My Dell Latitude 7275 2-in-1 was delivered an hour ago. My plan was to
boot to an Xubuntu 21.10 live USB to figure out if it would even work
and, if it does work, then install it, wiping out the Windows 10
already installed.

I have the Xubuntu USB plugged in, but the laptop just boots directly
to Windows. According to Dell Support for the Latitude 7275:

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000131221/how-to-boot-to-an-external-device-using-usb-type-c-connection

        Please enable below two options to support boot from external
        device.

        At boot, Press the F2 key (or alternately press the F12 key
        then select the option to enter the BIOS setup). In POST
        Behavior, Select - Fastboot the select the Thorough option
        (Figure 1):

I tried tapping F2 repeatedly after pressing the power button, but it
has no effect - it still goes straight into Windows. I also tried
holding F2 down continuously, but it still boots directly to Windows.
And I did the same using F12, with no success.

Does anyone know the secret way to boot to the BIOS?

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