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‎09-20-2023 09:49 PM

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Product: HP EliteDesk 705 G3 Small Form Factor PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 11

Used computer purchased on E bay.  

It has a partially installed windows 11 - can only get into safe mode, not the ordinary usable mode.

The software h p system  software manager refuses to install in safe mode

I try to install windows 11 (also win 10)  on a blank drive and  a message from the motherboard asks for

previous owner's password or email address.

How can I install without knowing previous owner's password?

Can I install h p system software manager from command prompt - what are the instructions?

Reading other articles here tells me h p system software manager enables me to change the previous owners password and delete their account.  Is this true?

thank you

Ray Alsop      Australia

 

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‎09-21-2023 07:44 AM

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Hey

 

Thank you for visiting the HP Support Community.

 

According to the Community's Rules of Participation:

 

4d. No posts shall include instructions/directions intended to bypass or subvert security mechanisms such as lock screens, BitLockers, BIOS lock, passwords, fingerprint/biometry scanners, PINs nor any other safety measures.

 

Therefore, this topic is being locked. If you would like help resetting the password on your product, please Contact HP support in your region. 


For cases related to BitLocker issues, please contact Microsoft Support.


Regards,

I work on behalf of HP
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