Unknown UEFI password

[theoutrider]

Hi,

I've recently bought a ProBook 445 G8 from an enterprise refurbishment reseller to replace my older Pavilion laptop. The laptop works fine in general after transplanting the SSD from the old laptop, though last night when I tried to have a look at the UEFI settings on the machine found that there's a password lock on the configuration (but not required for regular boot).

The seller has sent me a list of possible passwords to try of which one might work, though after some web searching I've done I am concerned that if I enter the wrong one three times my currently perfectly working laptop will end up locking down and refusing to boot (the "System Disabled" message I'm seeing pop up in searches). Is this a thing that might happen, or will the wrong BIOS/UEFI password only lock me out of the UEFI settings given there's no password required for power-on/boot?

I don't *need* to enter the UEFI settings at this point so I'd be perfectly happy just leaving it as is, but would prefer if I *could* unlock the settings.

[SteffenBaierUK]

Hello @theoutrider ,

Welcome to the HP community.

A quick community search for the terms BIOS & Password finds all these posts >here<, which are mainly closed.

Here is HP's official policy regarding BIOS passwords:

• HP Business PCs - Forgotten or lost BIOS password | HP® Support

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, or any other safety measures.

Therefore, this topic is being locked.

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

Best regards

Steffen Baier