remove bios password on a hp 23 all in one pc can't recovery os

[mustangmike3302]

i have a hp 23 all in one pc and my pc crashed i am trying to run recovery at boot up but it keeps asking for a password and i don't remember setting one but i guess i did. i tried removing the battery same issue. tried jumping the pins on board same issue? I don't want to replace the motherboard for a bios password I hope some one can help its a 23-g011

[REO51ST]

@mustangmike3302

When asked for the password, just hit enter 3 times.

Post any code you receive.

REO

[mustangmike3302]

I only get a * at bottom no error code?

[mdklassen]

> tried jumping the pins on board 

Sometimes, on some motherboards, just "jumping" those pins is not enough.  There are other actions, such as powering-on, that are required.

However, there seems to be an "unwritten" rule on this forum that discourages respondents from giving advice on how to bypass power-on passwords and BIOS-setup passwords on "portable" (and thus easier to steal) laptops, notebooks, and All-In-One systems.  So, to avoid getting "scolded" by a Provost or a Moderator, I'll stop typing right here.