win 8 and 8.1 came along, things have changed a bit. Hold DOWN the shift key while clicking Shutdown. Hold DOWN F2 while pressing  the Power button.  Voila!  The BIOS/UEFI will appear.

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