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hp 15 -bg001ax
Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

I want to make my laptop to start at a scheduled time everyday(at 8:45AM precisely). To do that I want to access advanced options in bios to get to power on options in advanced settings. But the advanced tab is completely missing in my bios. After some google search I came to know that it's locked. Kindly help me to unlock and get that tab to access power on options.

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@piccalo 

 

Sorry, but that's not possible.

OEMs lock out the advanced BIOS options to prevent customers from making changes to options that can destabilize or otherwise damgage the PC -- and then send it back for repair under warranty claiming they did nothing to it.

I know only SOME of the advanced options are risky, but it's simpler to disable access to ALL advanced options than to allow/disallow on an individual option basis.

That's the course of action that HP has chosen.



I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
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Thank you for your reply. But my laptop warranty is already expired 2 yrs back. I want to have full control of my laptop. If it is not possible then give a solution to auto start at scheduled time. I am asking for a basic thing any system should be capable of. Kindly provide rhe solution. 

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