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Does anybody have any idea about locking or creat a strong password for bios to prevent people from breaking password by "MASTER password" ?

I'll appreciate you if help me.

Thank you all and,
goodLuck.

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— short, practical answer: don’t treat a BIOS password as your primary line of defence against someone with physical access. Use a layered approach that protects the data itself, then add firmware hardening and physical controls as secondary measures. Several replies here point at pieces of that puzzle; the guidance below ties them together into an actionable plan.

Use full‑disk encryption (FDE) for real protection of files — BitLocker on Windows (TPM + PIN or startup key) or a vetted alternative like VeraCrypt for other setups — and make sure recovery keys are escrowed (company AD, Microsoft account, or a secured backup). FDE prevents anyone who removes the drive or bypasses firmware from reading the disk contents. (nist.gov)

If you still want firmware-level hardening, combine these settings: enable Secure Boot / UEFI, disable external‑media boot, and set an administrator (firmware) password so casual changes require authentication. These measures raise the bar but do not substitute for encryption — firmware can be reset or worked around on many systems, and vendors have documented reset/recovery paths. Test your planned configuration and recovery process before trusting it in the field. (learn.microsoft.com)

For tracking/recovery, firmware‑embedded services (e.g., Absolute/Computrace) can persist through reimages and drive swaps if activated — useful for theft recovery but not a replacement for encryption and with privacy/activation tradeoffs to review. Also plan operational details now: document where recovery keys live, verify pre‑boot keyboard input (some keyboards behave oddly), and label which machines have vendor‑escrowed passwords so you don’t brick production gear. (absolute.com)

Bottom line: BIOS passwords discourage casual tinkering but won’t stop a determined attacker. Protect the data first (FDE + key escrow), then add firmware lockdowns, remote tracking, and physical locks as complementary controls.

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Member Avatar for techniner

That's a tall order.

I think your better bet might be to subscribe for a service like LoJack for PC's/Laptops where you can remotely disable a PC the next time it hits the net.

The software installs into the BIOS

Member Avatar for bobbyraw

if you want to set a bios password a word of caution.

Don't forget the password
and the password can be reset by anyone how have some computer knowledge..

With that said you can set 2 type of bios passwords. one to prevent access to the bios and the other to prevent someone from starting the pc. the latter would have to be entered EVERY time you start the pc before windows start.

Member Avatar for DimaYasny

no, bios passwords are too easy to break. if you really want to lock the PC get a special card like the ones from rogev

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Does anybody have any idea about locking or creat a strong password for bios to prevent people from breaking password by "MASTER password" ?

I'll appreciate you if help me.

Thank you all and,
goodLuck.

Hi I Cain of new with computer but I hope this will help you
First Turn on or reboot your computer Hit the <DEL> key to enter the BIOS setup program go to security chose the supervisor password You should enter a password of up to eight characters try with a-z and put some of this FN $,%,*.

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