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‎03-16-2019 11:18 AM

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Product: HP Stream - 11-ah006na
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I would like to use an emulator but to run one smoothly I need to enable virtualisation on the bios.  The only problem is that the Bios is locked and I can't seem to get help where I am. I have tried many ways to unlock the bios such as backdoor passwords. Editing the bios firmware update and then installing that but nothing seems to work. I can't get a new motherboard or take out the cmos batteries as my laptop can't be unscrewed manually. I would really like some help on how I  can remove or change the BIOS password.  Any suggestions will bbe appreciated

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‎03-16-2019 01:25 PM

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@LekanAx 

When you say "unlock the BIOS" are you asking about (1) bypassing a BIOS password to get into the PC, or (2) getting into the Advanced Settings in the BIOS?

These are very different situations.

We can proceed when you provide the information.
Thanks



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‎03-16-2019 01:34 PM

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@WAWood wrote:

@LekanAx 

When you say "unlock the BIOS" are you asking about (1) bypassing a BIOS password to get into the PC, or (2) getting into the Advanced Settings in the BIOS?

These are very different situations.

We can proceed when you provide the information.
Thanks

Getting into advanced settings

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‎03-17-2019 07:14 PM

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@LekanAx 

OK, thanks for the clarification.

Sorry, but I don't have very good news for you ...

HP intentionally locks out the advanced BIOS settings because it does not want customers messing with things that can destabilize or otherwise damage the PC. So, there is no information we can provide you on that.



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