I have an old work laptop that was deactivated when I left the company. The company doesn't want the computer back since it was 2 upgrades old. It requires a UN and PW to log on that I don't have, so I can't get past that screen. Is there anyway to override or remove the password protection?
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Jump to Posttry booting in safe mode, it should automatically log on as the admin and then you can add a user name or reset the passwords
Jump to Postwhen you see the bios screen press F8 that will give you boot menu choose safe mode
Jump to Postexactly, thanks for the cover bobbyraw
Jump to Postonce in safe mode you go to control panel, user account and any user that you see you can change/delete or disable password on the account.
Jump to Postyou dont want to be in the bios, you want the computer to boot up using safe mode by pressing F8 to get to your boot options, then choose safe mode and it should load up into a windows environment with low graphics settings, go to the control panel, go …
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