HP Stream 11-y020wm power-on password

[angelswin]

HP Stream 11-y020wm power-on password, unknown password, error code  "System Disabled -(i 68455036)" - I have tried many key combinations with power button, Volume up, -down, esc, f9, windows, f11 , ..... nothing works.

Is there a way to wipe the bios and re-install windows?

[REO51ST · Accepted solution]

@angelswin

Reboot and enter   55248479

REO

[angelswin]

This overcam the password problem! Yay! Now for the OS.... Thanks!

[REO51ST]

Your very welcome @angelswin

Did your system crash then set the password???

This is a common problem but it seams that HP is not looking into it.

Please start a new post here for your recovery.

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Operating-System-and-Recovery/bd-p/OS

REO

[angelswin]

My daughter received the laptop as a gift. When I powered on, it demanded password. After 3 fails it gave message "System Disabled -(i 68455036)-"

Once I entered the key 55248479, it booted into normal system, where I discovered the C: drive was wiped off the map.

I had to dig through the CMOS settings to allow booting from USB. When I tried to fresh install W10, it wouldn't even install on that memory area. I had to search for instructionds on using DiskPart.exe to prep drive for install. I had to open a CMD prompt, partition, make active and format with DiskPart.exe, before W10 would install. 

Now I am up and running!

Thanks a million!

DISKPART- Here are the instrux I used to prep internal 32GB harddrive SSD-

How to use DiskPart to successfully clean, format, label, and assign a drive letter using the Command Prompt.
MAURO HUCULAK, edited, 15 Jun 2016
>>>Important: <<<
Using DiskPart will completely erase everything on the drive you select, making it impossible to undo any changes. It's crucial that you correctly choose the drive you want to clean and format. We always recommend making a full backup of your system before proceeding.
Command Prompt (Admin)
Use Windows-key + X keyboard shortcut to open the Power User menu and select Command Prompt (Admin).
Connect the drive you want clean and format to your computer (if portable)
Type the following command and press Enter:
diskpart
Type the following command to list all the available drives and press Enter:
list disk
(Carefully identify the drive you want to clean. Irreversable!))
Type the following command to select the drive and press Enter:
select disk # (whichever disk you want to affect)
Type the following command to clean the drive and press Enter:
clean
Type the following command to double-check the drive still selected and press Enter:
list disk
(selected drive will display an asterisk (*) next to the disk.)
Type the following command to create a partition and press Enter:
create partition primary
Type the following command to select the partition you just created and press Enter:
select partition 1
Type the following command to set the partition active and press Enter:
active
Type the following command to format the partition using NTFS and to set a label, and press Enter:
format FS=NTFS label=LABEL quick
Type the following command to assign a drive letter and press Enter:
assign letter=W (assign a drive letter, or let windows do it after reboot)
Type exit command to close DiskPart to complete the task.
exit

[angelswin]

PS- feel free to re-post the previous reply elsewhere, I couldn't figure out how to do that.....