I need help, I'm trying to factorty reset my Dell laptop work computer, I forgot my password so I am locked out of the OS.
I'm trying to reset it through the restart menu but it skips it when I try. What do I do?
I need help, I'm trying to factorty reset my Dell laptop work computer, I forgot my password so I am locked out of the OS.
>What do I do?
Return it to where you stole it from, Jamal.
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Shut up, I didn't steal it. It was given to me by my father and since he thinks I'm a tech wizard he thinks I fix anything.
I've been trying to use a passfab to bypass the password but I've been getting nowhere.
Why didn’t he give it to his employer’s IT service, that has the number written on the sticker and can remotely reset the password for him?
You should probably call the number on the sticker if you can't figure this out.
>my Dell laptop work computer
>It was given to me by my father
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This is more of a question for PrepHole, but you should just put a linux installation media in it and format it from there. Then install linux because windows is gay.
Just reinstall windows. You will need another computer and a USB drive. Look up how to do it, its easy.
give it back jamal.
You don't need to reset it.
Download a live OS that's proven then change the password. When one does not work try another.
I use this often since I score machines at yard sales etc to flip.
https://www.majorgeeks.com/mg/getmirror/sergei_strelecs_winpe,1.html
chntpw on a Linux live USB works fine too, Do some reading. Then keep a USB toolkit which everyone should have in the first place. Ventoy lets you dump a variety of .iso images on one USB stick.
Do the above and it WILL work. If you for some hardware reason have trouble getting the USB to boot stick the hdd in another machine, reset password, then reinstall. This is a fine opportunity to learn useful things.
> Do the above and it WILL work
“OPs” laptop is not from a yard sale, it was company issued by an engineering multinational. Wouldn’t be surprised at all if it has secureboot, disabled bios access and possibly bitlocker enabled by default. That would mean no live disk or Linux tool or hdd swap would work.
I’m in a smaller engineering company and we have all of the above to meet iso 27k1 requirements
>disabled bios
You can't disable a bios, it drives your motherboard. Just remove the cmos battery and wait fews days until settings are gone.
If there are no, then reinstall the bios accordingly to the manufacturer.
If the company are actually competent reset isn't happening either. First post said it was a gift.
Boot on Debian portable.
Open a shell and mount windows.
In system32, copy cmd and name it magnify
Reboot to windows, on the login screen open magnify.
Change password from superuser shell.
Will not work if bitlocker is enabled.