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HP LaserJet MFP M130fn
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Hello 

i need help resetting my printer to factory defaults, having forgotten my password.  Do  i need to perform a nvram reset or something similar? Can someone here please help me. 

 

Thanks in advance

 

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@Irontrack,

 

Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! A great place where you can find solutions for your issues with help from the community! I came across your post and wanted to assist you. 

I Understand you need instructions on resetting the admin password,

And to help you out, I'm sending out a Private message with the reset instructions,

 

Please check your Private message icon on the upper right corner of your HP Forums profile,

Next, to your profile Name, you should see a little blue envelope, please click on it.

 

Please reply back on the public post as this Private message box is not monitored.

(The reason we are utilizing the private message is because the instructions are critical,

And we don't want it in the wrong hands, as the printer will be set back to factory defaults).

 

Keep me posted for further assistance.

 

Let me know if those steps worked for you.

If they did, that’s awesome!

Give us some reinforcement by clicking the solution and kudos buttons,

That’ll help us and others see that we’ve got the answers!

Good Luck.

Jeet_Singh
I am an HP Employee

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@Irontrack,

 

Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! A great place where you can find solutions for your issues with help from the community! I came across your post and wanted to assist you. 

I Understand you need instructions on resetting the admin password,

And to help you out, I'm sending out a Private message with the reset instructions,

 

Please check your Private message icon on the upper right corner of your HP Forums profile,

Next, to your profile Name, you should see a little blue envelope, please click on it.

 

Please reply back on the public post as this Private message box is not monitored.

(The reason we are utilizing the private message is because the instructions are critical,

And we don't want it in the wrong hands, as the printer will be set back to factory defaults).

 

Keep me posted for further assistance.

 

Let me know if those steps worked for you.

If they did, that’s awesome!

Give us some reinforcement by clicking the solution and kudos buttons,

That’ll help us and others see that we’ve got the answers!

Good Luck.

Jeet_Singh
I am an HP Employee

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Hello Jeet_singh,

 

that helped. I'm really grateful for your support. Thanks a lot.

Keep up the good work.

 

Kudos 🙂

Irontrack

 

 

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@Irontrack,

 

Thank you for the update,
I appreciate your time and efforts, 

 

I'm glad I could contribute towards resolving the issue and finding the solution you were looking for.
Thanks for taking the time to let the community know about the solution.

 

You've been great to work with and it has been a genuine pleasure interacting with you.
I hope both you and your product works great and remain healthy for a long time 😉 

 

Take care now and do have a fabulous week ahead. 🙂
Regards,

Jeet_Singh
I am an HP Employee

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Hello,

 

I have same printer and same problem (HP LaserJet MFP M130fn) . I forgot the admin password.

I tried this solution tool from the book, doesn't work. Serial number of the printer is: VNCPL08352.

Can you please help me to reset the password?

 

Regards,
Andrei S.

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@ITSIX,

 

Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! A great place where you can find solutions for your issues with help from the community! I came across your post and wanted to assist you. 

I Understand you need instructions on resetting the admin password,

And to help you out, I'm sending out a Private message with the reset instructions,

 

Please check your Private message icon on the upper right corner of your HP Forums profile,

Next, to your profile Name, you should see a little blue envelope, please click on it.

 

Please reply back on the public post as this Private message box is not monitored.

(The reason we are utilizing the private message is because the instructions are critical,

And we don't want it in the wrong hands, as the printer will be set back to factory defaults).

 

Keep me posted for further assistance.

 

Let me know if those steps worked for you.

If they did, that’s awesome!

Give us some reinforcement by clicking the solution and kudos buttons,

That’ll help us and others see that we’ve got the answers!

Good Luck.

Jeet_Singh
I am an HP Employee

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Hello Jeet Singh,
 
Thank you very much for solution. It's worked.
I'm really grateful for your support and time spended.
If i have problems with my printers, I will surely resort to your solutions, good work
 
Regards,
Andrei S.
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Hello,

 

(HP LaserJet MFP M130fn) . I forgot the admin password.

Serial number of the printer is:

HP LaserJet MFP M130fn  

VNF4D11497

Can you please help me to reset the password?

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Hi I also need password reset to my HP LaserJet Pro MFP M130fn printer

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Jeet, I understand you have helped many resetting the passord for the MFP 130 printer...can you help me?

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